BTr to resume partial ops today

MANILA – The Treasury bill (T-bill) auction scheduled on Monday will push through as the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) resumes partial operations after Friday’s work...
DTI Negosyo Center business counselor in Pandan town Gemma Montoya monitors supply of basic necessities in a store in Antique. The Department of Trade and Industry Antique Provincial Office on Thursday assured there is still enough supply of necessities in the province. DTI ANTIQUE

Antique has ample supply of basic necessities, says DTI

SAN JOSE, Antique – Business establishments in the province of Antique has enough supply of basic necessities, the Department of Trade and Industry assured the public...
Crablets produced in the mangrove crab hatchery of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department in Tigbauan, Iloilo where simple adjustments in feeding and water change doubled crablet production. PHOTO BY DEVCOM SECTION

Good news for crab farmers: Simple techniques double crablet production

by Joesyl Marie de la Cruz CRAB farmers will be happier, and the environment hopefully better, with recent improvements at the mangrove crab hatchery of the...
Businessmen can apply for loans at the Department of Trade and Industry’s Negosyo Centers after the lockdown, which is scheduled to end on April 12. ABS-CBN

Small, medium enterprises can avail up to P500,000 loan – trade chief

SMALL and medium enterprises can avail of loans up to P500,000 to reboot from the coronavirus lockdown, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Friday. The government is offering...

PSEi rebounds on last minute hunt for bargains

SHARE prices on the Philippine Stock Exchange ended the week on a positive note Friday as investors’ hunt for cheaper stocks pulled the market up towards...
PHOTO COURTESY OF MMDA

Pandemic to slow PH economy ‘substantially’ – ADB

MANILA – The coronavirus pandemic could “significantly” slow Philippine economic growth this year before rebounding in 2021, the Asian Development Bank said Friday. Gross domestic product could...
Volunteers distribute goods in Barangay Batis, San Juan City on Mar. 23, 2020. ABS-CBN

P100-B for first tranche of cash aid released

MANILA - The Department of Budget and Management said Friday it released an initial P100 billion to fund the state’s cash aid program for poor families...
Rice farmers harvest palay in Bago City, Negros Occidental last month. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the P5-million fund of the provincial government allocated for the procurement of palay is still available. PNA BACOLOD

Philippines gets Vietnam’s commitment for continuous rice supply

MANILA - The Philippines said Thursday it secured Vietnam’s commitment for continuous rice supply, which may include 300,000 tons in imports under an existing bilateral trade agreement. Vietnam,...

UPMG releases statement on COVID-19 pandemic

THE United Print Media Group (UPMG), the largest group of publication companies in the country, stands as one with various sectors in this all-out war against...

LANDBANK backs LGUs with P10-B emergency loan vs COVID-19

THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) is launching a new lending program to help Local Government Units (LGUs) on the purchase of goods and procurement...