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,...
The country’s largest organization of real estate and housing industry players expressed its support for the immediate passage of House Bills 3541 and 3837, which seek to create a Comprehensive Home Financing Program (CHFP) that will make all income-earning Filipinos entitled to fixed,...
Environment organization World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines welcomes its newest ambassador – Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach . The third Filipina to bring home the Miss Universe crown, Pia joins the WWF family as an ally and advocate for the conservation of the Philippines’ natural...
