LEGAZPI: The provincial government of Catanduanes and the Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) are working on modernizing the local agricultural industry by establishing two new facilities that will easily provide seedlings to farmers.

In a phon…

MANILA: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is cracking down against ‘colorum’ or unregistered public utility vehicles (PUV) by enforcing a “no release” policy for impounded PUVs despite payment of fines.

Fines reach up to PHP200,000 per van and PHP…

MANILA: The National Authority for Child Care (NACC) on Tuesday said coordination among concerned government agencies led to the reduction on the number of Facebook pages purportedly being used to sell babies.

NACC Executive Director and Undersecreta…

BACOLOD: Some 6,558 farmer-beneficiaries in Bago City, the top rice-producing local government unit in Negros Occidental, are eligible to receive financial assistance of PHP5,000 each under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program of t…

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: The provincial board here has approved the allocation of PHP310 million of the PHP1 billion proposed supplemental budget No. 1 for the wages of contract of service employees, educational assistance and livelihood support.

Boar…

MANILA: The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on Tuesday said it expanded its review of the proposed joint venture of tower companies in the country to further assess if the transaction will have an anti-competitive impact in the local market.

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ILOILO: The Department of Health (DOH) has granted the wish of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) for a mobile primary care clinic, Dr. Maria Socorro Quiñon announced on Tuesday.

In an interview, Quiñon said the Bagong Pilipinas mobile clinic…

MANILA: The country’s startup ecosystem has remained robust, according to the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER).

The 2024 GSER reported that Manila’s startup ecosystem, now valued at USD6.4 billion from July 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023, was dr…