Pag-IBIG Fund earns P22.8-B in H1 2020

TOP officials of Pag-IBIG Fund has reported earnings of over P22.8 billion in the first half of 2020.From January to June, Pag-IBIG Fund’s gross...

LANDBANK, LGUs tie up for economic recovery loan program vs pandemic

THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK), together with the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), the League of Provinces of the...

Megaworld creates unit for digital technology investments

MANILA, Philippines, August 5, 2020 – Andrew Tan-led property giant Megaworld is creating a wholly-owned subsidiary that spearheads the company’s investments and ventures into...
LANDBANK allots P10 billion for the RISE UP LGUs Lending Program available for provincial, city and municipal local government units (LGUs). The loan may be used by LGUs to fund programs and projects that will provide its constituents with basic and support services, social welfare and healthcare, and other infrastructure activities that aim to bring back confidence of the people and spur the local economic activities/businesses after a crisis or pandemic.

LANDBANK rolls out P10-B loan program to help LGUs recover from pandemic

AS THE country takes recovery measures, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) is offering a new lending program to finance development and innovative...

BSP: MECQ shift has ‘limited economic impact’

THE shift back to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will have “limited economic impact,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gov. Benjamin Diokno said yesterday...
A view of Bulabog Beach as seen from the Mt. Luho View Deck in Barangay Yapak, Boracay Island. The beachfront is on the opposite side of Bulabog beach. IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

DENR set to restore Boracay ‘Dead Forest’

BORACAY – Restoration work will soon begin on Boracay’s Wetland No. 6, also known as “Dead Forest,” after the Department of Environment and Natural...

Bakal Lokal to link farmers, micro entreps and consumers in Western Visayas

DIGITAL sales were expected to take over as stores were forced to close because local MSMEs were intensely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Consumers...
The Department of Agriculture turns over “caracows” to the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College – a big help for the school’s agriculture students in terms of instruction, especially for those taking up Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Animal Science. DA-6 PHOTO

DA Livestock Program helps Iloilo agri-school

ILOILO – The Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC), Barotac Viejo campus received 10 heads of “caracow” from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Western...
President Rodrigo Duterte. PCOO

Duterte to telcos: Report LGUs delaying tower permits

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte urged telecommunications service providers to directly report to his Cabinet officials local government units (LGUs) causing delays in the process of...
The Small Business Corp. of the Department of Trade and Industry has secured fresh funding for the COVID-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises program to assist the recovery of small-scale businesses. PNA

DTI secures new funding for MSME loan program

TRADE Secretary Ramon Lopez said the Small Business (SB) Corp., the financing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has been able...