DA backs training of new generation of farmers for food security
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said the Department of Agriculture is all-in on training young farmers, stressing they are key to keeping agriculture going and making sure the country has enough food.
BSP bars four firms for unauthorized money service operations
The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has disqualified four entities from registering or obtaining a license to operate under its supervision after they were found operating as Money Service Businesses (MSBs) without prior BSP registration.
One Meralco opens new ‘Bagong Bayani’ care center
One Meralco Foundation (OMF), the CSR arm of Meralco, joined forces with the Congressional Spouses Foundation, Inc. (CSFI), PLDT-Smart Foundation, and Metro Pacific Investments Foundation to launch the Bagong Bayaning Mandirigma Casualty Care Center (BBM CCC) at the AFP Medical Center in Quezon City.
House leaders says Speaker Romualdez will retain Speakership in 20th Congress
DEPUTY Speaker David "Jay-Jay" Suarez and Mark Enverga, both from Quezon, are confident that Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) President Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez would remain Speaker in the 20th Congress.
BI Tightens Anti-Trafficking Measures Amid Surge in Travel
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is intensifying the campaign against human trafficking, warning of increasingly deceptive schemes targeting outbound Filipino travelers. Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said that 2025 will mark a year of modernization for the agency, including upgraded screening technology, streamlined processes, and strengthened legal frameworks to enhance border security and protect Filipinos.
