DOF: Infra spending key to avert slow recovery post-pandemic
MANILA, Philippine — The economic team is moving to arrest the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown across the country in order to avert slow recovery and…
Globe MyBusiness connects SMEs in looking after healthcare frontliners
Strengthening its support to medical and business frontliners, Globe initiated a unique collaborative effort with its partner institutions in the healthcare and food industries, the result of which is a…
Volume of marked tax-paid fuel rise to 6.45 billion despite lockdown
MANILA, Philippines — As of last week, a total of 6.45 billion liters of tax-paid fuel had been already marked by the government as it continued to monitor oil firms’…
Landbank releases cash grants for CCT beneficiaries’ COVID-19 aid
MANILA, Philippines — Beneficiaries of the government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program will receive money over the weekend as part of the subsidies to vulnerable households during the COVID-19 quarantine.…
Transport of seeds hampered by various LGU checkpoints
Despite repeated appeals from national agencies to local government units (LGUs) to allow the movement of all goods and services related to food production, the country’s biggest seed organization reported…
Quaran-things to note: Best-selling food delivered at your doorstep
The food industry landscape has changed massively since the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon to contain the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Restaurants have been forced to close…
Amid quarantine, Neda wants to know how consumers, businesses coping
Neda chief Ernesto Pernia. INQUIRER file photo / JOAN BONDOC MANILA, Philippines — While consumers mostly stayed home and many businesses were temporarily shut down in the midst of quarantine,…
Manila Port shutdown threat averted for now
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade. FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — A looming shutdown at Manila’s crucial ports appears averted for now as businesses started withdrawing cargo containers that have been piling…
Developer steps up fight vs COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines – As the Philippines and the rest of the world continue their unrelenting fight against the deadly COVID-19, it has become increasingly apparent that a far bigger, more…
SEC warns public vs firms exploiting COVID-19 crisis
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against dealing with 14 entities found to have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud investors and consumers. In one of…