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It is high time the government prioritized helping farmers and fishermen become businessmen instead of allowing them to continue wallowing in poverty, Senator Robin Padilla said. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Padilla lamented that farmers and fishers who work to provide the nation with food remain at the […]
The Department of Agriculture through the Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI), in partnership with the Office of Senator Grace Poe, expanded its program for young farmers and fishers through the launching of the “Binhi ng Pag-asa Program (BPP).” The BPP, which kicked off in 2017, aims to empower young people to become competent agripreneurs and agricultural […]
Unleashing the potentials of young Filipinos to be the next business tycoons, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism (MTIT), successfully launched the Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP!) in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “YEP! was created specifically to empower you (youth) and give […]
From 73rd ranking last year, the Philippines jumps to 54th place among 129 countries in the 2019 Global Innovation Index (GII). The Philippines scores 36.18 this year, up from last year’s 31.56. The country’s scores significantly increased in five of the GII’s eight pillars: institutions, infrastructure, business sophistication, knowledge & technology outputs, and creative outputs. “It recognizes […]