The government drive to make the agriculture sector a key economic driver in the years forward is at peril unless sustainable farming is adopted as a matter of policy.
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has been allowed to increase the tariff it charges customers but only as this relates to inflation and not the entire price adjustment mechanism, regulators said on Friday.
Philippine financial markets are heading into the week on a cautious footing as renewed threats by Iran to potentially close the Strait of Hormuz inject fresh volatility into global oil supply expectations and inflation outlooks, according to Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. chief economist Michael Ricafort.
Diana Edralin operates at the intersection of business and healthcare with a rare fluency that turns policy rooms into working tables and competing interests into shared agendas.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has mandated a comprehensive structural assessment of the General Santos fish port complex, one of the country’s most important fisheries facilities. This follows a strong earthquake that led to the temporary closure of several areas.