LBC moves to ‘flatten the curve,’ donates P50-M supply of masks
LBC heeds the
government’s call to move for the nation, during this time of COVID-19, and
commits P50 million worth of supply of (washable/reusable) two-ply masks,...
Over 50K bags of NFA rice procured in NegOcc
BACOLOD City – Local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental have procured
about 50,500 bags of rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) for relief
assistance...
DBP offers assistance to expand health care facilities in the country
STATE-RUN Development Bank of the
Philippines (DBP) has offered to provide financing to public and private health
care institutions and boost the overall capacity of the...
‘Cash for social amelioration program now ready’
MANILA — Half of the P200 billion to be
distributed to people whose livelihoods were affected by the enhanced community
quarantines imposed to curb the coronavirus...
BSP relaxes ID requirements for select banking transactions
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
has eased the requirement for the presentation of a valid identification
document (ID) for select transactions while an enhanced community...
Philippine shares retreat on manufacturing decline
PHILIPPINE share prices swung back to
red territory yesterday as investor sentiment was dragged by the decline in the
country’s manufacturing output as well as sell-off...
Finance chief: COVID-19 mass testing a must
MANILA – Department of Finance (DOF)
Secretary Carlos Dominguez III favors mass testing for coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) but raised the need to improve capacity first.
“It’s...
Debt relief needed as pandemic hurts poorest nations – WHO
GENEVA - The head
of the World Health Organization voiced deep concern on Wednesday about the
rapid escalation and global spread of COVID-19 cases from the...
PCSO to release P447-M financial aid to gov’t hospitals
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes
Office (PCSO) is set to release anew P447 million as financial assistance to
various government hospitals across the country.
General manager Royina Garma...
Pandemic hurts supply chains for Japan firms in Philippines, Southeast Asia, India
TOKYO -
Two-thirds of Japanese firms doing business in India and Southeast Asia have
been hobbled by supply chain disruptions amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,
according to...