The 4th OTOP (One Town, One Product) Visayas Island Fair kicks off in Cebu. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary for Regional Operations and Development Group Merly M. Cruz said the Full Article
The Balance of Payments sustains surplus at $896 Million in October, despite the global economic crisis. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas records show that as of June 2009 BOP surplus reaches $2.2-billion Full Article
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the University of Auckland (UoA) in New Zealand sealed an agreement to push for reading proficiency among selected public elementary schools in the country. Full Article
The United Nations seeks US$143.7 million to support the Philippine Government in revised appeal for typhoon disasters. The $144 million will cover the work of UN agencies, the International Full Article
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) grants P665,000 worth of assistance for two associations : Kasamahan sa mga Anak sa Yuta ug Dagat (KAYUD) and Tubod Fisherfolk Association (TFA). This is Full Article
The United Nations (UN) World Food Summit on Food Security started on November 16 in Rome, The various world leaders unanimously adopting a declaration pledging renewed commitment to eradicate hunger Full Article
The Philippines proposes the adoption of common visa among citizens of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a bid to boost investments, particularly in the tourism sector. The Full Article
“Malacanang vows to help International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Z “The Dream” Gorres,” Press Secretary Cerge Remonde. Remonde added that like pound-for-pound Full Article
The Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) sets its quarterly meeting this coming Dec. 6 to 8 in Capiz. ATOP is an organization of provincial/city/municipal tourism officers which Full Article
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo enjoins the public to actively participate in the observance of Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week on November 19 to 25, 2009. Memo Circular No. Full Article
According to the Social Weather Stations’s 3rd quarter hunger incidence survey, the proportion of families experiencing involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months declined to Full Article