SEOUL, South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter net profit more than tripled from a year earlier on robust sales of gift sets and high-end products.

Net profit for the three months ended in March soared to 154.63…

LEGAZPI: At least 12 Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) – organized associations in Catanduanes will pursue food-related livelihood projects as part of their approved proposal funded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Bico…

MANILA: Both the local stock barometer and currency closed nearly flat on Tuesday’s trading.

The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slightly improved by 0.06 percent, or 4.11 points, ending at 6,608.36, while the broader all shares increased by 4…

ILOILO: Around 72,000 households from the 180 barangays of this city stand to benefit from the ‘Oplan Bulig Tubig Sa Syudad’ that will commence with rationing of city-procured water on Wednesday.

‘We have a tabletop with the Metro Pacific Iloilo Wate…

MANILA: All moves by the Marcos administration will be undertaken ‘with utmost consideration for human rights,’ a senior Justice official said on Tuesday.

DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said this is assured by the creation of the Special Committee o…

MALAYBALAY: The Northern Mindanao inflation rate for April remains lower this year compared to the previous year, the Philippine Statistics Authority Region 10 (PSA-10) reported on Tuesday.

In its monthly report, PSA-10 said last month’s inflation de…

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment containing some PHP791 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from Singapore at the Manila International Container Port (MICP).

The three containers carrying the contraband were subjected to a …

CEBU: Two major river systems in Cebu province will undergo desilting operations to clear riverbeds of soil deposits and address the ongoing water crisis, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said on Tuesday.

Garcia said the provincial government will work with…