Gov’t won’t be selling assets anytime soon, says Budget chief
THE government will not be selling its properties anytime soon to possibly generate additional funds to boost its COVID-19 response, Budget secretary Wendel Avisado...
Filipino aquaculture workers join ‘FishKwela’
By Juliana Rose PagadorLEARNING online isn’t just for students; it is also for the country’s aquaculture extension workers who listened to lectures and practical...
Gov’t banks on ‘ber’ months to ease economic woes
THE government hopes that retail spending in the last quarter of the year can boost the pandemic-hit economy, Malacañang said Thursday.
“Pagpasok ng ‘ber’ months,...
Antique MSMEs complete repayment of DOST SETUP iFUND
ONE OF the many reasons why local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) cannot level up to improve the marketability of its products and...
Enhanced convergence successfully launched in WV
LOCAL farmers are sure winners as the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) was launched on Oct. 14, 2020 through the partnership of...
‘Distressed’ employers to DOLE: Subsidize 13th month pay of workers
THE labor department will consider the plea of “distressed” employers to subsidize the 13th month pay of their workers, secretary Silvestre Bello said Wednesday.
According...
Higher BOP surplus expected as imports collapse
THE Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects higher dollar inflows this year than earlier expected, given the decline in imports...
World Bank approves $12 billion for COVID vaccines
THE World Bank said Tuesday that it approved $12 billion for developing countries to finance the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and...
DOT inks deal to provide loans to tourism-based small businesses
THE Department of Tourism (DOT) has signed a deal with the state-run Small Business Corporation (SB Corp) for a program to provide loans to...
DOTr, LANDBANK to roll out 6 transport modernization programs
THE Department of Transportation (DOTr), alongside its attached agencies, the Land Transportation and Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Philippine National Railways (PNR),...