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Local government leaders, health officials and residents of Davao City graciously welcomed the reopening of two rural health units recently rehabilitated by BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank.

At the blessing and inauguration of Agdao Health Center and Jacinto Health Center, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte led local officials in sending a message of gratitude to BDO Foundation for supporting the city government’s efforts to help improve the health and well-being of Davaoeños.  

Building solutions provider Holcim Philippines Inc. aims to help close to 400,000 people in its communities by 2020 through programs for shelter, infrastructure, education, livelihood, health, and safety as part of its social responsibility and sustainability commitments to have a more positive impact on the development.

SM Foundation has renewed an agreement with the Department of Agriculture to train farmers nationwide even as their partnership enters its 11th year, or since the foundation launched its maiden Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan Farmers’ Training Program in 2007.

The memorandum signing was held at the office of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, who inked the pact with SM Foundation executive director Debbie Sy and Cristie Angeles, assistant vice president for Livelihood of SM Foundation.  

Sta. Ana, Cagayan—The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority has earned P205.976 million from offshore financial technology or fintech firms in the second quarter of the year to raise its total revenues to P340.625 million as of the first half of 2018. 

This Q2 amount already exceeds its full 2017 income by 51.70 percent, Ceza Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Secretary Raul L. Lambino said Wednesday. 

Local government officials have been directed to take a bigger role in securing aquatic resources and local officials may be held liable for failing to act against prohibited fishing activities in their respective areas, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Monday. 

Key players from the power industry and civil society collectively recognized local government units for their undertakings and initiative in pushing for renewable energy (RE) and rejecting coal projects in their respective areas.