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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 29, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 12:15 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 10:06 PM

A Talaandig farmer brings his vegetable produce on a horse to the markets in Miarayon, Talakag Bukidnon on Friday. Read more »

JICA issues Japan's 1st gender bonds for female empowerment

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 27 01:08 PM

The Japan International Cooperation Agency issued the country's first gender bonds on Monday to promote women's empowerment and education. Read more »

PH, Japan formalize 2nd tranche of loan for phase 1 of Metro Manila Subway

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 04:54 PM

The Philippines and Japan have finalized the second tranche of the $2.3 billion loan for the Metro Manila Subway Project Phase 1, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. Read more »

Megawide boosts book order to P66 billion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 04:24 PM

Megawide secured P1.24 billion worth of new contracts in the first quarter, the company disclosed on Tuesday, raising its book record to P66.1 billion at the end of March. Read more »

New credit scoring system enables SMEs to better access loans: BSP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 08:24 PM

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will now have a better access to loans through a system that collects their data and generates their credit scoring, the central bank said on Thursday. Read more »

Japanese pre-cooked rice producer builds new factory in Tarlac

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 01:00 PM

A Japanese manufacturer of pre-cooked rice using unique technologies has established a new factory in Tarlac to meet the increasing demand for packed rice. Read more »

Japan's aid agency launches support body for foreign workers

Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 16 10:22 PM

The Japan International Cooperation Agency on Monday launched an organization to provide better support for foreign workers in Japan as part of its goal of resolving the societal issues they face by 2030. Read more »

Japan's aid agency to launch support body for foreign workers

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 28 08:08 PM

The Japan International Cooperation Agency said Wednesday it will launch an organization next month to provide comprehensive support for foreign workers in Japan to improve their working and living environments. Read more »

Loans for COVID-19 response reach P392.94 billion

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Sep 03 06:22 PM

The running total will be paid from 2023–2049, with an average repayment period of 15 years for each loan, based on the amortization schedules indicated in the loan agreement documents available on the DOF website as of Aug. 5. Read more »

Philippines secures P75.5B in loans from Japan for 'Build, Build, Build'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 12:29 PM

The Philippines secured 2 loans from Japan worth P75.5 billion to fund "Build, Build, Build" projects in the south, the Finance Department said Tuesday. Read more »

Six firms bid to build parts of Clark railway project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 03:17 PM

Five foreign firms and one local company are bidding to build segments of a major railway project that will connect Clark City in Pampanga to Calamba City in Laguna, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday. Read more »

DOTr inks contract with Japanese firms for Tutuban-Malolos railway

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 04:34 PM

The new 37.6-kilometer railway promises to cut travel time between Tutuban and Malolos to just 35 minutes from 1.5 hours today. Read more »

Gov't eyes faster rollout of infra before PH becomes high middle income country

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 10:05 PM

Pernia said that if the Philippines achieves this, it would no longer be eligible for Japanese Special Terms on Economic Partnership or STEP funding, which gives the country more favorable terms. Read more »

ADB to lend $2.75B for Malolos-Clark railway project

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 12:03 AM

The Asian Development Bank approved its single biggest funding to the Philippines. Read more »

LRT-2 Masinag extension to be finished by last quarter of 2020: DOTr

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 03:33 PM

The extension of the LRT-2 will be finished by the last quarter of 2020, the Department of Transportation said Monday during the ceremonial laying of tracks for the line. Read more »

JICA: Metro Manila subway to form north-south backbone of PH capital

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 11:31 PM

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has committed to give 200 billion yen to the Philippines in 2018 in support of the government's Build, Build, Build program. Read more »

MRT-3 rehab to begin in April says Japanese funder

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 09:57 PM

The rehabilitation of the MRT-3 will begin this April, an official of the Japanese agency funding the project said Tuesday. Read more »

Train system na magdudugtong sa Malolos at Tutuban, uumpisahan na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 11:13 PM

Layong paikliin ng unang phase ng proyekto ang biyahe sa pagitan ng Malolos at Tutuban at inaasahan itong matapos sa 2021. Read more »

Phase 1 of North-South Commuter Railway project breaks ground

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 03:40 PM

Construction of the “most ambitious expansion" of the country's railway network will begin less than a month after the loan agreement between Philippines, Japan and partner Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Corp. was signed last Jan. 23, Transportation Undersecretary Timothy John Batan said during the ceremonies in Bulacan. Read more »

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