DBP welcomes newly-appointed officials

State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) welcomes two new members of its Board of Directors  --  Rafael L. Reyes and Jeannie N. Sandoval. Director...

The SM Store Iloilo & Delgado LGU Week

A holiday treat for Iloilo’s Government Employees is here! The SM Store Iloilo & Delgado is hosting their LGU week from December 7 to 11,...
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DOE receives 14 applications for oil, gas exploration

DEPARTMENT of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi said the agency has received 14 applications for oil and gas exploration activities to search for untapped...
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Gov’t to offer over 21K jobs in online jobs fair this week

OVER 21,000 jobs, both local and overseas, will be offered in an online Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) jobs fair later this week. According...
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PH mulls P5.024-T nat’l budget for 2022, says Budget chief

THE government is looking at proposing a P5.024 trillion budget for 2022, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado said in a public press briefing, as the...
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Telcos, internet providers told to prepare for surge in internet traffic during holidays

THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has asked all public telcos and internet providers to prepare for the expected surge in internet traffic during the holiday...
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Sagging seatbelt? Here’s how you deal with it

SEATBELTS make our car journeys far safer. In fact, we now have laws that require their use. However, as seatbelts get older, they don’t work quite...
Farmers thresh rice at a ricefield in San Joaquin, Iloilo. PHOTO COURTESY OF KENNARD MONDRAGON VIA DA WESTERN VISAYAS

TO RAMP UP ECONOMIC RECOVERY: Iloilo to hold investment forum on Dec. 9-10

ILOILO is on the move to jumpstart economic activity with an investment forum on Dec. 9 to 10 first in line. The Iloilo Investment Forum...
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No need for Bayanihan 3 – DOF chief

FINANCE Secretary Carlos Dominguez III discounted the need for another stimulus measure, citing the plan to use unused Bayanihan to Recover as One Act...
Domestic economy remains among the strongest in the region and even with the major economies around the world, says economist Michael Ricafort. YAHOO

PH November inflation quickens to 21-month high on higher food prices

PHILIPPINE inflation quickened in November to a 21-month high driven by higher food prices caused by destructive storms and typhoons which ravaged the country,...