February 2 of every year, the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Inc. (SCPW) celebrates with the entire planet the World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention…
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The Small Business (SB) Corp. has closed the Bayanihan COVID-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) on Jan. 31, 2022 as its funds for the program have been fully lent out.…
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed several bills into law including a measure institutionalizing the establishment of Timbangan ng Bayan centers in public and private markets to protect consumers from deceptive and…
Even after the multiple rallies and events that in the past months especially after the recently concluded May 9 elections, the OCTA Research group mentioned that there has been no…
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed optimism that the next administration will be “much better” in addressing the problems that continue to confront the country problems and needs. He also hopes that…
Fifteen new inbred rice varieties were approved for commercial release by the National Seed Industry Council. Eight were bred by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) wherein three are intended…
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that the growth of manufacturing jumped to its highest pace in seven months last March. Volume of production expanded 336.3 percent in March,…
METRO Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), through its subsidiary MPT Mobility Corp., will buy a minority stock in jeepney modernization platform On-Us Solutions, Inc. or Byahe, the Pangilinan-led company. MPTC’s investment…
Philippines may donate expiring vaccines with the country’s vaccine supply now stable and COVID cases declining, the government is looking to donate some vaccines nearing expiry to other countries. Speaking…
In line with the National Government’s pursuit of good governance and transparency, the Department of Education (Deped) and Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)…