The local market continued to plunge with the entry of the Delta variant which is making the government consider the reimposition of more stringent quarantine measures. The PSEi fell 110.99 points or 1.68 percent to close at 6,476.21 with the Financials and Industrial counters leading the bloodbath...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) have sealed the deal for the construction of the Philippines’ second Agri-Industrial Business Corridor (ABC), which will be dedicated to freshwater aquaculture products as well as the yield from urban farming. A...
The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) is set to deploy 15 additional reefer vans as part of government efforts to boost the transportation of frozen fishery products in Metro Manila and nearby areas. PFDA recently turned over 15 new DA ON THE GO (iOTG) reefer vans during a ribbon...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) maintained its growth forecasts for the Philippines despite the resurgence of coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia that also posed a threat in the local economy. ADB HQ In its Asian Development Outlook Supplement released Tuesday, July 20, the ADB said it is...
President Rodrigo R. Duterte will propose at least P5-trillion national budget before his term ends. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte Already, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), an inter-agency body tasked to set the macroeconomic targets of the country, approved late Monday, a...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) scored the Makabayan bloc in Congress on Tuesday, July 20, for allegedly spreading lies about the Barangay Development Program (BDP). Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (DILG photo) Bayan Muna Rep Eufemia Cullamat earlier branded DILG Secretary...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, July 19, asked its employees to be "extra vigilant" and not to fall prey to scammers posing as agency officials. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD issued the stern warning after one of its employees in Agusan del Sur reported to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 19, that it is set to conduct information caravans on government’s programs and services that can be accessed by urban poor communities. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD bared its participation in the Presidential...
Those residents living in areas in Visayas and Mindanao that have been placed under lockdown can count on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD said Monday, July 19, that it “is ready” to augment the resources of the local government...
President Duterte’s economic team is now seeing a brighter light at end of the tunnel as the inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) expressed optimism that the Philippine economy may return to its pre-pandemic levels by next year. DBCC The DBCC, which sets the macroeconomic...
The local stock market fell as investors continued selling after news of the presence of local cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant. The main index dropped 106.63 points or 1.59 percent to close at 6,587.20 as the Property sector led in the retreat across the board. Volume improved to 2.11 billion...
The U.S. Peace Corps volunteers may soon be deployed to the Philippines to help build better lives for poor communities in the country. (Screenshot from DSWD website) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, July 19, that U.S. Peace Corps-Philippines, led by newly...
