Use excess RCEF fund to aid rice farmers: President Marcos
President Marcos cited that the remaining money from the P10 billion RCEF must be used to provide drying, mechanization, and other equipment that will support rice farmers and…
Malaysia’s pay hike proposal gets nod
Alliance for a Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye voiced his views that the government should consider adjusting the starting salary for police constable to at least the…
PH inflation rose to 6.1% in Sept as food prices, transport cost soared
The central bank last month maintained a “hawkish pause” for the fourth consecutive meeting, while expressing its readiness to tighten more as inflation continues to crimp…
Indonesia to import 125,000 tonnes of sugar to calm local price
The government has fewer options for import sources this year as India, who contributes 30 per cent of Indonesia's sugar imports, has imposed a ban on its sugar exports until…
Inflation in Thailand falls to 0.30% in September, lowest in Southeast Asia
According to the Commerce Ministry, inflation slowed down in September due to a decline in food prices and lower energy prices resulting from government support measures on diesel…
95% of Filipinos spend more on food, but half of population is eating less: Survey
According to Pulse Asia, among food, rice took the lion’s share of Filipinos’ food spending at 83 per cent of total household expenditures, with non-food at 61 per cent.
Inflation falls slightly, but still as high as 9.63%
Inflation fell 0.29 percentage points in September from the previous month. Meanwhile, the overall food inflation also decreased 0.17 percentage points to 12.37 per cent in…
Medicine prices must be prominent, so people know what they can afford: PM Anwar
Prime Minister Anwar also addressed the possibility of a sugar supply disruption if the government does not take any immediate action due to the increasing price of raw sugar on a…
Seoul subway fare to rise 12% beginning Saturday
The hike comes amid mounting financial pressure on public transit authorities. Seoul's subway system suffered annual losses of 920 billion won on average from 2018 to 2022,…
More Filipinos worry about inflation, says Pulse Asia
The survey also showed that 48 per cent of Filipino adults ranked inflation control as their number one concern, while 17 per cent and nine per cent ranked it as second and third,…