Agri & Mining
PH rejoins global initiative to pursue transparency in mining
The Marcos administration demonstrated its commitment to pursue transparency in natural resource governance by rejoining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative...
Benguet Corp.’s net income grew 83% to P553m in 2nd quarter
Benguet Corp. said Tuesday consolidated net income jumped 83 percent in the second quarter to P553 million from P303 million...
Philex to raise more funds for Silangan mine
Philex Mining Co. plans to borrow more funds to finance the $224-million initial capital needed to develop the Silangan copper...
Bayer launches ‘Bahay Kubo’ program
Life and crop sciences expert Bayer Philippines aims to empower women farmers through the Bayer Kubo project where they are...
Mining giant BHP records decade-high profit, buoyed by coal
Australian mining firm BHP revealed Tuesday that its profits jumped nearly 40 percent in the past year despite falling iron...
Agriculture, vegetable study report launched
The Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) and Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry Human Resources Development Foundation (PCCIHRDF) Inc. will...
Diokno: Agriculture key to robust growth
Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said a robust agriculture sector will play a key role for a sustainable economic growth that...
Bitter harvest: Malaysian oil palm farmers face labor crunch
By M. Jegathesan IJOK, Malaysia—Overripe palm oil fruits hang untouched in trees while others lie rotting scattered around a plantation,...
Vape law to save lives of smokers including young adults—solons
Authors of the newly-enacted vape law said all smokers' lives matter including young adults who are legally allowed to buy...
BOI okays Denso’s hydroponic project
The Board of Investments (BOI) approved the P60-million hydroponics project of Denso Philippines Corp. to boost high-value crop cultivation and...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.