The wholesale price of rice continued to rise in March, with well-milled rice hitting a national average of P50.84 a kilo, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show.
Changing consumption patterns and smuggling have set the collective teeth of the Philippine Tobacco Growers Association (PTGA) and the National Federation of Tobacco Farmers...
The country's agricultural trade deficit narrowed in 2023 to USD11.49 billion as the both exports and imports of farm products decreased, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.
Car loans and credit cards remain the banks' most popular products in latest data showing consumer loans having grown slightly above 25 percent in February this year.
The unemployment rate in the country declined in February to 3.5 percent, equivalent to 1.8 million Filipinos, compared with the level in January and in February last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Thursday.
Persistent power alerts in the Visayas have prompted the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (PHILRECA) to call for major government-led structural reforms in the energy sector.
Nestlé Philippines has committed nearly P500 million to expand its manufacturing facility for Chuckie chocolate drink in Tanauan City, Batangas, marking a major move to scale up output and respond to rising consumer demand.
Filinvest Group has rolled out two key energy efficiency initiatives: an EV charging station at Festival Mall in Muntinlupa City, and broader availability of its high-efficiency district cooling systems for companies outside its portfolio.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) are rolling out urgent financing and recovery measures to help farmers and fisherfolk overcome hardships brought by recent habagat and typhoons.