Zobel-led Ayala Corporation’s access to yen-denominated loans to fund growth initiatives at competitive rates has been enhanced after being assigned an inaugural foreign currency long-term issuer rating of “A-” by Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR). According to the report released by JCR,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called for a continued and stronger crackdown on online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). He said this amid the observance of National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. Gatchalian previously filed a resolution...
President Marcos has appointed retired police general Isagani Nerez as the new director general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Malacañang said. Retired Gen. Isagani Nerez (Photo courtesy of Pangasinan Police Provincial Office) Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed the...
FOR MONDAY Japan's aid arm is urging more job-generating and value-adding investments in the Philippines' agriculture sector so the domestic vegetable industry can meet the country's food security needs while also tapping into a wealth of business opportunities. Takema Sakamoto, chief...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill calling for the creation of the Magna Carta for Public Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Workers. In filing Senate Bill No. 2927, Legarda cited the importance of DRRM workers to the country and recognize their efforts in a country that has...
Japan's aid agency plans to extend additional loans and grants to the Philippines to not only sustain infrastructure development but also strengthen defenses in disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines chief representative Takema...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) expects more small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines to access financing more easily through its ongoing joint credit initiative with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). JICA Philippines and the BSP on Wednesday, Dec. 11, launched...
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is committed to assisting the Philippines in rolling out quality road and bridge infrastructure projects paving the way towards inclusive, resilient as well as sustainable growth and development. "JICA is in the unique position to support the...
Ayala Healthcare Holdings Inc. (AC Health), a member of the Zobel-led Ayala Group, is leading the private sector’s efforts to fight the HIV epidemic in the Philippines through a partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID). In a statement, the country’s oldest...
President Marcos has created an Inter-Agency Committee on International Humanitarian Law (IAC-IHL) that will serve as a national committee tasked to assist the government in raising awareness on international humanitarian law. (President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.) The IAC-IHL was created through...
The Senate will be leaving former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s fate in the hands of the Philippine courts as the panel hearing her alleged involvement in the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) concluded its investigation into the case. Senate deputy...
The US government’s aid arm has extended over $8-million (more than P471-million) assistance so far this year to Philippine communities badly hit by a string of strong typhoons that battered the country. In a Nov. 19 statement, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said...
