Tala joins the ASEAN Financial Health Challenge as a Financial Health Champion, supporting efforts to strengthen responsible lending and financial resilience across the region.
Eight local government units in Antique received multipurpose halls funded by the national government and facilitated by the Uswag Ilonggo Partylist, totaling PHP41 million.
The National Food Authority in Bicol announced on Thursday that it has enough funds to purchase unhusked rice or palay during the current harvest season.
The Department of Science and Technology in Sorsogon provided a PHP520,000 grant this week to help a farmers' association in Barcelona town establish faster coconut water vinegar production.
DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian emphasizes the importance of digital skills in modernizing social welfare services during a five-day business intelligence training workshop.
The Philippines and New Zealand discussed enhanced defense cooperation, including a potential visiting forces agreement, during a meeting between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
The US government is offering PHP4 million in funding and technical assistance to enhance reporting and training on women and children's protection, according to the US Embassy in Manila.
The government, through the Department of Agriculture, has provided PHP75 million in aid to over 2,000 farmers, cooperatives, associations, and two local government units in Camarines Sur.