The Department of Agriculture (DA) has announced a new partnership with the major retail chains to distribute affordable rice nationwide, aimed at stabilizing prices and improving access for Filipino households.
The National Food Authority (NFA) needs to secure additional funding to cover the increase in the national rice buffer stock mandated under the amended Rice Tariffication Law.
The country's meat imports posted a significant increase in 2024, reflecting growing demand and shifts in consumer preference, according to data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI). From January to November 2024, the Philippines imported 1.33 billion kilograms of meat, marking a 19.4 percent rise from the 1.12 billion kilograms imported in the same period of 2023.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is reviewing a petition from various transport groups seeking a P15 minimum fare for public utility jeepneys, a move that could impact the daily commute of millions of Filipinos.
Nearly half of the investment leads secured during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Japan last week are linked to tourism, underscoring the sector’s growing role as a catalyst for infrastructure, technology, and regional economic development.
Repower Energy Development Corp. is expanding its hydropower portfolio through the acquisition of a stake in Taft Hydroenergy Corp., owner of the 15.93-megawatt Tubig Hydropower Plant in the Visayas.
DoubleDragon Corp. posted record revenues of P27.91 billion in 2025, up 56 percent from P17.86 billion a year earlier, as fresh contributions from its overseas operations began reshaping the company’s earnings profile.
San Miguel Corp. seeks to raise up to P30 billion through a new preferred share offering as the conglomerate moves to refinance debt and support its ambitious infrastructure expansion program.