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Cebu guv addresses 200 Mindanao town mayors ‘brothers of old’

CEBU CITY: Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia highlighted the shared traits of the Mindanaoans and Visayans as she addressed the 200 mayors from Mindanao here for a three-day conference to end on Thursday.

The municipal mayors from Mindanao gathered here…

Actor Gerald Anderson feted for ‘Carina’ rescue efforts

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday recognized actor, Auxiliary Commander Gerald Anderson, for his heroic act amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina and the flooding it caused in the National Capital Region (NCR) last month.

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PH’s ODA portfolio reaches $37-B in 2023

MANILA: The Philippines received more than USD37 billion in official development assistance (ODA) loans and grants in 2023.

In the 2023 ODA Portfolio Review Report released on Thursday, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the …

Contract growing sustainable amid P29/kg rice launching in NCR

MANILA: The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) on Thursday assured the sustainability of the contract growing program as it launched the sale of PHP29 per kilogram of rice in its Kadiwa site at the NIA Central Office in Quezon City.

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Lawmaker pushes more sports economy policies

MANILA: A party-list lawmaker on Thursday emphasized the need for more sports economy policies to encourage investments in the development of grassroots sports.

Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes said more homegrown athletes can follow t…

Bank lending, domestic liquidity up anew in June

MANILA: Bank lending of universal and commercial banks (U/KBs) sustained its growth while domestic liquidity grew at a slightly faster pace in June, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

Preliminary data released by the BSP Wednesday showed tha…