Free Wi-Fi in quarantine centers
Newly renovated coronavirus quarantine centers will get free Wi-Fi, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said. The DICT said it had rolled out Wi-Fi in Rizal Memorial Coliseum…
Postquarantine relief for electricity consumers pushed
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) needs to come up with a “staggered payment” scheme for electricity bills as consumers’ payables pile up with the extension of due dates because of…
Bukidnon urged: Let sugar firms operate
Despite national directives allowing agricultural-related operations to continue during the quarantine, two major mills in Bukidnon province that produce 82 percent of Mindanao’s total sugar output were forced to shut…
Cebu Landmasters nets P2.01B | Inquirer Business
Property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) grew its attributable net profit by 21 percent to P2.01 billion last year as all businesses contributed to a double-digit expansion in revenues. CLI,…
SSS to launch COVID-19 calamity loan program on April 24
By next week, the Social Security System (SSS) will offer calamity loan to members grappling with the lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fernando F. Nicolas, SSS vice president…
Tourism chief outlines aid package for pandemic-battered PH travel industry
The Department of Tourism is doing everything within its mandate to aid stakeholders in the country’s travel and leisure industry in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat…
UK think tank: Asia-Pacific interest rates to fall as COVID-19 sickens economies
Interest rates across the Asia-Pacific region, including in the Philippines, are expected to fall as central banks fight the economic fallout caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, UK-based Oxford Economics said.…
US think tank sees PH surviving COVID-19 pandemic with 1 percent growth
The Asia-Pacific region is expected to lead global recovery once dust from the COVID-19 pandemic settles, with the Philippines among only a few economies seen to eke out modest growth…
PH back in black in dollar inflow in February
The Philippine economy returned to black in terms of the amount of dollars it spent in the second month of 2020 outpacing the amount it earned in transactions with the…
BIR extends 2019 ITR filing, payment until May 30
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has further extended until May 30 the deadline to file and pay 2019 income tax returns (ITRs) after the government pushed back the lifting…