There’s a ‘Happy’ way of dining in our new reality
Home catering in the new normal? It can be done. Happy Ongpauco Tiu shows us how. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, put the world on…
Imported PPEs lose tax-free perk, but VAT refund claim deadlines extended
MANILA, Philippines — With the expiration of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, importation of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other medical supplies lost its tax-exempt perk even as…
PH gets $370M WB loan to ‘split’ land titles for agrarian reform beneficiaries
MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank has approved a $370-million loan to split collective land titles covering more than 1.3 million hectares of property earlier on granted to about 750,000…
Thai low-cost airline NokScoot shuts down amid losses
Flight crew walks past a giant poster of NokScoot office at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 27, 2020. Thailand’s low-cost carrier NokScoot, which is partly owned by…
Ford plays it safe with revamped F-150, focuses on interior
The new 2021 Ford F-150 truck is photographed in Ferndale, Michigan. (AP) DETROIT — Six years ago, Ford made a Texas-size wager on the top-selling vehicle in America, rolling out…
EU regulators to look into German handling of Wirecard case
File—Picture taken June 24, 2020 shows the Wirecard logo at the headquarters of the payment service provider in Aschheim, Germany. (Sven Hoppe/picture-alliance/dpa via AP, file) FRANKFURT, Germany — A top…
American Airlines will book flights to full capacity
American Airlines planes are parked at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pennsylvania. (AP) DALLAS — American Airlines will start booking flights to full capacity next week, ending any effort to…
GMA 7 launches ‘Affordabox’ digital TV device
Television broadcast giant GMA Network Inc. announced on Friday the nationwide launch of its digital TV service after years of reviewing the business. GMA said in a statement the rollout…
Manila among world’s top 40 emerging startup ecosystems
Manila ranked among the world’s top 40 emerging startup ecosystems, a report showed, although the cities in neighboring Southeast Asian nations Indonesia and Malaysia placed closer to the top of…
Planned gov’t-to-gov’t rice importation shelved
The country has dropped its plan to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of rice through a government-to-government (G2G) deal, after the Philippines’ top source of imported rice lifted its export…