THE House Appropriations Committee approved an unnumbered substitute bill on Wednesday amending the Rice Tariffication Law of 2019, including an expansion of funding for rice industry modernization to P15 billion…
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THE PHILIPPINES needs to support a tax on fossil fuel producers to help fund the mitigation of climate change impacts in vulnerable countries, Greenpeace said on Tuesday. “It is in…
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TALENT development is deemed crucial in expanding the semiconductor and electronics industry, a trade official said. Trade Undersecretary Rafaelita M. Aldaba said: “We cannot overemphasize the importance of this particular…
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THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the European Union-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) views enhanced market access, reduced bureaucracy and public-private partnerships (PPPs) as playing an outsized role in…
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BROAD ADOPTION of “green” farming techniques by middle-income economies could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a third, the World Bank (WB) said. The bank said the opportunities to…
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THE Department of Tourism (DoT) said it hopes visitor arrivals from the Middle East will grow further in conjunction with efforts to expand the Philippines’ halal offerings and enhance air…
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THE PHILIPPINES has obtained a technical assistance commitment from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) to help streamline right-of-way acquisition for major government infrastructure projects, the Department of…
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THE Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) said nuclear power will help make supply more reliable because plants will be producing electricity nearly constantly and be less influenced by weather. “Kung…
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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it is expecting livestock production to rise this year even with El Niño putting pressure on animal feed production. Agriculture Undersecretary…
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INEFFICIENT regulation lies at the center of the Philippines’ water shortages, which could be addressed with the creation of an agency focused on managing water resources, Senator Mary Grace N.…