Thanks to a partnership between the American people and the provincial government of North Cotabato, thousands of residents now have easier, safer, and faster access to markets to support their families? livelihood and ability to reach health care, education, and government centers.
MANILA — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country?s biggest business organization, hailed the strong performance of the first quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.9%.
Arrival statement of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on her visits to New Zealand and Australia We return from New Zealand and Australia with renewed confidence that Philippine relations with these two…
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Councilor Leo Avila has thrown his support to the desire of the hundreds of forest occupants of a part of Mt. Tipolog in Tawan-Tawan, Baguio District to manage the area through a community-based forest management agreement (CBFMA).
In a hearing conducted by the city council committee on environment and natural resources that Avila chairs, the councilor assured the CBFMA applicants of his endorsement.
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MANILA — Detained lawmaker Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran today said that the Macapagal-Arroyo administration’s crowing that the economy is on an upsurge was empty and that whatever improvement in the economic indicators the government has chosen as signs of progress was not reliable.