Agri dep’t seeks easing of Japan’s testing on PH bananas

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will lobby for the lifting of stricter Japanese tests on chemical residues in Philippine banana exports for…

Reduced tariff on PH banana exports to South Korea pushed

The Philippines, through the Department of Trade and Industry, has renewed its request to the South Korean government to further reduce the tariff rate…

DICT container volume jumps 24.8% in first 10 months

DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES — Davao International Container Terminal (DICT) said it expects double-digit growth in its 2015 container throughput, with volumes for the first…