P427-M aid released to Region 6 workers
ILOILO City – For the first six months of this year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 released P427,585,329.40 worth of...
Economy grows 7.4% in Q2 despite headwinds
MANILA – The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 7.4 percent in the second quarter of 2022, as the economy recovered strongly with...
More jobs for Antiqueños seen
SAN JOSE, Antique – Antique’s capital town is optimistic that a new business process outsourcing (BPO) company to open within the next two months...
DOE to focus on expanding indigenous energy sources
ANTIQUEÑO Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Raphael Lotilla said the agency will focus on expanding and harnessing indigenous energy sources as its long-term strategy...
Pag-IBIG posts P20.48 B income in H1 2022: up 27%
PAG-IBIG Fund posted earnings of P20.48 billion in the first half of 2022, an impressive 27% increase compared to the same period last year,...
Korea ‘smart’ agri system to boost WV veggie production
ILOILO – To cope with the increasing demands for vegetables and other high value commodities, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has embarked on...
Sugar shortage resolved soon, says new SRA exec
BACOLOD City – A newly-appointed board member of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) from Negros Occidental is optimistic the sugar supply shortage can be...
PH economy seen growing 8.8% in Q2
MANILA – Moody’s Analytics forecasts the sustained expansion of the Philippine economy in the second quarter of 2022 at 8.8 percent.
In its Asia Pacific...
2022 METROBANK FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING FILIPINOS NAMED: EACH AWARDEE TO RECEIVE P1 MILLION PRIZE
The 2022 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos were introduced to the public through a virtual press conference on August 4, 2022. Ten awardees of this...
Soft loan to typhoon-hit NegOcc farmers released
BACOLOD City – Some 595 farmers in southern Negros Occidental affected by Typhoon “Odette” last December availed themselves of a no-interest loan amounting to...