Fisheries earnings hit P200M in 2020
MANILA – The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) has recorded significant growth in its operating income in 2020.
The PFDA, a government office endowed with...
Diesel, gasoline prices up; kerosene down
MANILA – Pump prices of diesel and gasoline will increase today but costs of kerosene will decline.
In separate advisories, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Petro Gazz, and...
Overseas Filipino groups question proposed OFW dep’t
MANILA – Several organizations of Filipinos working in Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Hong Kong questioned the proposed Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL), saying such...
PH expected to miss 2021 economic growth target
MANILA – The Philippines is likely to miss its already lowered economic growth target for 2021 as return to pre-pandemic levels will only be...
‘BORACAY A TOURISM JEWEL’ OPAV vows to boost Boracay tourism
ILOILO City – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) has committed to help the local government unit of Malay, Aklan...
P1.4M CEST project to empower conflict-affected community in Aklan
AS the country is considered to be a natural disaster-prone with a high incidence of poverty, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region...
‘BPO workers’ inclusion in vax priority list to boost economic recovery’
MANILA – The inclusion of workers in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the government’s A4 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination priority list will...
20 ex-rebels complete biz development training
BACOLOD City – Some 20 former rebels under the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPM-P/RPA-ABB) Tabara-Paduano Group (TPG) were...
‘Lowering tariff rates won’t hurt local producers’
MANILA – Lowering tariff rates on rice imports will not hurt Filipino producers as the importation will happen after the local harvest season, according...
SSS reports Q1 2021 online funeral claim transactions up by 13.6%
THE Social Security System (SSS) recorded 11,088 online transactions for funeral benefit claims in the first quarter of 2021, up by 13.6 percent from...