Economy

Selected salt farms in Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental in the Visayas and Misamis Oriental and Zamboanga in Mindanao islands were successfully mapped using ArcGIS 10.5 software. The GIS maps will be useful references for devising salt production suitability maps that will tackle the land and water resources and infrastructure, enabling salt farming in … Read more

The Department of Agriculture (DA) National Rice Program reported that this year’s local palay production is expected to reach 19.50 million metric tons (MMT) or 12.754MMT of rice despite global challenges that include the increase in prices of fuel and fertilizer, among other inputs. The DA’s 2022 rice supply and demand outlook as of September … Read more

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) rallied for unity Thursday as the country gears toward post-pandemic economic recovery, which he said must be pro-environment, sustainable, and responsive to people’s needs. Addressing the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 55th annual meeting of its board of governors at the Edsa Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City, Marcos said it … Read more