BingoPlus, the country’s premiere digital entertainment platform in the country, awarded one lucky player a brand-new car on November 22, 2024. The fortunate winner obtained the luxurious car during the BingoPlus Day campaign. A 5-month BingoPlus player finally had his moment of success, but still could not believe the moment he won the car. In a state of disbelief, the …

LANDBANK reaffirms its financial strength and stability, following the Bank’s P50-billion contribution to the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), and remains fully committed to its mandate as a reliable partner to the national government’s inclusive development agenda.   The state-run Bank has consistently met and exceeded the minimum requirements of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR)—a critical …

SM Foundation continued its medical and dental missions across the country during the last quarter of the year to help ensure the well-being of beneficiaries in communities where SM businesses operate. From October to December, these medical and dental missions were conducted across the country in collaboration with local government units and partner organizations. Like prior SM Foundation medical and …

By Rose de la Cruz The massive destruction caused by recent typhoons on corn farms of the country and the high cost of production would necessitate higher imports of corn for animal feeds of by 7.2 percent or 1.63 million metric tons for 2024-2025, according to the USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service in Manila. The USDA also sees corn production only growing …

Aside from expanding its services and operations nationwide, J&T Express, one of the leading logistics and delivery service providers in the Philippines, continues to embody its care culture and Bayanihan spirit with the rollout of Christmas gift packages for its 60,000-strong service personnel this December. Following its string of activities supporting MSMEs and communities in need, the management spearheaded this …

Beyond Diliman By Rose Marie de la Cruz Since Martial Law, I had been covering the Department of Agriculture and its agencies, including the National Food Authority, and I could say that back then the country went through a most embarrassing rice crisis (with long queues and no stocks), which was in a large part due to mismanagement and patronage …

The Department of Agriculture is pushing for the use of organic fertilizer after decades of massive chemical fertilizer usage has degraded 80 percent of the country’s farm lands, DA Operations Undersecretary Roger Navarro stressed the need to foster awareness  that soil degradation comes from the abused use of inorganic fertilizer. “Our estimate [for soil degradation] is we’re at least already …

The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) asked the government to expedite the approval of the African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccine for commercial use, to ensure a speedy recovery of hog farming. “We hope that the (Food and Drug Administration) approves the vaccine,” SINAG Chairman Rosendo O. So said at a briefing. The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the approval for …

The Department of Agriculture said the drop in the millgate prices of sugar could have been caused by competition from imported artificial sweeteners. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the projected drop in sugar production this year due to the effects of El Niño and La Niña led to soaring imports of artificial sweeteners. “Two weeks ago, I …

To  protect local cattle and water buffalo from lumpy skin disease (LSD), the Department of Agriculture stopped the importation of live cattle and buffalo from Japan.  LSD is a viral infection which affects cattle and buffalo and can lead to severe health complications and death. Its symptoms include fever, skin nodules, weight loss, swollen lymph nodes, and fluid accumulation under …