Rice sufficiency
President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., sitting as the country’s farm secretary, wanted rice and corn production increased in the remaining months of the year to stave off a looming food crisis.The cost of rice per kilo–the main staple–is projected to rise by three...
NPC bereaves veteran journalist, former president Lobo
Fred Lobo’s Facebook account The National Press Club of The Philippine (NPC) joins the family and friends of Alfredo ‘Fred’ Lobo in mourning his sudden death.Lobo served as the president of NPC for three consecutive terms, from 1995 to 1998.In a statement, the...
No vloggers have applied for Palace accreditation since 2017—PCOO exec
Zero vloggers have applied for accreditation to attend events in Malacañang since 2017, acting deputy Palace spokesman Kris Ablan said on Thursday. The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), under its outgoing chief Martin Andanar, allowed some social...
More Filipinos trust news but many avoid it—Digital News Report 2022
By Yvonne T. Chua Overall trust in news among Filipinos has risen, putting the Philippines among the few countries that have furthered gains made at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the higher trust level is accompanied by declining trust ratings of individual...
