The SM Store Iloilo Delgado 11:11 Sale

SALE Season is here and The SM Store Iloilo & Delgado are all for it! Customers get to enjoy special promotions and major price drops...
Farmers in Iloilo’s Balasan town received 500 heads of native chicken as livelihood intervention under the Typhoon Ursula Rehabilitation Program of the Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas. DA WESTERN VISAYAS/FB

Balasan farmers get agri boost under ‘Ursula’ rehab program

ILOILO City – Farmers in Iloilo’s Balasan town received 500 heads of native chicken as livelihood intervention under the Typhoon Ursula Rehabilitation Program of...
World Bank lowers its growth forecasts for the Philippine economy, citing the delayed passage of the 2019 national budget and Philippine government’s spending ban on new projects before the May midterm elections. INVESTVINE

PH economy sees second worst contraction on record in Q3

THE Philippines got hit by the second worst quarterly contraction in its economy on record in the third quarter. At 11.5 percent, the third...
The country’s crops output – which accounted for around 53 percent of the agricultural sector’s total production – rose 4.8 percent as the paddy rice harvest grew 15.2 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. JOMARIE ROMAQUIN/DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PHOTO

Philippines Q3 agri output up 0.7% year on year

PHILIPPINE agricultural output grew at an annual pace of 0.7 percent in the third quarter, slower than the year-ago rise of 2.3 percent, led...

PSA revises Q2 GDP downward to -16.9%

THE Philippine economy performed worse than earlier reported in the second quarter given revisions concerning trade, real estate, and financial insurance activities, the government...
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Payment of local taxes, fees extended to Dec. 19 – DOF

PAYMENT of local taxes, fees and charges imposed by local government units are extended to Dec. 19 this year, the Finance department said on...

SM City Iloilo officially lights 40ft. Christmas Tree

The 40ft. Christmas Tree at SM City Iloilo was officially lighted at the Northpoint November 7, 2020.The mall celebrates the Ilonggo spirit showcasing Ilonggos...

Calinog, Janiuay brgys get irrigation pipelines, agroforestry support facilities

CONVENIENT access to clean water will soon be realized in far-flung barangays of Caratagan and Marandig in the town of Calinog and Atimonan, Janiuay,...
Electronic and printed editions of the Watchtower magazine entitled “What Is God’s Kingdom?” will be distributed in November during a global campaign.

Jehovah’s Witnesses initiate Global Campaign

THROUGHOUT November 2020, Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide will distribute the issue of the “Watchtower”magazine entitled “What Is God’s Kingdom?” The answer to that question hascaptivated...
BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno. Photo courtesy of PNA

Cybercrimes up during early days of lockdown – BSP chief

CYBER threats increased during the earlier days of the community quarantine, but these have been addressed by financial institutions’ tough stance against online crimes. In...