Economy

Trump touts ‘done’ deal with Beijing on rare earth minerals, Chinese students

By Agence France-Presse U.S. President Donald Trump touted "excellent" ties with China on Wednesday, June 11, saying the superpowers reached a deal after two days of talks aimed at preserving a truce...

Solon ponders on still-unsolved Duterte-era rice price manipulation

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet On Tuesday (Nov. 26), the chair of the newly formed House Murang Pagkain Supercommittee, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, lamented that the “biggest agricultural price manipulation case,” involving alleged...

PH economic growth to pick up to 6% in Q4

By Anna Leah Gonzales | Philippine News Agency The Philippines’ economic growth is expected to accelerate in the fourth quarter of the year to 6 percent from 5.2 percent in the third...

Program for homegrown agri-machinery greenlit by PBBM

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet In a sectoral meeting at the Malacañan Palace on Wednesday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the “Local Manufacturing Capabilities to Support Agri-Mechanization” program of the Department...

NEDA capitalizes on robust middle class towards achieving “AmBisyon Natin 2040”

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet In a speech at the 62nd Philippine Economic Society (PES) Conference on Friday (Nov. 8), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary. Arsenio M. Balisacan emphasized the importance...

Senate approves priority natural gas industry dev’t bill

By Wilnard Bacelonia | Philippine News Agency The Senate on Monday approved Senate Bill No. (SB) 2793 or the proposed Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act, a priority of the Legislative-Executive Development...

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