Hoping to spark the interest of applicant-Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to start their own ventures, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) conducted a series of pitching sessions showcasing its locally-developed technologies. 'TeknoLokal para Makabagong Bayani' aims to encourage OFWs...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reassured the public on Monday, June 7, that the delivery of social protection programs and services remained unhampered. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD renewed its commitment to continue assisting the vulnerable sectors, after the...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid is seeking passage of a bill establishing a Philippine Entrepreneurs Academy (PEA) that would provide undergraduate and graduate degree programs on entrepreneurship. In filing Senate Bill No. 2205 or the proposed “Philippine Entrepreneurs Academy Act,” Lapid said...
The “Bike for Livelihood” program is doling out over half a thousand bikes nationwide, mostly to those who lost their jobs to the COVID-19 pandemic. Metro Pacific Investments Foundation (MPIF), along with the MVP Group of Companies, recently launched the program in partnership with Gretchen...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo on Monday, May 31, took time to thank her office’s volunteers highlighting their valuable contribution in building the nation. Vice President Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg) “This is also what we believe government must be - a center of...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) isn’t only busy with its coronavirus disease response programs, but it also continuously supports its livelihood programs such as the one for the transport and informal sector. In a live video on Facebook on Wednesday, May 12, Vice President Leni Robredo...
Close to a hundred clusters of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Nueva Ecija are going digital in handling their respective trading businesses thanks to gadgets given to them by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). DIGITAL AGRI TRADING-- Farmer groups in Nueva Ecija are going digital in...
With the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (RA 11494) signed into law, a P10- billion fund has been allotted to The Small Business Corporation (SBCorp), the government’s micro financing arm. SBCorp announced it will start rolling out on Monday, October 26, the P10-billion fund to ensure...
