President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday inspected a newly completed P94.8-million rice processing facility in Hamtic, Antique, as part of the government’s drive to modernize agriculture and increase farmers’ incomes.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said the newly upgraded Antique Airport is expected to help grow local businesses and attract more tourists to the province.
The Jollibee Group reported continued progress in its coffee and tea and Chinese cuisine businesses, pointing to faster expansion, stronger brand traction, and improving economics in key international markets.
Motorists will face another sharp rise in fuel prices starting Tuesday morning, with increases of P1 per liter for gasoline, P2 for diesel, and P1.50 for kerosene.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expanded the types of corporate amendments that can be processed faster and with fewer requirements, a move aimed at making it easier for companies to do business and comply with regulations.
A Negros Occidental lawmaker is pushing for an immediate increase in the country’s ethanol-blended fuel from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15), calling it a “practical and timely” solution to rising fuel prices and the worsening crisis in the sugar sector.
Mead Johnson, a United Kingdom-based nutrition company, is relocating its Philippine headquarters to Uptown Bonifacio in Taguig City, underscoring continued demand for premium office space from multinational firms.
Jobin-SQM Inc. (JSI), part of Nickel Asia Corp.’s clean energy unit Emerging Power Inc. (EPI), has handed over P4.44 million to the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (Penelco) to fund the expansion of power lines in Bataan.
Farmers in Camarines Sur now have a more affordable and reliable way to water their crops after the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) turned over P332 million worth of solar-powered irrigation systems.