Day: August 5, 2025

Manila: A regular issuance of fixed-rate treasury notes (FXTN) for institutional investors is being considered to provide benchmark rates for such securities. ‘We’re hoping (for it) to be a regular part of our issuance since it’s a way for us to establish new benchmark, because the size is already large,’ National Treasurer Sharon Almazan said during a briefing for the official launch of the 31st retail treasury bond (RTB) issuance on Tuesday. According to Philippines News Agency, last year, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) issued its maiden 10-year FXTN, raising around PHP300 billion. There are no specifics yet for

Bago city: Thirty-three associations in Bago City, Negros Occidental are recipients of more than PHP17 million in total projects under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). On Tuesday, the egg-laying project of San Jose Farmers Association in Barangay Calumangan was launched, led by Mayor Marina Javellana-Yao and association chair Reynaldo Caballero. According to Philippines News Agency, the 28-member association received a seed capital of P500,000 through the DSWD-Negros Island Region (NIR). Project development officer Geljane Premacio mentioned that other organized associations in the city are also on the verge of launching their

Manila: Slowdown of domestic inflation for July 2025 partly boosted investors’ confidence and buoyed the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) Tuesday, but the peso slipped against the greenback. The main stocks gauge rose 0.08 percent to 6,353.63 points, and the All Shares by 0.12 percent to 3,770.94 points. According to Philippines News Agency, most of the sectoral indices also gained during the day, led by Property after it increased by 1.02 percent. It was followed by Services, 0.95 percent; Mining and Oil, 0.93 percent; Holding Firms, 0.26 percent; and Industrial, 0.03 percent. Only the Financials index fell during the day

Baguio city: A total of 455 scholarship slots for various skills and trades are being offered by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority – Cordillera State Institute of Technical Education (TESDA-CSITE). Among the skill sets that can be learned are bartending, electronics installation and maintenance, electronics assembly servicing, trainers methodology, food and beverage services, organic agriculture production, gas metal arc welding, masonry, and shielded metal arc welding, among others, TESDA-CSITE scholarship focal person Beverly Cudli said in an interview. According to Philippines News Agency, these scholarships are available at the five CSITE campuses, which include the main campus at

Bacolod: The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has initiated the procurement process for pesticides worth PHP15 million to aid farmers in the Visayas region affected by the red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) infestation. “We are just completing the necessary documents and the right specifications to immediately procure the pesticides,” stated SRA Board Member David Andrew Sanson, head of the RSSI Task Force. According to Philippines News Agency, the budget comprises PHP10 million allocated by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and PHP5 million from the SRA’s disaster fund. SRA-Visayas data indicates that about 3,284.80 hectares of sugarcane farms in Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental,