DA launches P20-rice program at Clark Freeport, targets minimum-wage workers
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga—The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday opened a new KADIWA ng Pangulo center in the Clark Special Economic Zone, expanding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program that offers rice at ₱20 per kilo.
Tetra Pak taps Perazzo to power regional growth
Tetra Pak has appointed Marcelo Perazzo as Managing Director for its Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Indonesia (MSPI) cluster, effective Monday, December 1, strengthening the company’s leadership bench in one of its fastest-growing markets.
Jetstar’s new Australia–Philippines routes seen to boost tourism
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expects travel between the Philippines and Australia to surge with Jetstar Airways’ new direct services linking Perth–Manila and, for the first time, Cebu–Brisbane.
SM Prime wins big for climate-smart resilience
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime) reinforced its push for climate resilience at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s Women International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Excellence Awards held in Bangkok on Nov. 25.
BSP honors fin-ed champions, expands digital initiatives
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recognized the country’s top financial education advocates and formalized a new digitalization partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) during the Financial Education Stakeholders’ Congress held on 17–18 November at the BSP head office in Manila.
