Agri & Mining
Semirara allots P5b for expansion
Semirara Mining and Power Corp. is allocating P5 billion to increase the production capacity of its Antique coal mines to...
Taguig cold storage gets BoI perks
One Stop Warehousing Solutions Inc. secured tax incentives from the Board of Investments for its P920-million cold storage and blast...
Birtain’s exit offers hope for Irish oyster farmers
By Douglas Dalby GREENCASTLE, Ireland"•For many on the oyster-rich shores of the River Foyle estuary on the northern tip of...
DA disperses disease-resistant banana seedlings
The Department of Agriculture in Region 11 has distributed at least 135,000 Panama disease-resistant banana seedlings to enable small-scale farmers...
Cuban sugar to recapture sweet smell of success
By Hector Velasco PEDRO BETANCOURT, Cuba"•A sweet smell of treacle used to fill the air in the village of Pedro...
Philex’s net income grows 3% to P432m
Philex Mining Corp. said Thursday net income grew 3 percent in the first quarter to P432 million from a year...
Agriculture allows 7m kilos of pork shipments
The government allowed the importation of 7 million kilograms of pork covered by the minimum access volume to help temper...
Oceanagold spends P5m for community projects
Oceanagold (Philippines) Inc., recognizing the role of cooperatives in propelling economic development in the countryside, spent more than P5 million...
Coca-Cola: Boycott to affect farmers
Beverage producer Coca-Cola said Thursday recent calls to boycott their products in Negros provinces will not only affect the company...
Rice import delay lifts farmers income
President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to defer the proposed rice importation in the first quarter lifted the aggregate income of Filipino...
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.