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A WORLD BANK (WB)-funded project to capacitate elementary school teachers in Mindanao has suffered delays due to procurement and budget issues. The Teacher Effectiveness and Competencies Enhancement Project of the…

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) said revenue rose 42% in the first nine months, driven by collections from the electronic games (e-games) sector. In a statement, the gaming regulator…

THE Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said that it has issued two requests to disable access to six domains and subdomains over alleged movie piracy, following a complaint…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is seeking to work with the coffee industry to improve crop yields and climate adaptability. “We must rely on partnerships among multiple stakeholders…

THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it recently issued its first biodiversity and nature bond to finance projects to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss. The $150-million 10-year bond was…

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter THE lifting of foreign ownership restrictions on land will help attract more South Korean investors to the Philippines, the Korean Chamber of Commerce Philippines…

THE PHILIPPINES may find it difficult to graduate to upper middle-income status if the government does not solve the problem of flooding, GlobalSource Partners said. “Despite the government of President…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday that it is planning to increase the yields of corn and cassava crops to a level sufficient to meet at least 81%…

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said its digitalization efforts are being undertaken in support of the Philippines’ bid to exit the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “gray list,” which…

By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter THE Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAF) said it supports efforts to expand the dairy cattle herd via imports, and cited the need…