The equipment will contribute towards risk communication and community engagement activities around routine immunization and COVID-19 vaccination in the Lao PDR(KPL) Australian and Italian Governments today officially handed over IT equipment to the M…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol (DSWD-5), through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), has awarded seed capital funds to four new eligible cooperatives in Sorsogon province. In a phone interview on Wednesday, Ram Joseph …
Fugitive Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. has been formally charged by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) before prosecutors for the killing of Gov. Roel Degamo last March. NBI Director Medardo de Lemos personally attended the filing whi…
High level recommendations on the regulation of crypto currencies are set to be submitted during the G20 meeting in July which Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla said is necessary to address, among others, cross border movements…
Local producers of chicken meat and eggs are appealing to the Department of Agriculture (DA) to take immediate steps to curb the importation and outright smuggling of both commodities due to a prevailing supply glut. In an interview on Wednesday, Greg…
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been urged to expedite the funding and implementation of engineering solutions for the PHP680 million Ungka Flyover in Pavia, Iloilo to ensure its serviceability. A geotechnical investigation was …
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday assured the sugar industry’s stakeholders of putting a premium on local production amid scheduled plans to import 150,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar. At a consultative meeting in Malacañan with local farme…
The Senate is eyeing to investigate the possible implication of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) into human trafficking activities in the country. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian announced on Wednesday that he recently filed Senate Resolution N…
A member of the New People’s Army (NPA) facing murder charge was nabbed during a manhunt operation conducted by operatives of the Police Regional Office-Bicol (PRO5) in Parañaque City on Tuesday, a police report said. In an interview on Wednesday, Lt….
The cities of Bacolod and Victorias in Negros Occidental have partnered with mobile payment solutions firm G-Xchange, Inc. for the digital payment of taxes and government fees through the GCash platform. Both cities are the first among the local gover…
The French Development Agency (AFD, in French) has accompanied Cuba in economic and social projects at the request of the Cuban Government, its director Alain Humen said in this capital on Monday.Speaking to Prensa Latina, the AFD’s deputy director fo…
There remains an ample room for Vietnamese exports to Africa, as the country accounts for only 0.6% of the continent’s total import of 600 billion USD per year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, given opportunities brought about by the …
