The local stock market plunged after the government announced a hard lockdown just a few days after saying it is not necessary. The main index fell 226.30 points or 3.48 percent to close at 6,273.23 with the Property and Holding Firms counters suffering the biggest losses. Volume improved to 1.81...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said cash aid and accelerated vaccination program would help in partly reversing the negative impact of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) on the economy. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said Friday, July 30, that...
Affection8 Consumer Goods Trading became the country’s first online cosmetic store to pre-commercialize the Department of Science and Technology- Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI) halal cosmetic products. Online cosmetic store Affection8 Consumer Goods Trading, through its...
The number of Filipino couples using family planning services increased last year amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Artem Everest/ Unsplash) This was disclosed by Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive Director Juan Antonio A. Perez III during...
The local stock market paused from its slide following gains in the US and the announcement of quarantine measures that were less stringent than feared. The PSEi gained 23.50 points or 0.36 percent to close at 6,496.53 with the Mining and Oil counter leading the advance of all sectors. Volume...
After a record run, fish unloading st the country’s regional fish ports has been declining due to persistent downpour, which was intensified by Typhoon Fabian last week. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) reported that the country's Regional Fish...
The governments of Japan and the Philippines have successfully concluded the conduct of the 11th High-Level Joint Committee Meeting on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation between the two countries. In the virtual meeting held on Wednesday, July 28, both sides recognized the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) bared Wednesday, July 28, the launch of a national study on online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) in the country, and an online poll on Filipino kids in a move to raise public awareness against all forms of violence against...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has invested more than P1 billion for water-related research and development (R&D) to ensure the country’s water sustainability. (S4CP Facebook page) The DOST said from 2016 to 2021, the total budget it invested for water-related R&D...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has announced that a research and development center which seeks to increase competitiveness of the country’s garlic and other agri-food...
Seeking to empower more communities and ensure people-centered development, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has officially launched the Additional Financing (AF) of the Kapit-Bisig sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services - National...
More than P11-million worth of relief assistance has been extended to the families affected by southwest monsoon rains enhanced by typhoon “Fabian,” the Department of Social Welfare and Development said Wednesday, July 28. (DSWD-DROMIC Facebook page) The DSWD’s Disaster Response Operations...
