DBP rolls out lending program for MSME recovery
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has rolled out a special lending program that seeks to accelerate the recovery of micro, small and...
Negros Occ. animal farm income up 13.7% in 2020
BACOLOD City – Income of animal farms owned by the Negros Occidental provincial government increased by 13.7 percent in 2020, figures from the Provincial...
Metro Pacific Iloilo Water launches TATAP Ilonggo sustainability program
ILOILO City – Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), a joint venture company of Metro Pacific Water (MPW) and the Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD),...
Stronger laboratory network to fight animal, plant diseases sought
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday it is strengthening its laboratory network system to boost its fight against infectious diseases such as African...
The SM Store Iloilo Delgado celebrates Dinagyang Festival!
It’s that time of the year again when Ilonggos celebrate our beloved Dinagyang Festival! And though many things will be different in 2021, The...
Come Home to AweSM Iloilo
All roads lead closer to home as the City of Love celebrates Dinagyang 2021, with events prepared to ensure strict protocols and complete experience...
Trade dep’t to run after SRP violators
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it is running after vendors who violate suggested retail prices (SRP) for food products.
Trade Secretary Ramon...
PH to import pork from US starting Feb. 1 to address ‘lack of supply’
STARTING Feb. 1, the Philippines will import 54,000 metric tons of pork from the United States and European countries to address the lack of...
Philippines now free of H5N6 bird flu, but monitoring another strain
THE Philippines is now free of the highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu virus, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday, citing a declaration by...
Fast-track corporate tax reform bill, Congress told
THE Philippines’ largest business organization on Monday called on Congress to pass a bill seeking to lower corporate taxes and rationalize fiscal incentives.
The Philippine...