Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III is luring Japanese investors, saying the country's strong financial position and game-changing initiatives have solidified the Philippines’ “brightening economic prospects.” During a recent Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) for key government officials...
TransUnion Philippines has launched a one-stop credit scoring solution to ensure Filipino adults get improved scores and facilitate approvals of their credits. Dubbed CreditVision Link, the solution provides lenders with an enhanced ability to provide credit to millions of potentially valid...
The Philippines has a “moderate” risk of corruption in its defense and security sectors, according to a recent assessment of a global transparency movement based in the United Kingdom. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) The country was placed...
In an aim to boost the customer service sector in Central Luzon, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) there has partnered SM Foundation, Inc. (SMFI), the agency announced on Thursday, Nov. 25. TESDA SECRETARY ISIDRO LAPEÑA (MANILA BULLETIN) TESDA and SMFI, together with...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, Nov. 26 that China has no right to make the Filipino people feel threatened or unsafe in their own seas. In a statement, Hontiveros said that she stands with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in his assertion that Chinese personnel taking pictures and videos...
Vaccination of a minor in Taguig (Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its call to all eligible Filipinos to participate in the government's national vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Nov. 29 to Dec.1. “The massive vaccination drive aims to increase...
The country’s diving industry is now ready to welcome foreign visitors as more than 95 percent of workers in accredited dive establishments already received their vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Friday, Nov. 26. A diver swims past a...
The government will distribute direct cash assistance of P5,000 to as many as 59,125 farmers in Nueva Ecija to be funded from the excess rice import tariff collection under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). The Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched this week RCEF’s Rice...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is looking at vaccinating about 13.5 million children aged five to 11 once the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program covers that specific age group. “We have about 13.5 million targeted five to 11 years old individuals,” said Department of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported close to 1,000 fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, Nov. 25. There were 975 more people who got infected with SARS-CoV-2 or the virus that causes COVID-19, the DOH said. These cases were added to the country's running tally of cases...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is pushing to include the Philippines' bike lane routes in the popular real-time navigation app Google Maps to help cyclists on their daily commutes. 08232020_BIKELANE_ROMERO-1024x683 In a statement on Thursday, Nov. 25, Transportation Secretary Arthur P....
While it recognized the plight of all public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers amid the pandemic and the hike in fuel prices, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said the government's fuel subsidy program is currently allocated for jeepney drivers only. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
