Fuel prices to rise again this week
Retail fuel industry stakeholders are bracing for another round of significant price hikes set to take effect on Tuesday.
Meralco sees 2025 sales holding steady after record year
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects its total energy sales for 2025 to be “flattish,” or nearly unchanged from last year’s record levels, as weaker demand offsets the growth in new customers.
PH rice seeds find safe haven in Arctic ‘Doomsday Vault’
Far from the fields of Nueva Ecija, 4,417 samples of Filipino rice are now stored beneath Arctic ice at Norway’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault — the world’s most secure seed storage facility.
DENR leads response to wastewater spill in Bais City
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is spearheading a coordinated response to the wastewater spill in Bais City, Negros Oriental, after an estimated 255,000 cubic meters of molasses wastewater flowed into Bais Bay. The spill threatens around 382.29 hectares of marine ecosystems across 13 barangays within the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape.
DA endorses extension of rice import ban
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has formally recommended to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the extension of the temporary rice import ban until the end of the year, citing the need to stabilize farm gate prices and support local producers.
