The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has laid down the steps for the registration of exporters who have not yet enrolled in the bureau’s electronic certificate of origin (e-CO) processing platform.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has ordered a temporary halt to onion imports until May--possibly extending the suspension through July-- if domestic harvest of the high value crop remains sufficient to meet local demand.
The PLDT Group’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) has tapped the resources of the global Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) that grants it access to valuable data and tools that fortifies it against cyberthreats and attacks.
The price of palay or unhusked rice per kilo in the final three months of 2023 averaged P21.81, a 6.4 percent increase from third-quarter prices and 25 percent more than the year-earlier period.
The Philippines is already experiencing a strong El Niño, but its impact could worsen in early 2027 as rainfall declines across more provinces, prompting the government to accelerate preparations for possible drought, water shortages and agricultural losses.
A tabulation presented by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, showed covered and suspicious transactions involving Vice President Sara Duterte’s accounts from 2007 to 2025. The records reflected total inflows of P1.41 billion, outflows of P1.06 billion, and P1.26 billion in transactions with undetermined inflow or outflow. The report also showed inflows from China and other countries amounting to hundreds of millions of pesos involving Cale88 Foods Corp., owned by Duterte’s husband, Atty. Manases Carpio, with whom she has an absolute community of property. The AMLC report forms part of the prosecution’s evidence on alleged ill-gotten wealth, as prosecutors contend their salaries and business income are insufficient to explain their accumulated wealth.
The Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association calls for stronger regional support for rooftop solar and energy storage as core to building more resilient, flexible power systems.