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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration published an interim final rule effective Jan. 13 allowing 8(a) Program participants to elect a one-year

Published February 11, 2021, 7:00 AM  Amid an apparent take up of the government micro financing facility, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has reiterated his call to all micro small and medium (MSMEs)  that wish to restart or to strengthen their business operations to avail of the Bayanihan CARES lending fund. “We encourage all MSMEs across the country in all regions to consider taking the step in reopening or reconfiguring their respective businesses. The features of the Bayani...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. SBA to Provide One Year 8(a) Program Extension to Participants Due to COVID-19 United States Small Business AdministrationJanuary 27, 2021 GMT Washington, Jan. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Small Business Administration published an interim final rule effective January 13, 2021 allowing 8(a) Program participants to elect a one-year program extension in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Pro...

The short documentary Terror and Hope: The Science of Resilience won the Best Documentary Short jury award at the Raw Science Film Festival.

(Top row, L-R) Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco extend their congratulations during the recent virtual launch of the LANDBANK Mastercard Prepaid Card for the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) Program led by (Bottom row, L-R) LandBank President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo, CHED and UniFAST Governing Board Chairman J. Prospero de Vera III, and UniFAST Executive Director Atty. Ryan L. Estevez. (Contributed photo) CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) -In p...

Published January 20, 2021, 8:01 PM As it marks its 70th founding anniversary this month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said the public can expect “strengthened” delivery of social protection services to the country’s poor and vulnerable sectors.  “As DSWD reaches another milestone, the agency pledges to continue to strengthen its delivery of prompt and compassionate service to the poor and vulnerable sectors to enable them to meet the challenges of the pandem...

The program also will provide businesses with access to grant opportunities, assistance accessing Payroll Protection Program loans, networking events and future initiatives put together by the Sixers. Black-owned businesses in the Philly region average less than a third of the annual sales of white-owned businesses, according to the 76ers.  During the public health crisis, 28% of Black-owned businesses were in industries with the largest total job losses compared to 20% of white-owned business...

By Spectrum News Staff Kentucky PUBLISHED 12:58 PM ET Dec. 31, 2020 PUBLISHED 12:58 PM EST Dec. 31, 2020 SHARE KENTUCKY — There are a multitude of words you can use to describe the past year: "tumultuous," "exhausting," "relentless." Maybe even "chaotic." 2020 saw a global pandemic, massive racial justice protests, and the most consequential ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 29 The Post and Courier on the COVID-19 vaccine campaign and convincing the public to take the vaccine: The first shot of the second wave of COVID-19 vaccinations in South Carolina came Monday at a nursing home in Greenville. Now the question becomes: How do we get enough Americans to take the shots so the nation soon reaches “herd immunity”? There is no single answer. Recent polls on the willingness of people t...

Editorial Roundup: US Last Updated Dec 30, 2020 at 3:58 pm EDT Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 29 The Post and Courier on the COVID-19 vaccine campaign and convincing the public to take the vaccine: The first shot of the second wave of COVID-19 vaccinations in South Carolina came Monday at a nursing home in Greenville. Now the question becomes: How do we get enough Americans to take the shots so the nation soon reaches “herd immunity”? There is no s...