State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has extended a PHP1.6-billion financing assistance to Luzon Alliance Medical Center, Inc. (LAMCI) to boost the accessibility and quality of health care in the Central Luzon region, a top official said. DBP president and chief executive officer Emmanuel Herbosa said the loan to LAMCI was granted under the DBP Strategic Healthcare Investment for Enhanced Lending (DBP SHIELD) program and would be used to finance the construction of an eight-story hospital building and the purchase of various medical equipment. “DBP remains responsive to the need to provide sustainable financing to stakeholders in the public
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said it is high time to focus on the welfare of all backyard raisers in the country. If he wins in the May 9 elections, Marcos said the backyard raisers will receive enough support from the national government. One strategy that should be focused on is how to give backyard farmers a discount on buying commercial feeds. Although organic farming is supported, Marcos is aware that it is inevitable that rural people will consume commercialized pork, chicken, and fish. “Isa sa dahilan kung bakit maraming backyard raisers ang nalulugi at nadidismayang huwag nang ituloy
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Antonio T. Kho Jr. was formally sworn in Thursday as the latest appointee of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the Supreme Court (SC). Kho, 56, took his oath as the 193rd Associate Justice of the high court before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the en banc session hall. He replaced Associate Justice Rosmari Carandang who retired last January 9. SC spokesperson Bryan Keith Hosaka said Kho’s appointment papers were received by the tribunal on Wednesday. Kho was born in 1966 in Sulu, Jolo. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the San Beda
The Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO) of Ligao City together with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is conducting free birth, marriage, and death registration on Thursday. Delia Prepotente, city civil registrar, said it is an annual activity in line with the Civil Registration Month this February and in accordance with the law. “We will be accepting late and no late registrations for free,” Prepotente said in a text message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA). She added that they are expecting more or less 100 individuals who will avail of the free registration. Prepotente reminded the public to bring the
