‘Too early to give up on 6-7% growth target’
MANILA – The Duterte administration’s economic team will stick to its economic growth target for this year despite a downgraded outlook given by the...
35 displaced OFWs in Negros get gov’t aid
BACOLOD City – A total of 35 displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Negros Occidental due to the health pandemic received financial assistance of...
Chicken growers in Capiz to receive DOST’s tech assistance
FARMERS in Tapaz, Capiz, raise native chickens to support their livelihood through backyard-scale poultry. Despite the advancement and modern equipment brought by technology, farmer-growers...
4.14 million Filipinos jobless in April
MANILA – Unemployment hit 8.7 percent in April, the same level compared to the previous quarter or the data from January 2021, the state...
Metrobank Foundation supports community pantries in Manila
The Metrobank Foundation, Incorporated (MBFI), together with GT Foundation, Incorporated (GTFI), kicked off its support for 10 identified community pantries in Metro Manila on May...
PH starts exporting okra to South Korea
MANILA – The Philippines over the weekend made its first commercial shipment of fresh okra to South Korea, with an initial batch of 1,200...
First-ever Law and Justice Run goes virtual
ILOILO – The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City Chapter launched the first-ever “Law and Justice Run 2021: IBP Cebu City Virtual...
Ceres-Bacolod to Victorias route ready for automated fare collection
VALLACAR Transit Incorporated (VTI) will launch its first Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) at Ceres Liner North Terminal, Barangay Bata, Bacolod City on June...
NegOcc farmers lose over P5M due to ‘Dante’
BACOLOD City – Rice farmers and animal raisers in Negros Occidental lost more than P5 million due to heavy rains and floods brought by...
DOST-6 provides CLEAR monitoring of workforce’s state of health
THERE is no doubt that the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry opened various job opportunities and became one of the top revenue earners for...