PCIC allocates P187 million for post typhoon farmer insurance payouts
The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) has earmarked P187 million to provide financial relief to insured farmers who suffered losses from flooding and destruction caused by three typhoons and the intensified southwest monsoon.
Gov’t secures funding for ₱20 rice subsidy until 2028
The government has secured sufficient funding to sustain President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s P20-per-kilo rice program through the end of his term in mid-2028, with most newly allocated funds remaining available for deployment, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. confirmed.
DTI widens export markets as shipments hit record
Philippine exports surged to a record USD54.92 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up 12.9 percent year-on-year, prompting the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to widen its push for new markets and overseas buyers for local businesses.
UN backs new map to correct global size distortion
The world could soon look different in classrooms, newsrooms, and digital platforms after the United Nations backed a push to replace the familiar Mercator map with projections that more accurately show the relative size of countries and continents.
BOI launches digital guidebook to ease investor process
The Board of Investments (BOI) is putting key government requirements for investors into a single digital platform, aiming to make it easier to navigate permits, regulations, and procedures and reduce uncertainty in setting up projects in the Philippines.
