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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has released the 2025 Noche Buena price guide, which features no price increase on select holiday products following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to keep Noche Buena items affordable. Of the 256 holiday food items across 14 categories, 129 retained their prices, while 95 posted minimal increases due to higher costs […]
The government’s move to impose a floor price for rice purchases by state agencies is expected to set a strong benchmark that will raise farmers’ incomes and strengthen the National Food Authority’s (NFA) role in ensuring fair grain prices, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said. “The floor price is an integral part of the […]
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) held the 3rd Collectors’ Conference of the year, hosted by the Port of Subic. Strategic discussions were conducted, focusing on fiscal performance, trade facilitation initiatives, enforcement efforts, and sharing of best practices among collection districts. A key highlight of the event was the awarding of Certificates of Commendation to Collection […]
Super Typhoon ‘Uwan’ impacted nearly 3 million households on Sunday as the destructive cyclone submerged communities and downed power lines across the Bicol region and the provinces of Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Northern Samar and Samar. Citing initial reports as of 8:00 p.m., the National Electrification Administration (NEA) through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department […]
Education Secretary Sonny Angara has ordered the immediate implementation of measures for the rehabilitation and the continuity of learning following the devastation brought by Typhoon Tino to public schools in different regions. Based on the Situation Report of the Department of Education (DepEd) last November 7, 2025, up to 3,260 classrooms suffered damages. 3,478 public […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said that efforts of the Department of Agriculture (DA), as directed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., are helping drive growth in the agriculture and fisheries sector, whose production value in the third quarter rose 2.8 percent, based on official government statistics. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the growth […]
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved a landmark ruling to lower the eligibility threshold for participation in the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) and the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP) from 500 kilowatts (kW) to 100 kW average monthly peak demand.The new threshold will take effect on June 26, 2026, paving the way for […]
The country’s unified 911 emergency response system launched only last September has just received a revolutionary upgrade. Hyperconverged analytics is now being integrated into the public safety systems of the Unified Emergency 911 National Command Center in Manila and the first regional hub in Cebu. Hyperconverged analytics is the future of 911. It uses data […]
The flagship food program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.—Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!—is sweeping across the nation, bringing affordable rice to millions of Filipinos who need it most. Before the year ends, the Department of Agriculture (DA) expects the P20-per-kilo rice program to be available in all 81 provinces, fulfilling a campaign promise to put food […]
In line with the government’s efforts to make electricity more affordable and accessible to low-income households, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is soliciting comments on the proposed Uniform National Lifeline Subsidy Rate for the implementation of the Lifeline Program under Section 73 of Republic Act No. 9136, as amended, and creating a National Lifeline Subsidy […]