Pork prices have soared amid a shortage due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF). — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter HEADLINE INFLATION likely quickened for the fourth straight month in January amid rising prices of food and oil products, a BusinessWorld poll of economists […]
Inflation likely picked up in January
Pork prices have soared amid a shortage due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF). — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter HEADLINE INFLATION likely quickened for the fourth straight month in January amid rising prices of food and oil products, a BusinessWorld poll of economists […]
Barriers to entry seen limiting growth of local logistics industry
PHILSTAR THE competitiveness of the logistics industry has been hampered by rules limiting market entry, according to a joint report issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC). The report, released Friday, said other competition issues in logistics include exemptions from competition […]
Australia reopens NZ ‘travel bubble’
SYDNEY — Australia reopened its “travel bubble” with New Zealand (NZ) on Sunday after the neighboring country reported no new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, but added new screening measures as it marked its longest infection-free run since the outbreak began. The decision marks the resumption of the only international arrivals […]
Philippines cheers bishops’ offer to help allay COVID-19 vaccine fears
MANILA – The Philippines’ health ministry on Sunday welcomed the offer of the country’s group of Catholic bishops to help in the coronavirus vaccination drive of the government, which is struggling to persuade many Filipinos to get the shots. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has offered to […]
Philippines cheers bishops’ offer to help allay COVID-19 vaccine fears
MANILA – The Philippines’ health ministry on Sunday welcomed the offer of the country’s group of Catholic bishops to help in the coronavirus vaccination drive of the government, which is struggling to persuade many Filipinos to get the shots. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has offered to […]