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Singapore is top maritime center for 10th consecutive year

Singapore ranks first in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report for the tenth year in a row It has retained its...

Anti-agri economic sabotage bill certified as urgent

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. certified as urgent a measure defining the crime of agricultural economic sabotage and its penalties Senate Bill No. 2432,...

Meat imports decline as Filipinos consume less pork, beef

Meat imports decline by 4% as Filipinos eat less pork, beef Volume fell to 817.35 million kilograms from January to August 2023 from 851.84 million kgs...

BOC discovers 2 warehouses with “overpriced” imported rice

The Bureau of Customs discovered warehouses with supposedly overpriced imported rice The rice grains in the Las Piñas and Cavite warehouses originated from...

BOC forfeits rice worth P42M

The Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga forfeited more than 42,000 sacks of rice worth P42 million in Zamboanga City The goods did not...

PH overtakes China as world’s biggest rice importer

The Philippines will overtake China as biggest rice importer for marketing year 2023 to 2024 For that period, the Philippines is seen importing...

DOF seeks cut in rice tariff, exemption of trucks from higher toll fees

The Department of Finance is proposing a temporary cut in rice tariff to zero to a maximum of 10% from the current 35%...

Approved ecozone projects reach P111.2B in September

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority approved projects worth P111.2 billion from January to early September The latest figure is a 181% jump over...

PH exports fresh mango to Australia after 10 years

After 10 years, the Philippines restarted exporting fresh mangoes to Australia The initial shipment on September 6 was for 1,500 kilograms of Carabao...

PH, South Korea sign free trade agreement

The Philippines and South Korea signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on September 7 seen to further enhance economic ties between the two...