Stronger dry-season rice harvest expected as palay prices recover
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects a stronger rice harvest this dry season, helped by the recent increase in palay (unmilled rice) prices.
S.P. Madrid taps PLDT Enterprise for nationwide push
Credit recovery and financial services firm S.P. Madrid Corporation is expanding its operations nationwide through a partnership with PLDT Enterprise to improve connectivity and data security.
Electronics drive record Philippine export growth in March
Philippine exports surged to a record USD8.17 billion in March, the highest monthly level since the Philippine Statistics Authority began tracking merchandise trade in 1991. The milestone was powered largely by sustained global demand for electronics, reinforcing the sector’s dominance in the country’s export basket.
Converge deploys high-speed fiber backbone support for ASEAN venues in Manila
The country’s hosting of key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings is being supported by high-speed internet from fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc., which has been named the official connectivity partner of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
DOTr warns of “overloaded” TNVS system, flags regulatory gaps and budget strain
Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez has issued a strong warning to transport network companies (TNCs) and past and present transport regulators, after revealing that the number of transport network vehicle service (TNVS) drivers in operation has far exceeded the government-approved cap.
