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January 22, 2021 | 9:00 am Font Size AAA As a way of supporting Filipino agricultural workers amid the pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA), together with M Lhuillier Financial Services Inc. and the Development Bank of the Philippines, launched the Cash and Food Subsidy for Marginal Farmers and Fishers (CFSMFF) program in Brgy. Mayuwi, Tayabas City, Quezon last November 23, 2020. The program aims to benefit a total of 890,794 marginal farmers, who have continuously supported th...

PH economy to continue decline in Q4, but milder than previous quarter — poll enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 22) — The economy is expected to shrink again in the last three months of 2020, but the plunge seen is still tamer than the quarter prior. A CNN Philippines poll among 10 economists yielded a wide forecast range of 5-12.2% for the forecasted decline for the fourth quarter. This led to an average of -8.31%, milder than the 11.5% contraction l...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The pandemic has added another opportunity for fraudsters. Exploiting our human nature to help those in need, as well as our hopes to augment our income, scammers do not take a break in targeting vulnerable victims. Charity fraud in-game streaming The rise of video game streaming in the last several years has opened up a new avenue for philanthropy for victims of volcanic eruption, earthquakes, typhoons, and pandemic-related job losses in the countr...

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has distributed over P5.7 million in cash subsidy to more than 1,000 public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers across the country under the government's Service Contracting Program.

CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) — State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has rolled out a special lending program that seeks to accelerate the recovery of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) amidst an economic slowdown caused largely by the ongoing pandemic, a top official...

CHS One-Act goes down a ‘Dark Road’ Crookston Times     Crookston High School’s One Act play “Dark Road” held a rehearsal Tuesday for Principal Eric Bubna and will hold its Parent Night performance Thursday in anticipation of the area’s upcoming competition.     One Act Director Beth Carlson told the Times CHS was to be the host school for subsections on January 28 and they will have to have their videos ready for submission to the adjudicators by January 26. She added that th...

Bill filed to institutionalize agreement limiting police, military presence inside UP campuses nationwide A MEASURE that will institutionalize the 1989 agreement between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (DND) that limits military and police presence in UP campuses nationwide has been filed in the Senate. Bill No. 2002 will amend Republic Act No. 9500, the University of the Philippines Charter of 2008, to prevent the entry of security forces in the fa...

Senator Francis N. Tolentino There is a consensus around the world that the provision of a safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 to the majority of the world’s population is crucial in achieving herd immunity and preventing more deaths and lifelong health complications among patients. For countries whose economy has felt the devastating effects of the pandemic, it will hasten economic recovery. It will also enable the measured lifting of quarantines and other restrictions on movement an...

By Dr. Jaime Jimenez In a pandemic, the prevention of a wider spread of a virus and economic recovery are the essentials of the day. Among other things, budgeting during a pandemic needs to focus on three things: response measures, social protection, and economic stimulus. The theme of the 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA), signed and approved on Dec. 28, 2020, is “Reset, Rebound and Recover: Investing for Resiliency and Sustainability.” With this theme, building health and economic res...

Published January 19, 2021, 5:00 PM The Department of Agriculture (DA-7)-Central Visayas distributed cash and food subsidy vouchers to 9,492 qualified marginal farmers in the region amounting to P47,460,000 at P5,000 each farmer for the first release for 2021 as part of the government’s assistance during this pandemic time. Each P5,000 voucher is divided into P3,000 cash and P2,000 worth of goods and this assistance is under the Cash and Food Subsidy for Marginal Farmers and Fishers (CFSMFF) ...