The Philippines has signed a P24 billion loan from Japan to help curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the country and shore up the government’s emergency response and economic stimulus The Philippine government is the very first recipient of this highly concessional loan, specifically designed by the Japanese government to address the global health crisis. … Read More Domo Arigatou! PH borrows P24B from Japan to fight COVID-19
The Philippine government has signed a loan agreement with the government of France worth P14 billion to support two major policy reforms of the Philippine government that aim to expand financial services to vulnerable sectors and increase private sector participation in infrastructure projects. “The Philippine government is grateful to the Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) for… Read More Utang from Paris to Pinas! PH govt borrows P14B from France
Applicants who wish to renew their driver’s license can now look forward to easier, more convenient and safe transactions as the Land Transportation Office (LTO) gradually implements it new online system. According to the LTO, its Land Transport Management System (LTMS) for driver’s license transaction is now servicing 24 LTO offices nationwide. With the new… Read More Mas Pinadali! Renewal of driver’s license now online
Patrick B. Villalobos, Contributor HEALTH maintainance organization PhilhealthCare, Inc. (PhilCare) has discovered the level of awareness of Filipinos about the various lockdowns and their effects in their respective communities. In its CQ Wellness Study, respondents rated themselves as “very knowledgeable” about the rules of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), extreme enhanced community quarantine (EECQ), and general… Read More Alam namin yan! Pinoys understand lockdowns
State-run Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has completed 14 port projects amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The completed projects that are now officially open are the following: – Port of Borac in Coron, Palawan – Port of Cawit in Boac, Marinduque – Port of Estancia in Iloilo – Port of Iligan in Iligan City,… Read More PPA completes 14 port projects nationwide
By Patrick B. Villalobos QUALTRICS, a leader in customer experience and creators of the experience management category, bared in its new research what drives brand trust across the Philippine market amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Released last June 24, the study, which involved 330 Filipinos, revealed that nine in 10 Filipinos (88 percent)… Read More Survey shows top drivers of brand trust in PHL amid virus
The Department of Transportation said the operations of MRT 3 would be suspended during four weekends of July to September to continue with the fast-tracking of rail replacement works, which is scheduled to be finished by September 2020. The agency said the suspended weekend operations will cover July 4-5, August 8-9, August 21-23, and September… Read More DOTr suspends MRT3 operations for 4 weekends to accelerate rail replacement
The National Telecommunications Commission on Friday said it exceeded its collection by P1.4 billion as of October this year. The agency said target collection for 2019 was pegged at P4.786 billion, while actual collection amounted to P6.147 billion as of October this year. “While there is much to be thankful for in exceeding our collection… Read More NTC exceeds collection target by P1.4B as of October
The Department of Public Works and Highway said it expects to complete the construction of an interchange project with road access connected to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) in Bocaue, Bulacan in time for Philippines hosting of the 30th edition of Southeast Asian (SEA) Games from November 30 to December 11, 2019. Public Works Secretary… Read More DPWH speeds up construction of a road access in Bulacan in time for SEA Games next month
The Land Transportation Office (LTO), together with the country’s first landport, the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), brings you LTO on Wheels, a public service project designed to make basic LTO services more accessible to motorists. Part of LTO’s E-Patrol Operations/Outreach Program, the project also aims to prevent the public from dealing with unauthorized individuals… Read More LTO services now available at PITX
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