MSRP initially assessed as successful
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has successfully implemented a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice, leading to a notable reduction in prices and providing relief to Filipino consumers. The policy, introduced in early February, has resulted in a significant drop in rice prices without causing major disruptions to the rice industry.
Mactan-Cebu Intl Airport boosts performance, gears for growth in 2025
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), managed by Aboitiz InfraCapital Cebu Airport Corp., is gearing up for higher growth in 2025, building on a series of operational and sustainability milestones achieved in 2024.
Globe Telecom secures P20B term loan for refinancing, network expansion
Globe Telecom, Inc. has secured P10 billion in term loans each from BDO Unibank, Inc. and Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company.
Monthly public ownership reports required of dozen PSE-listed firms
A little over a dozen companies listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), including those owned by prominent families, are now required to submit monthly public ownership reports (POR)—an early-warning system established by the bourse to monitor firms teetering close to the minimum ownership threshold.
DA successfully pilots mobile soil lab program in Tarlac
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. recently led the turnover of key outputs from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Soils and Water Management's (DA-BSWM) Mobile Soil Laboratory (MSL) pilot project in Tarlac. The pilot, conducted from 20 January to 7 March 2025, covered 17 towns and one city, delivering essential soil testing services aimed at improving agricultural productivity.
