The National Food Authority (NFA) has significantly increased the price it pays for palay and more than doubled the volume it can buy from individual farmers, a key policy move meant to lift farm earnings and build up government rice reserves as the country faces potential weather challenges from El Niño.
The Department of Agriculture has granted Food Terminal Inc., or FTI, a 25-year usufruct right to use 30 hectares of government land in Tiaong, Quezon, clearing the way for the development of a major new facility designed to boost the country’s food supply chain.
At the GSMA Digital Nation Summit Manila 2026, Globe urged closer cooperation between government and private industry to build a digital economy rooted in trust and resilience.
In Filipino gatherings, social drinking is never just a side activity — it is where stories are told, honest words are shared, and friendships grow stronger over a glass raised together.