To comply with the reserve requirement, banks have released P14.9 billion more loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) for the month of September alone, based on Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data. MB file photo. This brings the average daily balance of bank loans to MSMEs to P120.9...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is incentivizing local enterprises for them to adopt to digital technologies because while majority of enterprises are aware of the need to transform digitally many of them are facing various constraints, particularly the lack of capital. DTI...
It’s a gathering of almost anything and everything Filipino in the 4th edition of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) that features at least 145 titles — 67 full-length films and 78 short films. The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), as organizer of the PPP, extends the call...
Consent of parents or legal guardians of students below 18 years should be secured first before schools can start recording webcam-supported online discussions to ensure personal data of minors are protected. These are among the guidelines contained in Advisory No. 2020-1 that the Data Privacy...
And other ways the craft empowers PH and the Filipinos Photo by Bagane Fiola from the British Council The Philippines is among the many countries that are blessed to have a weaving culture. Every region has its own handloom tradition that dates back to pre-colonial times. What started as textiles...
After Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Delapuz Lim informed Film Development Council of the Philippines Chair Liza Dino in a letter dated July 21 that they have withdrawn her appointment as member of the Executive Committee of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF),...
Paul Weller Paul Weller recently released the album “On Sunset.” The 62-year-old musical chameleon, best known for his seminal punk pop band The Jam, his new wave duo The Style Council, and countless solo work that covers rock, soul, R&B and electronic music (to name a few), was spurred by...
Joyce Bernal (Instagram) After getting turned down to shoot by the Sagada Municipal Council, director Joyce Bernal experienced rejection anew, this time from the local government of Banaue. Early this week, the OIC of Sagada COVID-19 task force cited the municipal’s strict quarantine ordinance as...
Joyce Bernal The Sagada council has denied the request of director Joyce Bernal to shoot in the tourist resort town, with the video supposedly to be used for the upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA). Vice Mayor Felicito Dula, the OIC of Sagada COVID-19 task force, cited the municipal’s...
