CASH AGAD partner-stores serve as ATMs in the community stores located far from banks. In the recently concluded community day organized by BDO in several towns of Bataan and Palawan, Cash Agad is one of the services that provided opportunities to MSMEs to further grow and strengthen their earnings. Cash Agad, a financial solution where BDO partners with…
By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – Public school teachers and and non-teaching personnel of the Department of Education can now access rice at P20 per kilogram under the Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM) Na program, the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently announced. The inclusion follows a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the DA and the DepEd, signed during…
MANILA – A magnitude 7.5 earthquake jolted Davao Oriental on Friday. The tectonic quake struck 44 km. northeast of Manay town at 9:43 a.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. It was 20 km. deep. Intensity V was felt in Davao City, and intensity IV in Bislig, Surigao del Sur. Phivolcs also recorded…
The Philippines’ estimated visitor revenue receipts have reached more than P280 billion in the first half of 2024. Based on the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) latest statistical monitoring report, tourism earnings from inbound visitors from January 1 to June 30, 2024 have hit P282.17 billion. The figure is 32.81% higher than the P212.47 billion revenue recorded in the same period last year. In a statement, Tourism Secretary Christina…
BDO Securities encourages investors to maintain a steadfast approach to their investment strategies and not be swayed by superstitions as the ‘Ghost Month’ approaches.
Malacañang has issued Memorandum Circular No. 34 directing and encouraging national government agencies and local government units (LGUs) to support senior citizen activities during the annual celebration of the _Linggo ng Katandaang_ Filipino (Elderly Filipino Week). In a September 29-memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the Palace ordered the National Commission of Senior Citizens…
The pentavalent vaccine that protects against diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, influenza type B and hepatitis B. (PNA photo by Joan Bondoc) MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is expecting the arrival of additional doses of vaccines against vaccine-preventable diseases. In a statement Monday night, the DOH said around three million pentavalent vaccine doses are “arriving at the…
GUIGUINTO, BULACAN – July 11, 2026 – The Climate Change Task Force Special Command Groups (CCTF SCG) has successfully concluded a comprehensive emergency response and technical rescue training program yesterday, July 10, at the Bauertek Farmaceutical Technologies, equipping personnel with life-saving skills and safety standards critical to climate action and field deployment operations. The activity…
July 17, 2025 – Director Joell Lales, current head of the DA-BAR, led the agency’s visit to the world-class research, development, and manufacturing facility of BauerTek located in Guiguinto, Bulacan. The collaboration between DA-BAR and BauerTek stands as proof that the Philippines’ agricultural wealth is yielding advancements in science, technology, and the national economy. BauerTek…
THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) praised and cheered its Region 1 Director, Dr. Teresita A, Tabaog for being recognized as an awardee in the 12th IDDU Honor Role Award for Women.
