The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Wednesday announced a 25 basis point reduction in its key interest rates, lowering the target reverse repurchase rate to 6 percent.
Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan underscored the critical role of public-private partnership projects in bolstering disaster resilience in the Philippines at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Farm gate prices of palay were higher in September compared to the year-earlier level even as it eased from the level in August, boosting rice farmers income.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday projected a stronger agricultural sector output in 2025 on the back of lessons learned from current year's...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded its review of charges and the surcharge policy and has bared significant reforms aimed at reducing borrowing costs for member countries like the Philippines.
Filipino motorists face yet another round of pump price increases this coming Tuesday, underscoring the ongoing volatility of domestic fuel costs driven by compounding international crises. According to Jetti Petroleum president Leo Bellas, gasoline prices are projected to rise between P1 and P1.50 per liter, while diesel prices could jump by P1.75 to P2.25 per liter. This upcoming price hike follows the previous week’s substantial surge of P2.49 per liter for gasoline, P3.84 for diesel, and P5.01 for kerosene, highlighting how rapidly fuel rates are creeping higher almost every single week.
Damage to the agriculture sector from the southwest monsoon (habagat) enhanced by Tropical Cyclones Luis, Maymay, and Neneng has risen to ₱1.79 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported in its 10 a.m. advisory on August 22.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched a stricter, nationwide campaign against counterfeit, unregistered, adulterated, and illegally produced farm inputs, moving to shield farmers from financial and livelihood losses while ensuring fair competition for legitimate industry players.