The year-on-year headline inflation rate went up to 2.9 percent in December from 2.8 percent in November 2012. According to the National Statistic Off..

The Industry Roadmap Project of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Board of Investments (DTI-BOI) is crucial for faster and more inclusive a..

After several noted economists warned that lack of infrastructures could nail the Philippines at the backburner in the Association of Southeast Asian ..

When it comes to resolving cases of illegal recruitment, the Philippines has a low percentage rate --currently at 17 percent — a research organizati..

The total value of damage to rice farming in the country from 2007 to 2010 reached P46.09 billion or an average of P11.523 billion a year, data from t..

TYPHOON Pablo has so far claimed 82 lives and counting, and it is feared the toll will run in the hundreds. Thousands have lost their homes. Power and..

It is highly unlikely that the Aquino administration will achieve total rice self-sufficiency or zero imports under the Food Staples Sufficiency Prog..

The monthly average peso-dollar exchange rate continued to go down to 41.1222 in November from 41.4521 in October 2012.

The Philippine government`s target for rice self-sufficiency by 2013 is not achievable, according to a study commissioned by Philippine Institute for ..

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines` goal of rice self-sufficiency by 2013 is impractical and not feasible, according to a study by the Philippine I..

GOVERNMENT think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has poured cold water on the Department of Agriculture`s (DA`s) program to m..

A study commissioned by government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies showed the Agriculture Department’s target for rice self-..

Rice sufficiency target is unlikely to be achieved by the country, whether in 2013 or even through the course of the decade to 2020. In a recent stud..

The fruits and vegetables subsector shows great dynamism despite lack of government support compared to other subsectors within agriculture. To furthe..

Rice is recognized as the most politically sensitive agricultural product in the Philippines. Trade barriers in addition to import duties or tariffs w..