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Marcos, DA lead audit of Navotas Fish Port modernization

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Department of Agriculture have inspected ongoing rehabilitation works at the Navotas Fish Port Complex, a key fisheries hub serving Metro Manila and most of Luzon.

Bukidnon stakeholders launch concentrated pesticide drive vs destructive sugar pest

The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) confirmed Bukidnon sugar farmers, millers and local officials carried out a one-week intensive spraying campaign to stop the red striped soft scale insect (RSSI), a pest that cuts sugar content by nearly half.

Satellite, AI to guide PH food security strategy

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) have strengthened their partnership to improve how agricultural data is gathered and used across the country.

ERC approves revised power plant reliability rules 

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has adopted updated regulations covering reliability performance indices and on permissible unplanned outage days for power generating units across the country.

Volatile global market drives mixed fuel adjustments this week

Local motorists face mixed price adjustments at the pumps this week as gasoline and diesel prices move in opposite directions.

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Eala turns tense quarterfinal into total rout

For one set, Alex Eala had to fight for every inch. For the next, she took them all.

Progella, Pagara outlast Japan duo, enter beach volleyball semis

Beach volleyball has a simple rule: get to 21, win by two, and try not to blink when the scoreboard starts looking like a suspense thriller.

PH net foreign liabilities rise to $65.6 billion

The Philippines saw its net financial obligations to foreign lenders and investors expand to $65.6 billion as of end-June 2026, equivalent to 13.4 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). It is a reflection of what the country owns abroad versus what it owes to foreign entities. Preliminary balance sheet figures show this liability expanded from $55.0 billion, or 11.2 percent of GDP, recorded at the end of March 2026.

PEZA, Aboitiz push EaseBiz to fast-track projects

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and Aboitiz Economic Estates are expanding an investor-assistance program designed to turn investment commitments into operating projects faster as international interest in the Luzon Economic Corridor grows.
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