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Oil firms magpapatupad ng taas-presyo bunsod ng dagdag-buwis sa langis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 06:22 PM

Naghahanda na ang mga oil firm na magpatupad ng taas-presyo sa kanilang mga produkto bunsod ng pagpataw ng goyerno ng dagdag na buwis sa imported na langis.   Read more »

Pag-import ng manok tigilan habang may pandemic para iwas-lugi: grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 05:55 PM

Nanawagan ang ilang grupo sa Department of Agriculture na itigil muna ang pag-aangkat ng manok at bigas ngayong may coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, ngayong sobra-sobra ang suplay at matumal ang benta sa ilang pamilihan.  Read more »

Rice import doesn't mean PH has supply shortage, says agri group

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 06:56 PM

Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura chairman Rosendo So said rice importation was a contingency measure to boost rice supply in Metro Manila Read more »

'Bigtime' na taas-presyo sa petrolyo inaasahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 02:30 PM

Inaasahan ang malakihang pagtaas sa presyo ng produktong petrolyo sa susunod na linggo bunsod umano ng bawas sa produksiyon ng langis sa buong mundo. Read more »

Taas-presyo sa petrolyo inaasahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 04:17 PM

Inaasahang tataas ang presyo ng produktong petrolyo matapos magpataw ang gobyerno ng dagdag na buwis sa imported na langis.   Read more »

Amid coronavirus, China looks to US crops for state reserves: sources

Hallie Gu, Jing Xu and Keith Zhai, Reuters
Posted at Apr 23 04:59 PM

China is preparing to buy more than 30 million tons of crops for state stockpiles to help protect itself from supply chain disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and make good on pledges to buy more US crops, three sources told Reuters. Read more »

Imported supplies vs COVID-19 to be released 'right away,' finance dept says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 03:20 PM

The Department of Finance said Thursday imported medical gear to fight COVID-19 would be released "right away" following the issuance of guidelines for tax free importation. Read more »

Rice prices to fall further on second year of tariffs: NEDA

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 04 03:54 PM

The price of rice may drop further to P34 per kilo by the end of the year from the prevailing P36, an economic official said Wednesday after the government exceeded its target last year.  Read more »

China to waive tariffs on US medical imports while fighting virus outbreak

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 06:38 PM

Patient monitors, blood transfusion equipment and instruments to measure blood pressure are among the products that qualify for the exemptions, according to a list released by the Tariff Commission of the State Council. Read more »

Trade deficit narrows to $2.48 billion in December

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 12:18 PM

The balance of trade in goods declined by 40.6 percent to $2.48 billion (P125.8 billion) in December 2019 compared to the $4.17 billion (P211.5 billion) in December 2018, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.  Read more »

PBA: Brownlee congratulates Durham on 'well-deserved' Best Import award

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:30 AM

Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee offered his congratulations to Meralco counterpart Allen Durham, who once again copped the Bobby Parks Trophy in the PBA Governors' Cup. Read more »

Trade deficit narrows to $3.34 billion in November

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 11:45 AM

The trade deficit declined by 18 percent to $3.34 billion November compared to the same month in 2018. Total external trade for the month shrank to $14.54 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. Read more »

Philippines lifts restrictions on importing Fukushima food

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 09 08:30 PM

Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin said Thursday his country has lifted restrictions on Japanese food imports imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster due to lower risks of radioactive contamination. Read more »

Duterte bans vaping; orders arrest of vapers puffing in public

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 01:35 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he will ban the use of vapes or e-cigarettes in public, as well as the importation of such devices. Read more »

Trade deficit narrows to $3.12 billion September

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 04:12 PM

The trade deficit totaled $3.12 billion in September from $4.02 billion during the same month in 2018. The shortfall was at $2.41 billion in August this year.  Read more »

Group opposes more sugar imports, seeks audience with Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 03:48 PM

Sugar industry stakeholders on Sunday opposed the proposed sugar import liberalization and said they would seek an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

‘Gametime’: Collegiate imports — good or bad for the game?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 10:57 PM

San Beda coach Boyet Fernandez said foreign players in collegiate leagues can benefit the game as long as it is not abused.   Read more »

Solons seek P15-billion supplemental NFA budget to buy palay from local farmers

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 04:00 PM

MANILA - Over 50 lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Thursday filed a resolution seeking a supplemental P15-billion budget to allow the National Food Authority (NFA) to buy palay from local farmers as prices plummet due to imports. Read more »

Trade deficit widens in July, snaps 2 months of decline

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 10:08 AM

July trade deficit rose to $3.39 billion from $2.47 billion in June, 15.5 percent lower compared to the $4.02 billion total for the same period last year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.  Read more »

Duterte orders NFA to buy palay from local farmers amid rice tariffication law

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 11:02 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday ordered the National Food Authority (NFA) to buy palay, or unhusked rice, from local farmers to help them cope with the effects of the Rice Tariffication Law. Read more »