To empower farmers’ cooperatives in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the agriculture ministry has granted 23 cooperatives a PHP100,000 loan each to fund income-generating activities.
Minister Mohammad Yacob of BARMM-Minis…
French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games open at Place de la Concorde on Wednesday evening.
This is the first time that France has hosted the Paralympic Summer Games, and also the first time that a Paralympics openin…
MANILA: It is ‘never too late’ for the Philippines to become the shopping hub in Asia if the government will fully implement an electronic visa system and value-added tax (VAT) refund scheme for foreign travelers, the administration’s economic czar sa…
MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is finalizing the approval of a USD500-million financing support to the Philippines under the Climate Change Action Program (CCAP) Subprogram 2, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Thursday.
In a statement…
MANILA: The first government-controlled vaccination against African swine fever (ASF) will push through on Aug. 30, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday.
“All systems go tayo for the vaccination sa Lobo, Batangas (We are all systems go fo…
The remote community of Sitio Madaha in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City received more support from various civic organizations to help improve their lives after becoming a conflict-cleared area or free from the influence of the Communist Party o…
MANILA: Consumer credit service Digido sees 66.4 million unique users of financial technology (fintech) services through mobile applications by the end of 2024, translating to a 79.5-percent adoption rate.
This increased from the 72.2 percent adoptio…
MANILA: Graduating students beginning school year 2023-2024 from two universities under the City of Manila are entitled to receive a PHP2,000 graduation gift from the local government unit.
This after Mayor Honey Lacuna on Thursday approved City Coun…
The city government of Borongan in Eastern Samar will launch by September a digital platform designed to enhance the delivery of healthcare services.
Identified as one of the initiatives under the Smart and Sustainable Cities Program, the local gove…