Int’l tourism to plunge up to 30% due to virus
Image: narvikk/IStock.com via AFP Relaxnews The number of international tourist arrivals will fall by 20 to 30% in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus, putting millions of jobs at risk,…
Quaran-things to note: Delivery options
How are you all holding up? First of all, a big thank you to our doctors, nurses, hospital workers and other front-liners in this war against COVID-19, the new coronavirus…
Google offers $800 million to health agencies
The aid will come in the form of cash, ad credits and cloud services from the California-based internet colossus, according to chief executive Sundar Pichai. Image: AFP/Lionel Bonaventure via AFP…
New app tracks people who need COVID-19 testing
Graduate students from the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) have created a new app to identify which people need testing for COVID-19 infection, potentially saving time and resources for hospitals…
Keeping the network running for people to remain connected
“This is the biggest challenge for us so far. With typhoons, we can see the damage, assess if restoration works are possible or not, and plan how to attack and…
Gov’t reactivates LGU price councils
The departments of Agriculture, Trade and Industry and Health have reactivated local price coordinating councils (LPCCs) to closely monitor the prices of farm and fishery products, processed goods and medicines…
BPI raises P33.9B from sale of bonds
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has raised P33.9 billion from a warmly received bond offering that was completed before Metro Manila was locked down to contain the coronavirus…
PSEi down 2.5% on profit-taking
The local stock barometer returned to the doldrums on Friday as investors pocketed recent gains ahead of the weekend. Ending a three-day rebound and missing a sustained upswing across regional…
Max’s shuts down operations temporarily
The country’s leading casual dining chain operator Max’s Group Inc. (MGI) has temporarily shut down all restaurant operations in the Philippines, citing the need to help curb the spread of…
Airlines seek emergency help from gov’t
The trade group of the world’s airlines is calling on governments in the Asia-Pacific region to extend emergency support to the industry devastated by the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The…