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Plant industry bureau to dispose of seized yellow onions

Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 06:52 PM

The Bureau of Plant Industry reported they will dispose of the confiscated bags of yellow onions within the week. Read more »

Exec: Red onion supply enough but DA verifying shortage

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 06:53 PM

A calibrated approach on importation must be followed, as this should protect farmers' harvest. Read more »

NKTI not closing emergency room amid influx of patients

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 10:25 AM

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute is not closing its emergency room despite a recent influx of patients and an ongoing staffing shortage. Read more »

Senado inaprubahan ang committee report sa 'sugar fiasco' probe

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:35 PM

Inaprubahan na ng Senado ngayong Lunes ang report ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee mula sa naging imbestigasyon nito sa kontrobersyal na Sugar Order No. 4. Read more »

Sri Lanka economic crisis deepens

Chamila Karunarathne, EPA-EFE
Posted at Nov 03 08:39 PM

Protests have been ongoing for over seven months as Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis in decades. Read more »

PH exploring labor deals with Hungary, Romania, Portugal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 12:41 AM

Migrant Workers Sec. Susan Ople said she has been approached to work on a deal that would encourage sending OFWS to the said countries. Read more »

Alberta, PH sign MOU on employment of PH nurses

Marjorie Carmona-Newman | TFC News Edmonton, Alberta
Posted at Oct 18 08:41 PM

Under the MOU, Filipino nurses in Alberta who will undergo the assessment, education and training, and licensing process can apply for financial assistance of up to $15,000 from the province. Read more »

UK hospitals told to prioritize blood due to shortage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 12:15 AM

British health officials on Wednesday warned that non-urgent hospital operations could be cancelled due to a shortage in blood stocks. Read more »

Canada lifts 20-hour work cap for international students

Marjorie Carmona-Newman | TFC News Edmonton, Canada
Posted at Oct 11 08:43 PM

The change in policy is one of the Canadian government's measures to address current labor needs. Read more »

Nursing shortage forces emergency room closures across Canada

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 12:17 PM

An acute nursing shortage is clogging or even closing hospital emergency rooms across Canada, pushing a stressed national health system to the brink. Read more »

[OPINION] Cloudy with a chance of meatballs and fillers

Dean dela Paz
Posted at Oct 06 07:52 PM

Given the intertropical convergence of inconvenient truths, our forecast for the economy is for cloudy skies with a chance of more hamburger helpers, fillers, and falsehood. Read more »

Philippines short of almost 200,000 health workers: DOH

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 04:16 PM

The shortage spans across other healthcare professionals such as doctors, physical therapists and dentists, the DOH said. Read more »

Philippines lacks 106,000 nurses, DOH says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 04:16 PM

The Philippines lacks about 106,000 nurses, the DOH said Thursday, amid "migration" of health workers in search of better opportunities. Read more »

DA says rice, pork supply enough in coming months

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 02:43 PM

Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban said the production of pork is expected to ramp up by the end of the year. Read more »

Ford to spend $1-B more than expected on supplier costs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 08:37 AM

Ford said that inflation-related supplier costs during the third quarter will run about $1 billion higher than originally expected. Read more »

Sara Duterte: Classroom shortage a 'quicksand' problem

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 04:29 PM

VP Sara Duterte said authorities should get 'innovative' to address the country's classroom shortage, which she described as a 'quicksand' problem. Read more »

'PH sugar crisis a state-sponsored monopsony'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 05:42 PM

The high cost of sugar in the country is a result of a "state-sponsored monopsony," a lawmaker said Wednesday. Read more »

SRA approves import of 150,000 metric tons of sugar

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 12:19 PM

The Sugar Board of the Sugar Regulatory Administration has authorized the importation of up to 150,000 metric tons of refined sugar. Read more »

Starbucks PH increases beverage prices by P5

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 09:33 AM

Starbucks Philippines is increasing prices of all of its beverages by P5 starting Sept. 13. Read more »

DepEd to address classroom shortage in Siquijor school

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 03:13 PM

The DepEd will look into the concerns raised by teachers in a public school in Siquijor, the agency's chief Vice President Sara Duterte said Sunday. Read more »