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Living up to its commitment to giving back to the community, J&T Express has tied up with schools and local government units nationwide to extend its helping hands to students in preparation for the reopening of classes this 2023. As part of amping up its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, the country’s leading and fastest-growing delivery service provider has continued …

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) continues to help strengthen rural banks (RBs) which promote countryside development by financing productive activities and supporting inclusive economic growth. BSP Deputy Governor (DG) Francisco G. Dakila Jr. highlighted this during the Post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) on 11 August 2023 in Cebu City. He said the BSP launched …

Following 14 weeks of training on modern agricultural practices, SM Foundation proudly marked the graduation of farmer beneficiaries from its Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan on Sustainable Agriculture Program (KSK-SAP). The graduation ceremony was held in various locations across Mindanao, including Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, General Santos City, and Zamboanga. The farmer trainees of KSK-SAP underwent a series of comprehensive trainings …

Knorr joins GMA Kapuso Foundation for its Give A Gift Feed A Child program, adopting over 300 school children in General Nakar Quezon for a 6-month feeding program While economic disparities can impact access to nutritious food, Knorr Philippines and GMA Kapuso Foundation are determined to make nutritious, delicious, and affordable meals accessible for Filipino families.   Knorr Philippines joined GMA …

The much anticipated Suzuki Auto Festival is back and this time, the two-day extravaganza will happen this coming August 26 and 27, 2023 at the Lower Ground Level of the SM City Bacoor in Cavite. The first of a three-month long series, the Suzuki Auto Festival will feature Suzuki’s iconic cars such as the new Ertiga Hybrid, S-Presso AGS, Dzire, …

UnionDigital Bank, the digital bank subsidiary of Union Bank of the Philippines, is one of the fastest digital banks in the world to achieve profitability. It attained a triple-digit percentage growth in its net income during the first half of 2023 compared to the second half of 2022. The Aboitiz Group-led digital bank, which recently marked its first-year milestone in …

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) have collaborated anew for the use of the LANDBANK Government Purchase Card (GPC) for the faster and more efficient means to pay for goods and services. The LANDBANK GPC is a credit card that allows authorized DBM personnel to expedite payments for official expenses, by …

Leading fiber broadband provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. in partnership with the city government of San Fernando, Pampanga, provided free internet connectivity to three classroom buildings of the Pampanga High School (PHS). PHS, the largest secondary educational institution in San Fernando City, is the first beneficiary of the Kayabe Ka Free Public Wi-Fi program jointly implemented by Converge and the …

Two batches of SM Foundation’s KSK-SAP farmers graduate in Bataan The farmer-beneficiaries of SM Foundation have recently completed their training with the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan on Sustainable Agriculture Program (KSK-SAP), pursuing the SM group’s commitment to nurturing successful agripreneurs. The recent KSK-SAP graduates hail from Batch 243 of Brgy. Pagalanggang and Batch 244 of Brgy. Sapang Balas, in Dinalupihan, Bataan.  …

The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) will be working with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) for the integration of space data and analytics to its financing strategies for the agriculture sector. PhilSA Director General Dr. Joel Joseph S. Marciano, Jr., LANDBANK Senior Vice President Elcid C. Pangilinan, …