Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto highlighted that the low and steady inflation rate of 2.9% in January 2025 gives the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) room to cut its policy interest rates, which in ...

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is open to extending the regulatory relief it granted to Development Bank of the ...

I eat rice multiple days a week — and used to exclusively make it in a pot on the stove. It’s a deceptively easy task: Measure, rinse, add water, simmer, steam, and less than half an hour ...

It was at the annual WEF gathering in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 18, 2023 that President Marcos first pitched his pet project, the Maharlika Investment Fund ... declare a “food security emergency,” to ...

There is no reason for NGCP’s equity holders to welcome the interest of Maharlika Fund to buy into the company. They don’t need the additional equity or even if it can help, they are perfectly ...

The DBP and Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) had sought regulatory relief from the central bank following their contributions to the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC). DBP and LANDBANK were ...

Broken down, rice suffered the brunt of the damage at 367 MT. This was followed by high-value crops at 78 MT, and corn at 27.14 MT. Livestock and poultry lost 1,685 chickens, swines, carabaos ...

THE Department of Finance (DOF) called on local government units to effectively use their increased tax shares to provide improved services to Filipinos. In a statement on Sunday, Finance ...

The Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) is set to make its first investment this quarter, likely in the energy sector, after a year of preparations, its president said. In a report by Business ...

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MANILA – The Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) has released PHP2.89 billion in loans to nearly 65,000 rice farmers over the past six years under the Expanded Rice Credit Assistance of the Rice ...