Traders talk in front of an electronic board displaying stock figures and currency exchange rates on the floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. BLOOMBERG

PSE suspends trading until further notice

THE Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) has suspended trading yesterday, March 17, following the “enhanced community quarantine” imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte over Luzon. In a memorandum,...
Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III

Gov’t to roll out P27.1-B spending plan for COVID-19

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has tasked the economic team to prepare a P27.1-billion spending plan for those affected by the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon,...
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI) Deputy Plant Manager Noel Cabahug (middle-left) leads team members in planting 700 Indian tree seedlings inside the plant complex last February 29, 2020, continuing the efforts for TVI’s Carbon Sink Management Program (CSMP), which aims to plant one million trees to sequester the plant’s carbon emissions.

AboitizPower subsidiary continues efforts to expand carbon sink

STEADFAST in its commitment to environmental stewardship, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas, Inc. (TVI) recently planted 700 Indian tree seedlings within the power plant complex last February 29,...

SM Group allocates P100-M aid to PGH, RITM, other gov’t hospitals

SM Group has set aside P100-million financial aid to the Philippine Genera Hospital (PGH), Research Intiture of Tropical Medicine (RITM) and other government hospitals. “To ensure the...

Cebu Pacific to suspend all flight operations due to COVID-19

LOCAL carrier Cebu Pacific will suspend all of its flight operations due to the ongoing threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019). “All Cebu Pacific and Cebgo flights will be cancelled from Mar. 19 until...

foodpanda ensures health, safety measures for riders as COVID-19 develops

AS COVID-19 continues to develop throughout the Philippines, leading online delivery platform, foodpanda, ensures health and safety measures are in place for their restaurant partners and...

Philippines records bird flu case anew

MANILA – Fatal animal disease H5N6 avian influenza or bird flu has been detected in the country anew, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William...

Gov’t to offer ‘disinfection’ jobs – labor chief

WORKERS affected by the closure of some businesses due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can get a temporary job from the Department of Labor, its...

2,000 test kits from China now in PH

THE first batch of 2,000 coronavirus test kits from China has arrived in Manila, the Chinese Embassy said Monday amid rising cases in the country. More test...
Securities and Exchange Commission. ABS-CBN News

SEC sets June 30 deadline for reports of companies affected by virus

CORPORATE regulator Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the deadline for submission of annual and quarterly financial reports of companies affected by the spread of...