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DSWD-Davao raises child feeding budget to P21

The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Davao Region (DSWD-Davao) has increased its budget for the Supplementary Feeding Program to P21 per child, up from the previous P15 allocation. Kyla Denise T. Pamat, a nutritionist dietician at DSWD-Davao, shared in a radio interview on Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on January 26, 2024, that the enhancement is a result of a budget insertion in 2023. The 13th cycle targets 122,400 children in Davao Region, with five local government units (LGUs) already initiating the feeding program, while others are in the procurement process. The program focuses on children aged two to four in child development centers and supervised neighborhood places, providing hot meals (rice and viand) for 80 days and alternative meals (pancake, nutribun, and fruit salad) for 40 days during the 120 feeding days. Additionally, selected LGUs with a prevalent number of underweight children receive milk feeding for the entire duration. The 12th cycle showed an 82.27 percent improvement in the weight of underweight children, reducing their number from 4,567 to 784 after the 120 feeding days. Pamat highlighted its alignment with Republic Act 11037, also known as the Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act, and encouraged LGUs, communities, and parents to support the program for continuous improvement......»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

Philippine Airlines FY23 profit: P21.2-B (up 105%)

Philippine Airlines reported a FY23 net income of P21.2 billion, up 105.5% from its FY22 net income of P10.4 billion......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024

P21 million worth of smuggled cigarettes confiscated in Sarangani

The police seized P21 million worth of cigarettes from Indonesia in an anti-smuggling operation in Glan, Sarangani on Saturday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024

Abalos: P21 billion drugs seized since BIDA’s start in 2023

At least P21 billion worth of illegal drugs were confiscated since the start of the government’s  BIDA or Buhay Ingatan, Droga ay Ayawan flagship program last year, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 24th, 2024

Coast guard seize P21.6-M contraband off Zambo Sibugay

Coast guard seize P21.6-M contraband off Zambo Sibugay.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

PLDT Global taps NGA 911’s emergency response system

PLDT Global Corp., the international unit of the local telco giant, is enabling US-based technology solutions provider Next Generation Advanced 911 (NGA 911) to help boost emergency response systems in the Philippines with advanced technology, delivered through the nationwide PLDT network infrastructure......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024

PLDT puts up new unit for data centers

Telco leader PLDT Inc. has formed a new unit under its technology arm, delegating it with the task of building and operating data centers......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

PCC reviews Ayala unit’s acquisition of North Luzon drugstore chain

PCC reviews Ayala unit’s acquisition of North Luzon drugstore chain The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is conducting a deeper review of the proposed acquisition by Ayala Corp.’s unit of a substantial stake in North Luzon drugstore chain St. Joseph Drugstore......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

BPI to sell its entire 15% GoTyme Bank stake back to the Gokongweis

Zobel Family banking unit BPI disclosed that its board of directors has approved the sale of BPI’s stake in GoTyme Bank to a subsidiary of JG Summit and a company called Giga Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd. at a price of P1.20/share......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2024

PLDT, ABS-CBN call-off P6.75-B SkyCable deal

PLDT and ABS-CBN “mutually decided not to proceed with the sale of Sky Cable to PLDT under the sale and purchase agreement signed by and among the parties in March 2023.”.....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

RLC sells P8.5 billion shares in REIT unit

Robinsons Land Corp., the diversified real estate firm of the Gokongwei family, has sold P8.49 billion worth of shares in RL Commercial REIT Inc., increasing the listed REIT’s public float to 49.95 percent......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 6th, 2024

PLDT, Smart ramp up cloud initiatives

Telco giant PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. are bolstering their cloud initiatives with the establishment of the cloud center of excellence......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 8th, 2024

PLDT, Smart named among world’s leading employers

PLDT Inc. and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. have been named among the Top One Percent of Leading Employers of 2023 by German firm Institute of Research and Data Aggregation......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 28th, 2024

PLDT buys 35% of Meralco unit

Telco giant PLDT Inc. is showing no signs of slowing down its broadband expansion, this time investing P2.12 billion to acquire more than a third of shares in a sister subsidiary......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

Jollibee buys 10% stake in Botrista for $28-M

Jollibee disclosed that it purchased a 10% stake in Botrista, a “leader in the beverage technology space”, for $28 million through its subsidiary, Jollibee Worldwide Pte. Ltd......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024

PAL denies that it has started the groundwork to sell a minority stake to strategic investor

Philippine Airlines issued a clarification to a news article that claimed PAL was looking to sell a 20% to 25% minority stake to a strategic investor, and that PAL “recently formed a team to ‘receive some offers’”......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 29th, 2024

PAL revives stake sale to investors

Taipan Lucio Tan has revived plans to sell a significant stake in Philippine Airlines (PAL) to a strategic investor who could help the flag carrier soar to even greater heights, industry sources said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024

AboitizPower hikes stake in STEAG

Aboitiz Power Corp. has acquired an additional 15.6 percent stake in STEAG State Power Inc., boosting its equity to a majority of 85 percent......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 25th, 2024

Metro Pacific exploring purchase of Ayala Corp.’s LRT-1 stake

Back in mid-January, news broke that Ayala Corp. was looking to sell its 35% stake in Light Rail Manila Corp. to the Villar Group, but that AC’s co-investor, Metro Pacific Investments, had the right of first refusal under its shareholders agreement......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

REDC anchor investor buys secondary share stake

This transaction highlights the important differences between primary (new) and secondary (pre-owned) shares. In this case, had TOKAI purchased the stake in primary shares from REDC......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024