GSIS offers emergency loan for calamity-hit Mindanao, Laguna areas

Manila: Members and pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in calamity-hit areas in Mindanao and Laguna can now apply for emergency loan.

This, after the towns of Pikit and Kabacan in Cotabato declared state of calamity followin…

Selangor People’s Tuition Programme To Be Expanded To Improve Literacy, Numeracy – MB

KAJANG, The Selangor People’s Tuition Programme (PTRS) will be expanded to 17,000 students in the state to further improve basic literacy and numeracy.

Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said this number was based on data received from…

September anti-drug ops yield P42-M shabu in W. Visayas

ILOILO CITY – Sustained anti-drug operations in Western Visayas last month yielded PHP42.3 million worth of illegal drugs, the Police Regional Office 6 said Monday.

Data showed that 230 police operations were conducted last month that led to the arr…

‘Julian’ affects 33K farmers, leaves P600-M agri damage

Manila: Super Typhoon Julian has affected 33,110 farmers and left more than PHP 600 million in agricultural damage, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday.

‘Based on the assessment of DA Regional Field Offices (RFOs) in Cordillera, Administra…

DA-PRDP approves P242-M tuna facilities in Surigao Sur

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural Development Program (DA-PRDP) Caraga recently approved a PHP242 million project to enhance the tuna industry in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur.

In a statement Monday, DA-13 said the Tuna Con…

Hike in kerosene, diesel prices set Oct. 8

Manila: Oil firms will increase prices of diesel and kerosene while there will be no adjustment for gasoline prices this week.

This will be the second straight week that local oil players increased pump prices.

On Monday, Caltex, Cleanfuel, Jetti, P…

DBCC likely to meet soon to review growth target

Manila: Economic managers will meet soon to possibly revise upwards the growth target for the year following the better-than-expected inflation data last month.

Headline inflation eased to a four-year low of 1.9 percent in September.

“We’re very hap…