Onset of crop year seen easing the price of sugar
The Philippine Sugar Millers Association (PSMA) on Tuesday bared optimism the price of sugar at the retail level improves with the start of the crop year in September.
NDA, Malaysian dairy explore collaborative links
The National Dairy Authority (NDA) met with Malaysian dairy executives at Farm Fresh Berhad last week to explore a proposed collaboration.
Farm group rejects plan extending tariff cuts on rice, corn and pork
The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) on Tuesday said the proposed extension of lower tariff on rice, corn and pork deserves an outright rejection as the existing mechanism has not proven beneficial to consumers and has negatively impacted local producers.
PSALM appoints ADB as advisor in CBK hydro plant privatization
The government has awarded the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the contract as transaction advisor to the Philippines Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) to privatize the Caliraya–Botocan–Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex in Laguna.
CitySavings bares P100-B loan portfolio as continuing nod to financial inclusion
City Savings Bank, Inc. (CitySavings), the thrift bank arm of the UnionBank of the Philippines (UnionBank), on Tuesday bared the deployment of P100 billion to meet the loan requirement of its clients.
