October 21, 2022

Quarantine inspectors in Negros Occidental shipped backed PHP151,195 worth of pork products to the neighboring Iloilo province after these items have been banned here starting Oct. 14, following a reported incidence of African swine fever (ASF) in Oton, Iloilo.   The items were part of the PHP165,025 in total pork products seized in various ports…

The Northern Samar provincial government has announced the completion of the first two projects funded through the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) in conflict-stricken Hitapian village in Catubig town.   The provincial government said on Friday the PHP4.8 million worth of completed projects including a two-classroom school building and a barangay health station were…

Finance ministers from 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies convened in Bangkok on Thursday to address the risks of inflation and to promote new growth drivers in the Asia-Pacific region.   APEC finance ministers convened against the backdrop of an adverse global environment – where recovery from the pandemic remains fragile and rising inflation…