Friday Mar, 29 2024 02:30:28 PM

Economic News

New 69-KV transmission line energized in North Cotabato

ANTIPAS, Cotabato -- Officials of the Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) energized on Wednesday another 69-kilovolt transmission line located in Antipas, North Cotabato.

Category: 

DTI-ARMM launches ‘e-Presyo’ holds training on trade regulation and consumer protection

COTABATO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DTI-ARMM) is conducting a two-day training and workshop on trade regulation and consumer protection for its employeesonJune 26-27.Through this activity, the department expects to enhance the technical know-how of its employees, including those in the provincial offices, on the latest policies and laws on trade and industry.One of the highlights during the opening dayon Tuesdaywas the launching and orientation on the ARMMe-Presyo.

Category: 

Kidapawan mayor seeks authority to enter into P140 million equipment loan

KIDAPAWAN CITY – Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista has sought authority from the legislative department to allow him to enter into a loan agreement worth P140 million, which he explained was intended to purchase at least 15 units of heavy equipment for road repair and rehabilitation, garbage collection, and maintenance of sanitary landfill.

Category: 

Strong agriculture sector at the root of ARMM’s growing economy

COTABATO CITY -- Whilethe growth rate of the Philippines’ gross domestic product slowed at the national level, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has shown an accelerated growth rate pegged at 7.3 percent in 2017, a significant leap from the 0.4 percent gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth rate it registered in 2016.

Category: 

Mayor Guiani-Sayadiand Aviation school proof of economic growth

COTABATO CITY-- The mayor here regarded the entry of an aviation school as an indication of the city’s growth.Mayor Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi met on Tuesday with executives of Aviation Technical School of Cotabato (ATSC) and regarded such development as proof of local economic growth.The ATSC is the first and only aviation school in Central Mindanao that includes this city, the provinces of Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).Guiani-Sayadi was very upbeat upon learning about the progress of aviation school, which has produce

Category: 

ARMM conducts Investment Promotion Forum for the Bangsamoro

COTABATO CITY -- The Regional Board of Investments of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RBOI-ARMM) conducted an Investment Promotion Forum for the Bangsamoro on Wednesday in this city.Representatives from the different ARMM line agencies as well as representatives from business establishments in the region gathered to tackle the different ways on how to promote investments in Bangsamoro areas.Atty. Ishak V.

Category: 

RBOI-ARMM approves P290-M Agri project

COTABATO CITY -- The Regional Board of Investments, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RBOI-ARMM) approved the registration of a Php290 million cavendish banana plantation project owned and managed by EKASALAM AgriVenturesCorporation located in Kauran, Ampatuan, Maguindanao.RBOI chair and managing head, lawyer Ishak Mastura, said that for the first time in the history of RBOI, the project registered is initiated by one hundred percent Filipino investors residing in the locality who managedto link with the international banana market particularly Bahrainand other middle east countries.Ac

Category: 

Security sector supports colossal Maguindanao business outsourcing project

MAGUINDANAO --- Sectors addressing misguided Islamic militancy see brighter days ahead with the planned employment soon of clerics fluent in Arabic by an emerging call center in Maguindanao.Maguindanao province, a component area of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, has 36 towns where there are Islamic schools propagating Muslim-Christian solidarity, but now misconstrued as espousing militancy and instigating animosity towards the government.A Maguindanaon Army official, Col.

Category: 

Country’s first ever BPO to cater Arab nations rising in Maguindanao

BULUAN,
Maguindanao – One year from now, Maguidnanao will have its own call
center that will cater to Arab nations, Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto
Mangudadatu today said.

This after he
inaugurated the P200 million worth of mixed used building that will rise here and will house the business processing and outsourcing center for Maguidanao, a
first in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Category: 

Baste Duterteand Mindanaons must patronize Mindanao products

BULUAN, Maguindanao – Mindanaons should
patronize Mindanao products.

This was the message of Presidential son Baste
Duterte when he spoke during the 2nd Inaul Festival cooking show
here Monday.

He said Maguindanaon’s should patronize Mindanao’s
century’s old weaving practice that produces intricate designs of weaved
fabrics called Inaul.

Baste said like him and many constituents of
Maguindanao and its leaders, everybody should start to recognize their own
culture.

Category: 

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Economic News

UK: Bangsamoro one of world’s few successful peace processes

MANILA – The United Kingdom has hailed the creation of the Bangsamoro region as one of the world’s few successful peace processes as it joined...

Antipas LGU releases official list of victims of highway mishap

OFFICIAL list of victims of March 25, 2024 vehicular accident involving passenger van and cargo truck. The list is from the local government of...

Cotabato Light announces April 6 power service interruption

Cotabato Light announcement:  To all our valued customers, please be informed of the scheduled power interruption affecting a portion of...

BARMM has new police regional director

CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao Norte - Police Brig. Gen. Prexy Dugas Tanggawohn was installed as new police regional director for the Bangsamoro...

BARMM, Inter-Agency Teams implement OPLAN HARABAS, nets 1 conductor positive for drug use

COTABATO CITY - The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Bangamoro Region and police units in the city conducted on Tuesday "Oplan Harabas" in a...