The quick passage of the PHP7-billion “peace investment budget” reflects the House of Representatives’ (HOR) genuine support for the peace process, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said Thursday. OPAPR…
House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said Thursday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team’s positive outlook on the Philippine economy motivates the House to ‘redouble’ its efforts to pass priority measures to sustain the…
The prevalence of stunting among children less than 5 years old in the province of Ilocos Norte has continued to decline, the Provincial Nutrition Action Office (PNAO) said on Thursday. PNAO head Elma Irapta said in an interview that
Bargain hunters continue to support the local stock market, while the peso moved sideways but nearly touched the 57-level. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rallied for six consecutive trading days on Thursday after gaining 10.84 points to 6,…
Some 2,657 students in Isabela have earned while learning through the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Thursday. In a statement, DOLE-Isabela chief Evelyn Yango said the SPES benefic…
The National Food Authority (NFA) 5 (Bicol) has assured farmers in the region that it has sufficient funds to buy their palay (unhusked rice) harvest. In an interview on Thursday, Jaharah Shyrra Pavilando, NFA-5 information officer, said the agency
