Northern Negros ecozone ready to accept locators
BACOLOD City – The Northern Negros Agro-Industrial Export Processing Zone (NNAIEPZ) in Sagay City, Negros Occidental is now accepting locators interested to invest in...
Ople warns abusive lawyers: ‘If you abuse OFWs, I’ll be your enemy’
WITH THE creation of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) during the Duterte administration, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) now have an official home in...
SSS calls out 12 Iloilo delinquent employers
ILOILO City – The Social Security System (SSS) conducted a surprise visit to 12 erring establishments in this city with contribution delinquencies amounting to...
Advocacy drive on consumer rights stepped up in Antique
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sustains its advocacy on consumer rights by reaching out to the youth organizations...
June inflation likely zoomed past 6% – economists
MANILA – Inflation likely breached 6 percent in June, adding pressure on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to hike interest rates more aggressively,...
Bangko Sentral chief lauds Iloilo’s progress
ILOILO City – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Felipe M. Medalla lauded the development Iloilo City has achieved in the past several years.
Medalla...
Agrarian reform beneficiaries train on organic fertilizer preps
NEGROS OCC. – Twenty-seven agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) of Hilub-ang Upland Farmer Beneficiaries Association (HUFBA) were trained on organic fertilizer and concoctions preparation as...
Over 200K rice farmers in WV get P1.4-B aid
ILOILO – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas is eyeing to start July the distribution of P5,000 Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA)...
P15-B fertilizer subsidy sought for rice farmers
THE GOVERNMENT may need to increase the budget for fertilizer subsidies for this year or the Philippines may end up with a reduction in...
What Did They Just Say?!
FILIPINOS are, at the very least, bilingual. We grew up on English instruction but are taught one or two Filipino dialects at home. We...