Japanese utility eyes solar projects for 10 PEZA locators
A Japanese power utility is sizing up a new Philippine market, and it is starting with something factories cannot do without: electricity.
From OFW to MICHELIN awardee
The road to a MICHELIN award does not always pass through a famous culinary school. Sometimes, it begins with an overseas job, a stint aboard a ship, and years spent building a career far from home.
Perpetual Help hospital eyes upgrades as healthcare demand grows
A growing population means more patients at the hospital door, and Perpetual Help Medical Center–Las Piñas (PHMC-LP) is looking to expand its capabilities as healthcare demand rises across southern Metro Manila.
NFA cuts palay handling time, costs with one-ton bags
The National Food Authority (NFA) has substantially reduced palay handling time and costs in a pilot test of one-ton bags, replacing conventional 50-kilogram sacks in a system that could speed up grain procurement, maximize warehouse capacity, and free up funds for buying more palay.
Nearly 1M ‘vulnerable’ Filipinos buy P20 rice in September
Nearly 1 million Filipinos benefited from the Marcos administration’s Benteng Bigas, Meron Na! program in September, the highest monthly turnout since the affordable rice initiative was launched in May last year, as the government seeks to ease food costs for households struggling to make ends meet.
