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Coconut farmers and agricultural sector workers stand to benefit from the merger of Land Bank of the Philippines – the largest government bank – and United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB), according to a LandBank executive.

International tourism arrivals are expected to stagnate this year, except in some Western markets, causing up to $2.4 trillion in losses, with a full rebound no earlier than 2023, according to a United Nations (UN) study.

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has identified the ten government agencies with the highest number of complaints received from the public as of June 10 this year.

The Philippines is looking at increasing the coconut methyl ester (CME) blend in diesel to as much as 4 percent (B4) from the current 2 percent (B2), according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (Gain) report.

Social Security System (SSS) said the pension fund’s unemployment benefit releases increased ninefold last year after the country’s jobless rate hit the highest level on record amid the pandemic.

A robusta coffee entry of a coffee farmer and processor in Sultan Kudarat was declared as the top eight (8) best coffee in the recently concluded Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) 2021.  

Lately, young Filipinos are grabbing front page news for excellence on the global stage of the academe and sports.

The government should adopt a policy similar to the one being implemented by the United States on inbound visitors, who may opt to get vaccinated in American airports when they arrive, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday.

The Philippines is launching its 7th and biggest satellite into space in 2023, according to the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA).

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is advising the public to be cautious of chain distribution plans or pyramid sales schemes circulating online as complaints involving such received by the agency have more than doubled as of end-April.