An international association of development banks and financial institutions recognized the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for promoting energy efficiency. The Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) gave DBP’s Energy Efficiency Savings...
State-owned Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it would launch a housing program for government workers next year. In a statement, Wick Veloso, GSIS President and General Manager said the pension fund signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Human Settlements...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a bill seeking to promote access to quality legal education by providing free tuition and other school fees to deserving students in state universities and colleges (SUCs). In filing Senate Bill (SB) 1610, Tulfo also sought to increase the shortage of workforce in the...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay proudly announced on Monday, Dec. 19, that the city has been awarded by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) as the over-all champion local government unit (LGU) in the Manila Bay Clean-up Rehabilitation and Preservation Program (MBCRPP). Representatives...
Australia is now offering a fellowship program to help social entrepreneurs or sociopreneurs from Southeast Asian countries develop their leadership skills and learn to forge cross-cultural connections. An advisory from the Australian Embassy in Manila said the Land Down Under is recruiting 15...
The upgrade of the Monsanas- Upper Dimorok-Lower Dimorok Road will improve mobility and the transport of goods in Zamboanga del Sur, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Monday, Dec. 19. DPWH Regional Office 9 Director Cayamombao D. Dia reported that the newly-paved...
Sixteen indigent members of micro and small cooperatives received medical assistance at the launching of Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)'s Program on Medical Assistance for Cooperatives (PMAC). (COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FACEBOOK) CDA...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should increase its coverage for outpatient hemodialysis to a maximum of 156 sessions for next year, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go noted that currently PhilHealth members and their dependents who are diagnosed with stage 5 chronic kidney...
Officials of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) have started exploratory talks with Indonesia for a cadet exchange program between the two countries. The Cadet Exchange Program was among the highlights during the meeting between PNPA officials and the Indonesian National Police (INP) led...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Dec. 12 a total of 8,292 new Covid-19 cases recorded during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH disclosed that daily average cases is now at 1,185 which is 7 percent higher than cases from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4. The agency also...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista have agreed to help expedite the distribution of fuel subsidies to thousands of tricycle drivers nationwide. The two met on Friday, December 9, to discuss the concerns of thousands of tricycle drivers who have yet to receive...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that while the unemployment rate in the Philippines is now decreasing, the government should still pursue its COVID-19 vaccination program in order to hasten the country’s economic recovery. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography said...
