BDO raises P63.3B in 2nd ASEAN Sustainability Bond issue

MANILA: BDO Unibank, Inc. on Monday said it raised PHP63.3 billion in its second ASEAN Sustainability Bond issue, exceeding the original offer of PHP5 billion by more than 12 times.

In a statement, the bank said this is its largest single issuance, s…

PIA, PNA, PBS joint statement on meeting with UNSR Irene Khan

It is an honor for the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), the Philippine News Agency (PNA), and the Presidential Broadcast Service (PBS) to be chosen among government offices to be visited by Ms. Irene Khan, the United Nations Special Rapporteur fo…

P40.79-M released to shearline-hit families in N. Samar

TACLOBAN: The national government has already released PHP40.79 million for families impacted by the devastating flood in Northern Samar late last year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) regional office here reported on Monday.

Education drive on Charter amendments needed for informed public

MANILA: A massive information dissemination campaign is needed to make the public well-informed on the amendments to the Constitution and its implications, Senator JV Ejercito said Monday.

Ejercito said various groups should be tapped in the informat…

Farmers group get P18-M worth of facility to boost coffee production

DAVAO: A coffee farmers’ association in the Davao del Sur town of Sta. Cruz received PHP18 million worth of facilities and capital from the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Program (DA-PRDP) over the weekend.

DA-11 Director Ab…

BARMM grants P53-M medical aid to indigents

COTABATO: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has intensified its program to reach more indigent Bangsamoro across the region by providing the needed medical assistance through its partner agencies.

On Sunday, the Ministry of …

2 NPA rebels killed, 1 captured in Agusan Norte clash

BUTUAN: Two communist New People’s Army (NPA) guerillas were killed while another was captured in an encounter with government troopers in Agusan del Norte’s town of Buenavista on Monday morning.

Brig. Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio, the Army’s 402nd Infantr…