The Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) on Monday welcomed the appointment by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of its vice chairman as a new undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA). In an interview, PBIDC executive dir…
Day: July 31, 2023
Meralco core net income up by 47% in H1
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Monday reported a 47-percent increase in consolidated core net income in the first half of the year. In a statement, Meralco said its consolidated core net income during the period amounted to PHP19.2 billion f…
PH logs 65% rise in leptospirosis cases
A total of 1,699 leptospirosis cases have been recorded nationwide from Jan. 1 to June 17 this year, a 65 percent increase from the 1,029 cases during the same period in 2022. In an update, the Department of Health (DOH) said that from June 18 to July…
Dengue cases drop by 45% in Eastern Visayas in 2023
Eastern Visayas region has recorded 1,692 cases from January to the second week of July this year, lower by 45 percent than last year, the Department of Health (DOH) regional office here reported on Monday. This year’s dengue cases are fewer than the …