The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Office (MSMEO) of the provincial government of Ilocos Norte is rolling out again its micro-financing assistance program to help micro and small entrepreneurs affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The micro-financing assistance program was first launched in October 2020 to …
Read MoreThe Philippine government is allocating some USD50,000 (approximately PHP2.4 million) to support the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund for 2021.
“The peacebuilding architecture evolved from an afterthought in the peace process to a principle governing all UN engagements in preventive actions, peacemaking, peacekeeping and post-conflict recovery …
Read MoreThe Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended Wednesday in the negative territory again ahead of the country’s fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) report while the peso finished sideways against the US dollar.
The main equities index shed 1.63 percent, or 113.55 points, …
Read MorePolice arrested three “top priority targets” and five newly-identified drug personalities and seized some PHP450,800 worth of illegal drugs in anti-drug operations in Zamboanga del Norte and this city, a police official said Wednesday.
Brig. Gen. Ronaldo Genaro Ylagan, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director, identified …
Read MoreMalacañang on Tuesday assured that the government would continue to allot funds for the hiring of contact tracers nationwide.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave the assurance following the recent announcement of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that it is facing “budget …
Read MoreResidents in Barangay Ibona, Dingalan town in this province have availed of different kinds of public services during the conduct of Serbisyo Caravan on Monday.
Lt. Col. Reandrew Rubio, commander of the Army’s 91st Infantry Battalion, said Tuesday that local government units, agencies, and partners …
Read MoreTen of 25 Fraser’s dolphins that were stranded in a coastal village in Del Gallego town, Camarines Sur province on Tuesday morning were found dead, possibly due to trauma caused by blast fishing, an official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said.…
Read MoreThe local stock market declined Tuesday after recovering the previous day as investors watched developments in the United States, among others, but the peso managed to keep its sideways close against the greenback.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 1.33 percent, or 94.34 points, …
Read MoreA free trip awaits Antiqueños in Metro Manila who will take the maiden voyage of the roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel owned by Starlite Ferries, Inc. from Batangas to Antique on February 2.
“Starlite will be providing a free trip for Antiqueños who had been displaced from …
Read MoreThe Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), along with partner national government agencies and 18 pilot local government units (LGUs), will be launching the first phase of the Central Business Portal (CBP), an online one-stop shop for registering business in the country on Jan. 28.
The ARTA’s …
Read MorePasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday said while the local government does not force its residents to get Covid-19 vaccine shots, he encouraged residents to get inoculated for their own safety.
“Hindi naman po ito sapilitan pero ako po hinihikayat ko po ang mga …
Read MoreChina overtook the United States as the world’s top destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, showing China’s growing influence on the world economic stage, the BBC reported Monday.
Experts said the figures “underline China’s move toward the center of the global economy, which …
Read MoreThe Philippine Statistics Authority in Caraga Region (PSA-13) said the Labor Force Survey (LFS) in the area will start in February this year, as mandated by the PSA Board Resolution No. 08 series of 2020.
“The monthly LFS will be conducted in between quarterly (regular …
Read MoreThe vendors’ cooperative in Carbon Public Market on Tuesday appealed to the local government to reconsider its decision to privatize the city’s biggest government-run market.
The Cebu Market Vendors Multipurpose Cooperative (CEMVEDCO) said if Cebu Carbon Market will be run by a private entity, it …
Read MoreThe House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading a proposal granting the President the power to suspend the scheduled increases in the contribution rates of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
The chamber passed via voice vote House Bill 8461, which seeks to …
Read More-Police arrested the “top 7 priority target” drug personality in the Zamboanga Sibugay town of Ipil, an official said Tuesday.
Capt. Edwin Duco, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer, identified the suspect as Jayson Generoso Carpila, 23, who was arrested in a buy-bust around 2:30 …
Read MoreNegros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson as well as 18 employees of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) provincial office went on self-isolation on Tuesday after they were exposed to a coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) case during an event here last week.…
Read MoreThe Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has ordered the grant of a PHP144-million tax refund to Toyota Motor Philippines Corporation for imported automobiles and parts.
In a Jan. 19 decision made public on Tuesday, the CTA’s First Division through Presiding Justice Roman D. Del Rosario …
Read MoreThe mayor of Tanauan, Leyte tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, the seventh local chief executive in Eastern Visayas who contracted the deadly virus.
In a social media post of the local government, Mayor Pelagio Tecson Jr., 53, confirmed that he and his wife Penelope, …
Read MoreThe provincial government of Antique resumes its People’s Day on Tuesday after it was temporarily stopped last year due to the implementation of strict quarantine measures in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
“People had been waiting for their requested Aid to Individuals in …
Read MoreThe provincial government of Sarangani will expand this year its disaster mitigation and preparedness activities to better prepare communities and residents against possible major disasters or calamities.
Rene Punzalan, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said Tuesday they are currently coordinating …
Read MoreA total of 39 personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) were assigned to the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (IACT) on Tuesday to help enforce traffic laws in Metro Manila.
In a Facebook post, the PCG said the 39 personnel were part of the 463 …
Read MoreNot letting up on its pandemic response efforts, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that its food assistance program for families in the poorest districts of Tondo, Manila has reached 55,000 kilos of staple goods, distributed weekly since the health crisis struck in March last year.…
Read MoreThe Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 (Soccsksargen) has assigned at least 50 police officers from parts of the region to serve as trainers of the government’s community-based skills training programs.
