Axelum Resources Corp., the country’s leading fully-integrated manufacturer and exporter of premium coconut products, plans to spend up to P400 million to deploy additional capacity and upgrade its equipment and facilities this year.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. on Thursday downplayed claims the impending import ban against frozen round scad, bonito and mackerel would undermine production of canned fish, particularly mackerel.
The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) has started essential power maintenance activities at Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) lasting up to 28 May this year to replace outdated electrical components helping sustain last year's electrical systems upgrade.
Overseas Filipino workers, who are included in the data sourced by the DOT from eTravel, accounted for 5.7 percent of arrivals, or a total 94,265, lower by 16 percent from the same period last year.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Secretary of Justice Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla as the new Ombudsman, succeeding former President Rodrigo Duterte-appointee Samuel R. Martires whose term ended in July. Remulla, who has served Justice Secretary since 2022, is known for pushing reforms to modernize the justice system and fight corruption. With decades of experience as a legislator and lawyer, he is expected to uphold transparency and accountability. The Marcos administration has reiterated its zero-tolerance of corruption. Ombudsman, the government’s primary graft buster, serves a single 7-year term and can only be removed through impeachment for offenses such as treason, bribery, graft and corruption, or betrayal of public trust.
Targeted efforts by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to manage the supply and pricing of key food items, particularly rice, sugar, and corn, are helping protect the poorest Filipino households from the brunt of inflation, even as overall consumer prices rise.
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced plans to invest at least P600 million to rehabilitate the facilities of Basilan Electric Cooperative (Baselco), aiming to modernize its outdated infrastructure and improve service reliability.