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CHAIRMAN of the ALC Group of Companies D. Edgard A. Cabangon was recognized as the Outstanding Civic Leader during the 5th National Convention of the Rank and File Employees of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO). The ceremony was held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PIIC) on October 11, 2023. The award was presented to
THE Philippines will launch a National Halal Strategy which aims to generate P230 billion in investments and create 120,000 jobs in five years and support small merchants in becoming part of a global halal ecosystem, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). In a statement it issued on Thursday, the Trade department said
THE Philippines’s self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) in rice fell to 77 percent in 2022, the lowest in more than two decades, as the country remained as one of the world’s largest importers of the staple. Latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the country’s rice SSR last year was lower than the
THE state's inter-agency council on inflation has proposed to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. the extension of the lower tariff rates on rice, pork and corn to combat the quickening increase in food prices, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO). The disclosure of the proposal made by the Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market
Palay (unmilled rice) production cost was the highest in regions where poverty incidence was above 10 percent, according to the latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). PSA said the average cost of producing palay in the Philippines was P14.98 per kilogram in 2022. However, Central Visayas, Calabarzon, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region