The country’s economic team on Monday reiterated full support and endorsement of the President’s recent decision to impose a price cap on rice. In a statement on Monday, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno also emphasized the importance of immediately …
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 6 (Western Visayas) is ready to release a PHP3.75-million aid to an initial 250 small rice retailers affected by the price ceiling in the region. “We are fast-tracking the
The Department of Trade and Industry-Bicol (DTI-5) has profiled 578 rice retailers affected by Executive Order (EO) No. 39 which mandates price ceilings in markets and grocery stores. On Monday, DTI-Bicol Regional Director Dindo Nabol said that based…
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. aims to raise the country’s ranking in the Global Innovation Index (GII) report of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by the end of his term in 2028. ‘We believe that by addressing gaps
The Department of Finance’s (DOF) proposal to reduce the 35-percent rice import tariff rates could bring down the price of imported rice by as much as PHP6 per kilo, a lawmaker said on Monday. Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey
Senators unanimously approved on Monday Senate Bill Nos. (SBN) 2243 or the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, and 2200 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act. SBN 2243 seeks to create a Council, with the Secretary
A small rice retailer in Navotas City on Monday said the government’s PHP15,000 cash assistance would help them cushion the impact of the nationwide rice price ceilings. Evangeline De Roxas, a rice vendor at the Navotas public market, admitted
The Philippines aims to have the second highest foreign direct investments (FDI) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by the end of the Marcos administration, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual said. In a television intervi…
