On the anticipated release of the P100-billion coco levy fund, another veto is coconut farmers’ last hope after the House version of Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (Coco Levy Act) was passed on third and final reading and turned out to be “worse than the Senate version of the law”....
Cebu Pacific (CEB) has extended its flexible options for Unlimited Rebooking and Travel Fund until March 31, 2021. "It may take time before trust and confidence in air travel is restored, that is why we decided to extend our flexible booking options until the first quarter of 2021,” announced...
GCash, the digital financial services firm of Globe Telecom, Inc., will fund a massive government-led re-forestation of Ipo Watershed, which is one of Metro Manila’s sources of freshwater. A statement showed that through donations generated from GCash, the Department of Environment and Natural...
The senate proposal to use excess rice tariff collections exclusively for cash aid for farmers may be discriminatory to some farmers, a top official from the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said. In a statement, FFF National Manager Raul Montemayor said the proposal, which is contained in...
The National Development Company (NDC), the investment arm of the government, will start providing equity financing to qualified innovative startups with high growth potential to further support the development of the Philippine startup ecosystem. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez...
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) started the mass registration of coconut farmers to update the National Coconut Farmers Registry System (NCFRS), a concrete database of coconut farmers, ahead of the forthcoming release of the P100-billion coco levy fund. (MB FILE, Keith Bacongco) In several...
The Macquarie Group Foundation has joined the Australian government initiative to fund women led and owned small and medium enterprises in Southeast Asian region with investments of more than P43 million (or AUD 1.25 million). The Investing in Women RISE Fund-Responsive Interventions Supporting...
If you were to paint 2020 on a single canvas, what would the image look like? They say, "a photo is worth a thousand words," but with all the challenges Filipinos are facing now, many would just want to drop the paintbrush and forget the whole year. But the fight still continues for many local...
International pageant shoe designer Jojo Bragais has launched a fund-raising campaign that will help fellow Bicolanos who were affected by super typhoon Rolly last Sunday. Bragais uploaded on Facebook photos of his barangay in Tabaco, Albay that was heavily-damaged by the super typhoon. His caption...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will withdraw nearly P800 million from its Quick Response Fund (QRF) to assist farmers, fishermen, and livestock raisers that were severely affected by Typhoon Quinta. Typhoon Quinta flattens a banana plantation in Dayap, Pola, Oriental Mindoro when it made its...
Pag-IBIG Fund is offering up to six months of payment relief, more affordable amortization, and waived penalties under its special restructuring program to help home loan borrowers cope during the pandemic, top executives announced on Monday (Oct. 19). Secretary Eduardo D. del Rosario, who serves...
State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) committed to support more farmers' groups after extending a total of P20.86 billion in outstanding loans to as many as 1,081 cooperatives and farmers’ associations as of end-August. LandBank President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo In a statement,...
