Anak Mindanao (AMIN) Partylist Rep. Amihilda Sangcopan has called for an end to forced and fixed child marriages that remain a practice in the Philippines, more particularly in areas in Mindanao. Child marriage Sangcopan aired the appeal as she reiterated the call for the swift passage of...
A local machine shop in Zamboanga Sibugay is now a licensee of the Department of Science and Technology-Metals Industry Research and Development Center’s (DOST-MIRDC) abaca fiber stripping technology. (DOST-MIRDC) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said a non-exclusive limited...
The local stock market managed to end higher even after posting losses early in the trading due to a downgrade in the country’s growth target by the government. The main index advanced 38.33 points or 0.57 percent to close at 6,718.51 as Holding Firms continue lead forward with only the...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), University of The Philippines-Manila (UPM), and Fondazione Italiana Fegato (FIF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) seeking to develop and promote scientific and technological...
The Delta variant-driven lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of the virus triggered the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) to significantly slash its economic growth outlook for the year. The DBCC, an inter-agency body tasked to set the country’s macroeconomic targets, further...
Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) wants to reduce the dependence of local canned sardines makers on imported tomato paste and sauce coming from China by re-aligning the government agency’s massive vegetable development program, which will now prioritize tomato production. Mindanao...
The local stock market rallied for the third day as investors are becoming more optimistic over the country’s COVID situation. The main index jumped 118.77 points or 1.81 percent to close at 6,680.18 led by the Holding Firms and Property counters although the Mining and Oil sector continued to...
A multi-sectoral group hit the Department of Health (DOH) for "deficiencies" in P67-billion coronavirus disease (COVID-19) funds, saying it's a "clear disregard" for people's health and wellbeing. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The DOH has been under public scrutiny recently after the Commission on...
The local stock market added more gains following better remittances data and in anticipation of positive earnings reports from overseas. The main index hiked 47.73 points or 0.73 percent to close at 6,562.41 as the Property sector continued to lead the advance while the Mining and Oil counter was...
The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), an inter-agency body tasked to set the government’s macroeconomic targets, will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, August 18, to reassess the country’s recovery amid the mutating coronavirus. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III But ahead of the...
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) and Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) have signed a deal for a 15.62-hectares reclamation project that would be part of the development and rehabilitation of Navotas Fish Port Complex (NFPC), the largest fish port in Southeast Asia. (Unsplash)...
The local stock market jumped as investors scooped up bargains following last Friday’s huge drop in share prices. The main index rose 193.49 points or 3.06 percent to close at 6,513.68 as the battered Holding Firms sector led the rally with only the Mining and Oil counter retreating. 26645 Volume...
