MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to lower the buying price of palay of the National Food Authority (NFA) to help ease retail prices of rice during the…

MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday said it supports the reduction of the mandatory contribution paid by its members. “I think if I am not mistaken, it’s…

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has gained another badge of honor after the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) lauded Project LAWA and BINHI…

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday emphasized the need for the approval of the AVAC live vaccines for commercial distribution before the year ends, following the rising number…

MANILA – Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) can afford to slash the mandatory contribution paid by its members due to the huge…

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. scored 50 percent on the latest Pulse Asia survey on the performance and trustworthiness of the country’s top government officials, which was released Monday night.…

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is optimistic that rice prices would go down further, consistent with the current price trend of the staple in Southeast Asia. In a sectoral…

MANILA – The government is looking to complete the procurement of 600,000 doses of vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) within the year to rebuild the country’s pork industry. In a…

MANILA – The Benefits Committee (BenCom) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Board of Directors has decided to create a new policy that would remove the single period of confinement…

MANILA – With the reduced tariff on imported rice, a significant drop in its market price is expected in January, according to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on…