Brig. Gen. Michael John Dubria, PRO-12 director, said Tuesday they comprise the first batch of …
Read MoreChildren’s safety amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is President Rodrigo Duterte’s top priority, Malacañang said on Tuesday after the Chief Executive rejected the move to allow minors as young as 10 years old to go out of their homes.
Duterte was forced to …
Read MoreThe city government here is aiming to inoculate 80 percent of its total population against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as it continues to secure more vaccine doses from other pharmaceutical companies.
Data from the city government on Tuesday showed the percentage includes 491,198 individuals …
Read MoreA measure seeking to streamline inefficient government processes to modernize the delivery of citizen services has been filed at the House of Representatives.
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda filed on Jan. 25 House Bill No. 8455, which seeks to institute comprehensive reforms such as the abolition …
Read MoreThe Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) is set to launch in different areas of the country, through its Bantayog-Wika project, six monuments representing indigenous languages.
“Our goal is to launch those monuments before June this year,” KWF translator and acting Bantayog-Wika project coordinator John Lerry …
Read MoreChief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Tuesday extended his condolences to the family of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Benhur Abalos following the death of the latter’s mother, Corazon Abalos.
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Ms. Corazon Abalos, wife of former …
Read Morehe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has waived the penalties for the renewal of the Alien Employment Permit (AEP) of foreigners working in the country until early next month.
“The waiver of penalties for such applications shall be observed until February 5, 2021,” Labor …
Read MoreDepartment of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar on Tuesday announced that starting next month, the rapid test kits developed by the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) for African swine fever (ASF) would be mass-produced.
“Mayroon nang resulta ang pinondohan nating development of rapid test kits …
Read MoreForeign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will repatriate all distressed Filipinos currently seeking shelter at the Philippine Embassy in Syria, some of whom were reportedly trafficked and sexually abused before they were brought to the Embassy.…
Read MoreThe Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called on the local government to strengthen the local livestock and poultry industry’s zonification program to address health and sanitation problems as well as supply shortage.
“In Cagayan de Oro City, the officials there approved an ordinance …
Read MoreThe Philippines has included Czech Republic on the coverage of the temporary travel ban on foreign travelers due to the new coronavirus variant, Malacañang said Tuesday.
In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said foreign passengers arriving directly from Czech Republic as well as those …
Read MoreMovement restrictions due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has prompted an international organization to stop the Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLRCP).
An official statement on Tuesday by Alistair Cole, United Kingdom-based Coral Cay Conservation chief executive officer, said the organization made a …
Read MoreNorth Cotabato Governor Nancy A. Catamco summoned officials of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) on Monday to shed light on a video showing non-HPG people flagging down motorists that went viral on social media.
North Cotabato HPG head, Maj. Elmo Flores, acknowledged that they erred …
Read MoreFinance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has urged lawmakers to remove restrictive economic provisions in the Constitution to help in the recovery of the domestic economy partly by opening it to foreign investors.
In his remarks during the meeting of the House of Representatives’ Committee on …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by a number of individuals questioning the legality of the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) ruling in favor of the Duterte Youth Party-list.
In a resolution dated Nov. 3 and made public on Tuesday, the court resolved “to dismiss …
Read MoreThe Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), in partnership with state-run Landbank of the Philippines, has launched the Landbank Mastercard Prepaid Card (LMPC) in Cebu.
The LMPC is for the beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) …
Read MorePassengers of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will now be able to make use of “automatic” and “touchless” temperature scanners installed in all stations as part of the rail service’s measures against the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the MRT-3 …
Read MoreThe country may finally see the closure of all open dumpsites nationwide.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered all the agency’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) regional directors to step up efforts against open dumpsites in their respective areas of …
Read MoreA hotel in Baguio City is under investigation over a party in its premises where guests have reportedly violated some of the city’s health and safety protocols.
“The Department of Tourism-Cordillera Administrative Region (DOT-CAR) is currently investigating the reported party at a DOT-accredited accommodation establishment …
Read MoreIndonesia has registered more than one million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) since the first infection was confirmed in the country in March last year, amid the current vaccination drive.
On Tuesday, the Covid-19 cases in the world’s fourth most populous country rose …
Read MoreMayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has assured the public that the city will move forward toward a long-term recovery amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
In her 8th State of the City Address (SOCA) Tuesday, Salazar said the City Planning Office formulated a rehabilitation and …
Read MoreTwo armed suspected drug pushers were killed while nine suspected peddlers were arrested in different police operations in Bulacan province on Monday and early Tuesday.
Col. Lawrence B. Cajipe, Bulacan Police director, identified the fatalities during a drug operation in Barangay Talampas, Bustos town at …
Read More– A larger area with enough space should be considered in identifying vaccination sites for the rollout of the Covid-19 immunization program so that minimum health standards are observed, National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar, Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr., said on Tuesday.…
Read MorePassengers of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will now be able to make use of “automatic” and “touchless” temperature scanners installed in all stations as part of the rail service’s measures against the Covid-19 pandemic.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the MRT-3 …
Read MoreFinance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez are supporting initiatives in the Congress to further open up the economy, whether through Charter change (Cha-cha) or the enactment of laws.
During the meeting of the Commission on Constitutional Amendments of the House of …
Read MoreUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged donor countries and banks to significantly increase the volume and predictability of their finance for climate change adaptation and resilience.
“Donor countries and multilateral, regional, and national development banks need to significantly increase the volume and predictability …
Read MoreWestern Visayas has recorded a 92.6-percent recovery rate equivalent to 21,079 of the 22, 762 total cumulative cases of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the region.
Dr. Jane Juanico, head of the infectious disease cluster of the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for …
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