French firms eye role in NSCR operations
French rail operators and international firms have expressed keen interest in bidding for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the country's North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) program, signaling the project's growing corporate and commercial appeal, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr).
Drop in rice, poultry, fish prices could slow August inflation
A sharp decline in rice, poultry, and fish prices during the second half of August signals a favorable trend toward continued easing of inflation.
Cacao farming at the core of new livelihood drive in Aklan
Security Bank Corp. (SBC), in partnership with Angat Pinas, Inc. and local NGO BUSOE Inc., has launched the Integrated Community Development Project in Malinao, Aklan — with cacao farming as a central component of its sustainable livelihood initiative.
New BDO-CFO pact boosts financial literacy for migrants
BDO Unibank (BDO) and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) have formalized their partnership to provide permanent migrant Filipinos with easier access to information, services, and guidance through financial literacy programs.
DA expands P20 rice program to ports
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has expanded its flagship food subsidy program, “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!,” to benefit registered fisherfolk and fishery workers, offering rice at P20 per kilo—half the market price—at select fish ports in Luzon.
