DBP grants P100-million credit line to truck body manufacturer

STATE-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) granted a P100-million revolving credit line to Centro Manufacturing Corporation (CMC) to finance its working capital requirements...
A man repacks sugar in packets on sale at a public market in Taguig City. REUTERS

SRA amends sugar allocation to ensure stable supply

MANILA – To ensure the stable supply of sugar, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) revised its sugar allocation this year. The initial projection of national...

Here’s to celebrating the Filipina all month long at Festive Walk Iloilo; Women stay...

THE Filipina is winning at Festive Walk Iloilo’s Women’s Month celebration in the whole month of March! The premier lifestyle mall in Iloilo is...
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PCSO rejoins Bayanihan Act for fire victims

THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) rejoined the special crisis intervention team assembled by the Office of the President, headed by Sen. Lawrence Christopher...
The Pop-Up Earth Market held at May’s Organic Garden in Bacolod City from March 27 to 28, 2021. Earth Markets is an international network of markets that work under the principles of slow food. DA-WV/FACEBOOK

NegOcc pioneers ‘slow food travel’ model in PH

BACOLOD City – Negrense advocates are pioneering the slow food travel model in the Philippines, which is also a first-of-its-kind outside Europe. Organic food producer...
With coronavirus vaccines in sight, local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are rolling out their plans for procurement and inoculation. Four LGUs in the region are forging tripartite agreements with the national government and British vaccine maker AstraZeneca. REUTERS

How to transport vaccines around hot, humid Philippines?

ACQUIRING vaccines is one challenge, transporting them is another. How do we safely transport vaccines that need to be kept cooler than Antarctic temperatures? In...

NegOcc gives P12M for MSMEs rehab program

BACOLOD City – The provincial government of Negros Occidental allocated P12 million for the implementation of an initiative called Rehabilitation Program for Micro-Businesses affected...
Using scythe, these farmers in Oton, Iloilo harvest rice crops amid the scorching heat of the sun. Sen. Francis Pangilinan urged the government to directly buy agricultural and fisheries products from farmers and fisherfolks to help them survive the pandemic. PANAY NEWS PHOTO

Buy food assistance from farmers, fisherfolks, gov’t urged

MANILA – Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Monday proposed that the national government should buy the food assistance it will provide to those affected by...

LANDBANK retail treasury bond sales reach P124.39B

STATE-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) generated a total of P124.39 billion in sales for the recently concluded Retail Treasury Bonds Tranche 25...