AGRICULTURE Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has expressed amazement that one specific niche market for organic Philippine rice is at least 1 percent of all Caucasians on the planet who are afflicted with celiac disease. Told about the possibility that the organic and heirloom rice varieties grown in the Cordillera, Lake Sebu in South Cotabato and… Read More 17.5 million people worldwide with celiac disease could patronize organic PHL rice

Despite the decline in oil prices to $70 per barrel, economists said local fuel prices and transport fares may not go down anytime soon. Brent crude, the benchmark for more than half of the world’s oil, lost 13 percent last week to $70.15 a barrel, the lowest since May 2010, according to Bloomberg. University of… Read More ‘Expect no cut in fuel prices, fares’