The export value of Vietnamese coffee to Canada reached over 4.4 million USD in the first quarter of 2024, up 12.2% compared to the same period last year. Vietnam earned over 32 million USD from exporting coffee to Canada in 2023, the highest level i…
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49 farmers’ groups benefit from tobacco excise tax
LAOAG CITY: Some 49 registered farmers associations in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte received on Monday PHP16-million worth of farm machinery and equipment courtesy of the municipality’s share of the tobacco excise tax.
‘This is sourced from the local go…
House ensures AFP’s modernization, welfare programs well-funded
MANILA: Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday assured the House of Representative that the modernization and welfare programs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, especially the Philippine Air Force (PAF) would be well-funded in the annual national bu…
New fast craft route seen to boost Surigao tourism, economy
BUTUAN CITY: The entry of a new fast craft route connecting Surigao City to Maasin City in Southern Leyte and Cebu is expected to further boost tourism and economy of these areas.
The OceanJet, set to make its maiden voyage on July 15, will have a ca…
BSP, other central banks gear up for Project Nexus implementation
MANILA: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and other central banks in Asia recently completed the comprehensive blueprint for phase three of Nexus, a project that seeks to enhance cross-border payments by connecting multiple domestic instant paymen…
PCIEERD taps PIA in sci-tech info drive
MANILA: The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology (PCIEERD) has tapped the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) to help them laymanize complex science and technology (S and T) information and communicate these to more people i…