Financial Services Team Jerome Lim (Head of GInsure),J Darre (Chief Data Officer), Maxine Pinpin (Head of Invest)

GCash Futurecast 2021: The Country’s Undisputed #1 E-wallet Shares a Peek Into its Newest...

12 May 2021, Manila, Philippines  - From starting out as an e-wallet for making fast and secure online transactions to being the undisputed #1...
The Philippine agriculture department is calling on hog raisers to secure insurance packages for their pigs in case their farms get affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF). DA WESTERN VISAYAS PHOTO

NegOcc forms 6 more groups to boost anti-ASF campaign

BACOLOD City – Six more hog raisers associations were formed by the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Occidental to strengthen its efforts against...
“This Kabataang Agribiz is hoped to encourage our youths to get involved in agriculture. Another strategy which would interest them is digital agriculture," says DA-6 regional executive director Remelyn Recoter. DA-6

‘Kabataang Agribiz’ to engage youth in agriculture

ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas is optimistic that more youth in the region will get involved in agriculture...

LAG beneficiaries in Passi City get livelihood aid

ILOILO City – A total of 2.6 million livelihood assistance were distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Western Visayas...

METROBANK FOUNDATION DONATES PHP1 MILLION TO FIRE-HIT PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL

METROBANK Foundation, Incorporated (MBFI) turns over a donation amounting to P1 million to Philippine General Hospital (PGH) Medical Foundation, Incorporated on May 20. Through the...
The Department of Agriculture approves P5.62 billion worth of loans to fund the hog repopulation and rehabilitation program amid the African swine fever outbreak. This move aims to revive the badly-hit swine industry in the country. DA-6

DA OKs P5.62-B loan for hog repopulation

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture's (DA) partner financial institutions have listed P5.62 billion worth of loans which are awaiting approval to fund the...

Bill seeking to distribute surplus rice tariff as cash aid to farmers OK’d

MANILA – The House of Representatives Committees on Agriculture and Food and Appropriations on Wednesday approved with amendments a proposed measure seeking to distribute...

BPO industry revenues hit $26.7B in 2020

MANILA – The Philippines' business process outsourcing (BPO) industry saw revenues climb 1.4 percent in 2020 even as the health pandemic deeply affected the...
Antique remains an African swine fever-free province. To protect the multi-million hog industry, sellers and consumers should be vigilant against the virus. MA ALBERT ESTOYA VIA DA-6

Consumers, sellers urged to be vigilant against ASF

SAN JOSE, Antique – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (PROVET) enjoined sellers both in stores...
A passenger vessel docked at the Dumangas Port in Iloilo halted passenger service starting Tuesday after a travel moratorium was imposed until the end of the month. Sea voyage between the neighboring cities and provinces in Western Visayas was banned after Iloilo City was placed under MECQ from May 23 to 31, 2021. FEDERATION FIRE/FACEBOOK

Bizman seeks aid to ease effects of Iloilo-Negros travel ban

BACOLOD City – The week-long travel moratorium between Iloilo City and Province, and Negros Island is expected to result in millions worth of revenue...