DA orders temporary suspension of onion imports
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.
PLDT taps into global NGO resources versus cyber threats
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.
Buoyant Q4 palay prices make for happy farmers at diners’ expense – PSA data
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.
GoTyme Bank reports acquiring record new depositors
GoTyme Bank, the Gokongwei digital lender jointly owned with Singapore's Tyme Group, reported acquiring an estimated 250,000 new customers a month the past three months, allowing it to report over 2.3 million customers only 14 months from when they first conducted business.
PLDT eyes lower capital expenditure in 2024
PLDT Inc., the largest integrated telecommunications company in the country, said Friday its capital expenditure this year will be lower compared to last year’s budget of between P80 billion and P85 billion.
