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THE Department of Energy (DoE) said on Thursday that it will stage the fifth round of the green energy auction (GEA-5) in the third quarter of 2025, with the auction…

MANAGEMENT Association of the Philippines (MAP) 2025 President-elect Emmanuel P. Bonoan has withdrawn before officially taking up his post, citing personal reasons. In a letter to members dated Dec. 12,…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday that it is investigating how Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Type A, Subtype H5N2 entered the country, after an outbreak at a…

CYBERSECURITY SOLUTIONS company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. said on Wednesday that in the last six months, organizations in the Philippines experienced an average of 4,003 attacks per week, well…

SWEDISH FIRMS cited regulatory challenges and foreign ownership restrictions as among the obstacles they face when investing in the Philippines. On Thursday, Business Sweden and the Swedish Embassy presented the…

LEGISLATORS need to consider reinstating the National Food Authority’s (NFA) market regulatory functions as a means of making rice cheaper, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said on Wednesday.…

PHILIPPINE rice imports amounted to 4.35 million metric tons (MMT) as of early December, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said. According to the BPI, rice imports as of Dec.…

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $500-million loan to help the Philippines carry out its public financial management (PFM) reform program. In a statement on Tuesday, the Public Financial…

TOYOTA MOTOR Philippines Foundation (TMPF) said it is donating P3 million to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the latter’s Philippine Tamaraw (dwarf buffalo) conservation program. In…

THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it plans to charge higher import clearance fees for alternative sweeteners before the end of the year. “We are actually pushing for it to…