Grocery service hours must be extended to avoid crowding – trade chief
DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry
Secretary Ramon Lopez urged supermarket operators Wednesday to extend operating
hours to give the public more time to buy food and...
Importation of 300,000 metric tons of rice pushed amid quarantine
CABINET Secretary Karlo Nograles on
Tuesday said the Inter-Agency Task Force has recommended to the Office of the
President the importation of a total of 300,000...
NGCP donates P1-B to government for COVID-19 response efforts
IN
SUPPORT of President Rodrigo Duterte and the national government’s efforts to
combat the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Philippines, grid operator and
transmission service provider NGCP...
‘Transitory’ economic downturn may last 2 quarters – NEDA chief
MANILA -
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Tuesday the Philippine
economy could register zero or negative growth in the second and third quarters
due to the...
Cebu Pacific net income doubled in 2019, before COVID-19 turbulence
CEBU Pacific on Wednesday reported a
132.6-percent jump in net income for 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic
grounded world travel and plunged airlines into financial turmoil.
The...
‘100,000 employers await cash rescue from gov’t’
MANILA - Some
100,000 employers are awaiting cash aid from government, the Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday, as workers reeled from Luzon’s
month-long lockdown.
The...
SM distributes PPEs and medical supplies to over 50 hospitals nationwide
Through SM Foundation, SM is donating over PhP 170 million
towards the fight against COVID-19, surpassing its initial allocation of PhP
100 million.
The initiative is to...
Aklan boosts agriculture amid enhanced community quarantine
KALIBO, Aklan - The
province of Aklan is in its effort to boost agriculture amid the enhanced
community quarantine imposed to contain the spread of the...
Proof of payroll needed for P5K cash aid – labor chief
LABOR Secretary Silvestre Bello on
Monday urged employers to avail of financial assistance for workers affected by
the COVID-19 lockdown.
All companies in the formal sector,
regardless of...
Gov’t to implement 30-day grace period for rental due payments
A 30-DAY
moratorium on rental payment for residential units will be implemented by the
government amid the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19).
“For
residential...