Beginning this Wednesday, the price of imported red onions will carry a suggested retail price (SRP) of P125 per kilo in wet markets in the National Capital Region (NCR), according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
As partial response to the chaos generated by the scarcity of onions in the markets, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday urged the Local Price Coordinating Council under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for more stringent monitoring of the price of the commodity.
DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban met with Denmark Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, Franz-Michael Mellbin, on hog semen importation that can help boost efforts against the African swine fever (ASF).
The administrative circular (AC) allowing Poland to export live commercial chicken and turkey, including hatched eggs and day-old chicks, should help promote fair practices in domestic and international trade of the commodities, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday.
In signaling the crackdown on corrupt practices within the customs system, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday arrested two customs brokers for allegedly extorting P2 million from a local freight forwarder. The operation, conducted jointly by the BOC’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services at the Manila International Container Port and the National Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Organized and Transnational Crime Division (NBI-AOTCD), led to the swift arrest of Wyeth Lara Navales and her sister Leila Lara Navales in Ermita, Manila.
ACEN Corp., the Ayala group’s listed energy platform, is expanding its renewable footprint in North Luzon with the 133-megaWatt Cagayan North Solar project in Lal-lo, Cagayan.
Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), a subsidiary of Manila Electric Co., has signed a strategic agreement with Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power to explore joint renewable energy (RE) ventures in the Philippines and across Southeast Asia.
Energy infrastructure developer Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. of Manila Inc. (AG&P) has formally expressed interest in supporting the country's offshore wind (OSW) sector, according to the Department of Energy (DOE).