Battling COVID-19 with technology | Inquirer Business
The teambehind ENDCoV, a free mobile application that couldaccurately identify people who need to be tested for COVID-19. While science has yet to find a way to stop the new…
Mitsubishi Motors predicts losses over pandemic
Mitsubishi Motor Co. logo is displayed at the Tokyo Auto show in Tokyo. Image: AP/Koji SasaharaTOKYO—Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Friday it expects 26 billion yen ($240 million) in…
Cusi says 10% of fuel retailers shut down amid ECQ
MANILA, Philippines—Fuel industry players report that 10% of retailers have shut down operations amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), according to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi. “Mga 10%…
SMDC sets benchmark in modern convenience
Convenience has never become as vital and life-changing as it is today.With the rise of the so-called new normal amid the community quarantine and threat of COVID-19, people have begun…
PH business must reset: ‘No existing playbook for this’
As Luzon heads into an extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Philippine businesses are trying to navigate the “new normal” caused by the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, balancing the need…
Accelerated shift to renewable energy pushed
Investing in renewable energy can support a global economic recovery that would be resilient to extraordinary circumstances and inclusive, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena). The Abu Dhabi-based…
Phoenix set to invest in road transport, property
Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. is firming up its road transport operations with a new subsidiary, and also in property holdings in which it will invest close to P5 billion in…
Work-from-home will be new normal for many Ayala employees
The Ayala Group will continue to have up to 40 percent of its employees working from home, a top official said, as the new normal redefines the country’s oldest conglomerate.…
ADB lends $1.5B for PH fight vs COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has green-lighted a $1.5-billion quick-disbursing loan for the Philippines, its host-country, to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 disease. “The ADB’s COVID-19 active response…
Extended isolation of high-risk areas in PH rattles stocks
The local stock barometer ended the week in the doldrums as investors gauged the economic impact of the extended lockdown of high-risk areas in the country, including the National Capital…