As we usher in the uncharted new year, it is imperative to navigate the ever-evolving financial landscape with a bit of foresight and lots of savvy. The previous turbulent years have proven the importance of being financially prepared for uncertainties. No one knows when the next global emergency or personal financial difficulty will occur. It is never a bad idea …

BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) was recognized as the Best Bank in the Philippines for the 12th year by Hong Kong-based institutional investment publication Alpha Southeast Asia at the 17th Best Financial Institution Awards 2023.  BDO is the country’s largest bank in terms of total assets, loans, deposits and trust funds under management. The Bank has the country’s largest distribution network, …

By Rose de la Cruz The continuing deficiencies in local supplies of vital food commodities, which are expected to be filled by imports, have prompted the government to maintain lower tariff rates on food imports to ensure that food inflation will not worsen. This, after the board of the National Economic and Development Authority– chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and newly-confirmed Agriculture Secretary Francis Tiu Laurel led in the turnover of P776 million worth of excavators to various irrigators’ associations in the country held at the Naval Supply Depot in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Olongapo City on Thursday. The NIA, an attached corporation of the Department of Agriculture (DA), procured 141 units of excavators under …

A special joint project of the Department of Agriculture with the Department of Justice providing persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) livelihood and farm training inside prison camps, called the DAxDOJ Reformation Initiative for Sustainable Environment for Food Security DAxDOJ RISE has been benefitting inmates who are now more confident about having a livelihood after their release. “Paglabas ko po dito, …

Many farmers in Lanao del Norte who abandoned rice farming because of significant yield losses are now returning because of improved harvests largely from the training given to them by a graduate of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Rice Extension Service Program (RCtEF RESP). A story on Queenie R. Notario, owner of a farm school in Bacolod, who began planning …

Fil-Am visual artist Neil Folloso’s first major solo exhibit in the Philippines has been long overdue. As a matter of fact, it’s been years that Neil has conceptualized the ideal art show he has in mind but nothing has materialized yet until “Achara at Banana (Fickled shreded papaya or hearts of palm or coconut stalks),” a collection of his paintings …

Metrobank Foundation, Inc., (MBFI) and Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc. (PSFI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on 6 November 2023 in Makati City for the implementation of a three-year, community-based, and multi-sectoral program to address undernutrition in economically disadvantaged communities in Camarines Sur. Dubbed as Roots to Shoots, the 7.2-million-peso program funded by MBFI will provide a holistic and integrated …

SM Development Corporation (SMDC) has successfully won the Best Developer in the Philippines award during the Carousell Property Awards 2023 ceremony, held on November 28. This marks SMDC’s second consecutive recognition of the award-giving body’s highest distinction, reaffirming the company’s commitment to excellence in the real estate industry. SMDC was also recognized under multiple categories for various developments, further solidifying …

The all-new Triton1 one-ton pickup truck had earned a maximum 5-star rating in the 2023 ASEAN NCAP, a comprehensive safety performance assessment for new vehicles in the ASEAN region. Mitsubishi Motors remains committed to its safety philosophy of achieving a mobility society with zero traffic accidents through continued efforts to develop safety technologies and to spread knowledge about traffic safety. …