The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has its own way of empowering women and prioritizing them, and this by providing them with skills training and livelihood programs. (TESDA/Manila Bulletin) In a statement, TESDA Director General Danilo Cruz said that the agency has...
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program logo (FACEBOOK) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) so far identified 750,000 households that will replace the graduate-beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), said Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Friday, Feb. 10....
Ranking House members led by Speaker Martin Romualdez are batting for the creation, operation, administration, and coordination of so-called Special Agricultural Growth Zones (SAGZ) in the Philippines. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) For this purpose, Speaker Romualdez; House...
TOKYO, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said that Japan would provide public-private assistance worth Y600 billion in support of the Marcos administration's Philippine Development Plan (PDP). Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio greets members of the Philippine delegation for...
Local share prices dropped again on concern over inflation and the possibility of more interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The main index fell by 80.29 points or 1.16 percent to close at 6,842.79 with the Industrial sector leading the retreat. Volume...
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian led the distribution of emergency shelter assistance to families affected by typhoon Odette in the ceremonial payout of assistance in the municipality of General Luna, Surigao Del Norte on February 8, 2023. (DSWD) Department of...
The local stock market regained some lost ground as investors were cheered by higher US stocks after the Fed cited lower consumer prices. The main index rose by 41.82 points or 0.61 percent to close at 6,923.08 as the Mining and Oil sector led the advance while Conglomerates lagged behind. Volume...
The Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development is fine-tuning a bill giving an advance cash gift of P10,000 to 80- to 90-year-old senior citizens on top of the P100,000 given to Filipino centenarians. The fine-tuning of Senate Bill No. 21 filed by Senator Ramon “Bong”...
Malacañang announced that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has set aside P326.97 million intended to boost the onion industry. (Photo courtesy of DA) The allocated fund will be used for onion production, production-related equipment, farm inputs, and cold storage facilities, according to the...
The country's unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent in December 2022 as against 6.6 percent in December 2021, but the full-year unemployment rate remained below its pre-pandemic average, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the PSA report on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the...
Local share prices dropped further after the government announced a higher-than-expected inflation rate for January. The main index lost 55.35 points or 0.80 percent to close at 6,881.26 with the Services sector seeing the biggest drop while Conglomerates and Miners managed to advance. Volume...
National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) has closed its fifth securitization exercise called “BALAI Shelter Compliance ABS” involving total issuance worth around P715.152 million. Securitized is a portion of the socialized housing loan portfolio NHMFC acquired from the Home...
