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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

Manila Water sells stake in Bulacan units to SMC

Razon-led Manila Water Co. Inc. is divesting its stake in two Bulacan joint venture corporations for P1 billion to a subsidiary of San Miguel Corp. as it focuses on other activities outside the East Zone concession......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

MACAU DAILY TIMES New Filipino womens association aims to be beacon of hope among fellow migrants

A group of Filipino women has created an association with the shared desire for change and to create a platform for strengthening community support amongst women. Recent tragedies late last year and earlier this year claimed the lives of two Filipino workers by suicide, leaving a void in the lives of the associations founders. While [] The post New Filipino womens association aims to be beacon of hope among fellow migrant.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 12th, 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

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

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, 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

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

MPIC, SMC bids for MRT-3 rejected

The Department of Transportation will decline the privatization offers for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 made by tycoons Manuel V. Pangilinan and Ramon Ang, as it eyes to get additional offers from the private sector......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 10th, 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

The biggest infra company

San Miguel Corp. president and CEO Ramon S. Ang and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. chair, president and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan are talking to merge their respective tollways operations – SMC Tollways (under San Miguel Infrastructure Holdings) and Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. MPIC......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 13th, 2024

MPIC likely to pass up on subway bidding

The Metro Pacific Investments Corp. plans to pass up on the opportunity to manage the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), the first underground railway in the Philippines being built by the government......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2024