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The Federal Reserve has been gradually increasing interest rates over the past few years, and there’s no sign of that stopping anytime soon. This can be good news for savers, but it can also be bad news for investors. If you’re not careful, an interest rate hike can eat into your investment returns. But don’t … Read more
Selected salt farms in Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental in the Visayas and Misamis Oriental and Zamboanga in Mindanao islands were successfully mapped using ArcGIS 10.5 software. The GIS maps will be useful references for devising salt production suitability maps that will tackle the land and water resources and infrastructure, enabling salt farming in … Read more
The Department of Agriculture (DA) National Rice Program reported that this year’s local palay production is expected to reach 19.50 million metric tons (MMT) or 12.754MMT of rice despite global challenges that include the increase in prices of fuel and fertilizer, among other inputs. The DA’s 2022 rice supply and demand outlook as of September … Read more
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) rallied for unity Thursday as the country gears toward post-pandemic economic recovery, which he said must be pro-environment, sustainable, and responsive to people’s needs. Addressing the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 55th annual meeting of its board of governors at the Edsa Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City, Marcos said it … Read more