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Month: July 2024

PCIEERD taps PIA in sci-tech info drive

MANILA: The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology (PCIEERD) has tapped the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) to help them laymanize complex science and technology (S and T) information and communicate these to more people i…

49 farmers’ groups benefit from tobacco excise tax

LAOAG CITY: Some 49 registered farmers associations in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte received on Monday PHP16-million worth of farm machinery and equipment courtesy of the municipality’s share of the tobacco excise tax.

‘This is sourced from the local go…

New seawall shields coastal village in Cagayan town

MANILA: Residents of a coastal community in Ballesteros, Cagayan can now heave a sigh of relief as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has delivered a vital seawall along the shoreline, fortifying defense against flooding.

DPWH Regiona…

BMI sees BSP cutting rates by 50 basis points in 2024

MANILA: Fitch Solutions unit BMI said the Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely lower key interest rates by 50 basis points (bps) by October this year.

In a report on Monday, BMI said the BSP will only start to redu…

Comelec readies poll raps vs. Bamban Mayor Guo

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Monday it is now preparing to file election offense cases against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo.

In an interview, Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said he would talk to their Law De…

PBBM vows continued support to Air Forces’ capability dev’t

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday extended his deepest gratitude to the valiant officers and personnel of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) led by Lt Gen. Stephen Parreño, and vowed the administration’s continued support to the capabili…