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DA chief lauds Ombudsman for lifting suspension vs 24 NFA employees

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. thanked the Office of the Ombudsman for immediately lifting the suspension on two dozen employees of the National Food Authority (NFA) and expressed hope that the graft buster will allow more NFA staff to return to work. 

Leviste firm to invest P5B for Batangas rural development

Countryside Investments Holdings Corp., a company wholly owned by businessman Leandro Antonio L. Leviste, said it will invest over P5 billion to help push the development of rural Batangas. 

Ph foreign debt remains prudent

The country's foreign currency denominated debt total USD125.4 billion as at end-December 2023, higher by USD6.6 billion or 5.5 percent more than three months earlier.

DA, PCO inspect El-Niño affected areas, give more aid to affected farmers in OrMin

The Department of Agriculture (DA), in collaboration with the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), conducted a follow-up visit on Friday to farms in Oriental Mindoro that were significantly impacted by the El Niño phenomenon.

Will TikTok be banned in the US and what is next for the bill?

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the...

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Foreign reserves hold at $107.5 billion in March

The country’s gross international reserves (GIR) stood at $107.5 billion as of end-March 2026, according to preliminary Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas data, signaling a steady and still-strong external buffer.

Lawmaker urges urgent shift to E15 fuel blend to cut costs, save sugar industry

A Negros Occidental lawmaker is pushing for an immediate increase in the country’s ethanol-blended fuel from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15), calling it a “practical and timely” solution to rising fuel prices and the worsening crisis in the sugar sector.

Mead Johnson relocates to Uptown Bonifacio hub

Mead Johnson, a United Kingdom-based nutrition company, is relocating its Philippine headquarters to Uptown Bonifacio in Taguig City, underscoring continued demand for premium office space from multinational firms.
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