One Meralco Foundation (OMF), the corporate social responsibility arm of the Manila Electric Company, has energized the post-harvest coffee bean processing facility of coffee farmers in Talakag, Bukidnon.
Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said late Thursday he will recommend a downgrade of the economic growth targets to the interagency Development Budget Coordination Committee, seeking to ease pressure on government finances amid geopolitical concerns and inflationary pressure that would keep interests rates "higher for longer.”
The construction of the Kaliwa Dam in the provinces of Rizal and Quezon is now 30 percent complete, according to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS).
Dengue remains a stubborn threat in tropical countries like the Philippines, where warm weather and dense urban living create ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has secured a voluntary commitment from manufacturers and retailers to keep prices of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) unchanged until April 16, offering temporary relief to Filipino households amid global uncertainties.
The National Price Coordinating Council NPCC has endorsed the imposition of a P50 per kilo price ceiling on imported rice as surging global oil prices driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to push up food costs in the Philippines.