MODERN FARMING. Wallace Chow, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines, joins fellow Taiwan officials and local Cagayan officials in harvesting sweet potatoes in Amulung town on Wednesday (Feb. 21, 2024). Chow offered a full scholarship program for student-farmers in the province who will learn modern farming technologies that they…
POLANGUI, Albay Mayor Raymond Adrian Salceda has assured Albay farmers the Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed financial support and assistance under the government’s Rice Farmer Financial Assistance (RFFA) program of the Rice Tariffication Law, among others, for them to recover from the devastation of their farm crops by the raging El Nino dry spell…
TBpeople Philippines, in partnership with Ayala Malls and with the full support of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) and the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI), is proud to roll out a three-venue “TB in the Workplace” series this June: • June 17, 2025 | Ayala Malls Feliz, Pasig City |…
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista said the mass transportation projects the government will undertake shortly are expected to greatly boost the country’s tourism ijndustry. “Improving and modernizing our transport systems will be crucial at ensuring tourists enjoy their vacations that start with travel to and from their homes,” he said at the recent Travel Madness Expo 2024…
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The La Union Police Provincial Office (LUPPO) has intensified visibility and the conduct of checkpoints to address the rising number of vehicular traffic incidents (VTIs) in their province. A total of 872 VTIs with 88 deaths were recorded in the province in 2023, up from the 511 cases with 77 deaths reported in 2022….
“I BELIEVE that all we need is collaboration among government and private agencies to protect our rank and other members of the press, because the mechanisms are already in place.” Thus, said Nelson S. Santos, national president of the Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI), in reference to the proposal of the Commission on…
BDO Unibank said its 1,200 branches nationwide now have self-service onboarding kiosks, making it easy for clients to open accounts and transact in the branches. Several branches also have a universal machine where clients can do various transactions, including cash and check deposits, fund transfers, pay bills, and update their passbooks. With the global shift towards…
ISTANBUL – Mount Merapi, Indonesia’s most active volcano, began spewing lava on Sunday, with ash clouds covering some towns on the Java island, a senior official said. The rocks and lava flows spewed by Merapi’s eruption spread over a two-kilometer (1.24-mile) area on the slopes of the volcano, the ABC News reported, citing Agus Budi Santoso, director of…
Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco led the launch on Thursday (06 July) of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Philippines Hop-On-Hop-Off (HOHO) in the country’s capital introducing Manila’s “Cultural Hub” tours. Joining Secretary Frasco were officials of the City Government of Manila led by Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, and tourism stakeholders. Dubbed as “the country’s first…
By Anna Leah Gonzales MANILA – Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said the recently signed double taxation agreement (DTA) with Cambodia would help improve the integrity of the Philippine tax system. “By eliminating tax barriers and ensuring a fair and transparent framework, we are not only attracting greater foreign investments into the Philippines but also reinforcing our…
