PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOTHE national rice inventory rose to 2.16 million metric tons (MMT) in January, up 6.4% year on year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday.Month on month, the rice inventory declined 15.7% from 2.56 MMT in December, the PSA said in a

REUTERSCAMBODIA has proposed that rice form the core of expanded economic ties with the Philippines, alongside tourism.Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet made the proposal at the Philippine-Cambodia Business Forum on Monday.“In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, we encounter geopolitical and geoeconomic

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASAN OCEAN conservation group said the 5% decline in fisheries output could lead to a food security crisis.Oceana said the “disturbing” decline means production levels have fallen to the “lowest in two decades.”It was citing output data issued by the Philippine Statistics

REUTERSTHE Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered a ban on poultry meat imports from the US states of Maryland and Missouri, following bird flu outbreaks there.Memorandum Order No. 07 dated Feb. 4 covered domestic and wild birds and their products such as poultry meat, day-old

February is often associated with love because of Valentine’s Day. However, to those who are dating, it is now common to hear the term “ghosting,” which means the act of suddenly cutting off ties without explanation due to fear of confrontation. But for taxpayers, ghosting

VICE-PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE-CARPIO — FACEBOOK.COM/MAYORINDAYSARADUTERTEOFFICIALTHE SENATE won’t hold a special session so they could try impeached Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio, who is accused of corruption and other charges, because it is against the law, its president said on Monday.The chamber is likely after the President’s

FACEBOOK.COM/USEMBASSYPHBy John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterMANILA and Washington should pursue deeper ties and constant communications between their defense agencies to ensure the continuity of security engagements under a second Trump administration, security analysts said at the weekend.“Establishing good personal relations between their defense chiefs is

Smokes rise, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon Sept. 23, 2024. — REUTERSTHE Philippine government will repatriate 131 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and nine dependents in Lebanon to ensure their safety amid worsening conflict, the Department of Migrant

ENGIN AKYURT--UNSPLASHA PHILIPPINE Senator on Monday questioned the Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to allow the importation of red and yellow onions as the harvest season is expected to begin.“Before bringing in imports, make sure you’re not burying our farmers’ livelihood in the process,” Senator

PHILIPPINE STAR /EDD GUMBANTHE NATIONAL Economic Development Authority (NEDA) is monitoring “uncertainties,” such as geopolitical risks, that could affect the country’s 6-8% gross domestic product (GDP) growth target this year, an official said on Monday.“We really need to consider a lot of scenarios (before adjusting

BW FILE PHOTOALLIES of the Duterte clan filed a complaint before the Ombudsman on Monday, accusing House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and other lawmakers of falsifying legislative documents and engaging in graft in relation to the alleged P241 billion worth of insertions to the

Visitors walk up a stair during the opening of the restoration project at the historic Bimaristan Al-Muayyad Sheikh, one of the oldest hospitals following extensive renovations carried out in partnership between Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)