Pork supply ‘enough’ for holiday season despite ASF threat – DA
THE country’s pork supply will be enough for the upcoming Christmas holidays, even as African swine fever remains “a threat” to the hog industry,...
DBP backs public transport sector recovery
STATE-RUN Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is working with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)...
Cash Agad agents help ensure resilient growth in far-flung VisMin communities
FOR DECADES, residents in far-flung areas in Visayas and Mindanao have been burdened by minimal, if not outright lack of access to banks.
It’s not...
DTI opens CARES fund for MSME loan to pay workers’ 13th month
SAME terms will be applied for small-scale business owners that would like to borrow from the Covid-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) fund for...
Iloilo MSMEs up for online shift, complete digipack training
THE Local Government Integrity Circles (LoGIC) Project in Iloilo Province has extended its digital package training to selected micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)...
Enhance PH cotton production to aid local weavers, DA urged
SEVERAL senators on Monday urged the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) to enhance the country’s cotton production so that local weavers will no...
Purchase limit on disinfectants, face masks lifted
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has removed the quantity limit for the purchase of essential items such as face masks and disinfectants...
Banks up to offer loans to MSMEs for 13th-month pay
PHILIPPINE banks are open to offering borrowing programs to local businesses for them to be able to release the mandated 13th-month pay to employees,...
SSS extends contribution deadline anew
THE Social Security System (SSS) has extended further the contribution payment deadline to Nov. 30 in consideration of those affected by the coronavirus crisis.In...
DA banning cooperatives from rice imports to avoid ‘trader abuse’
COOPERATIVES in the country will be banned from importing rice, Agriculture secretary William Dar said Friday.
At the Senate hearing on agriculture, Sen. Cynthia Villar...