How Changing Housing Needs Influence Singapore Property Choices
Housing needs rarely stay the same throughout a person’s life. A home that works well for a young professional may not provide the same advantages…
IMI suspends operations in Mexico
Ayala-led electronics manufacturing service provider IMI has suspended operations in Mexico in line with measures adopted by the government to curb the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mexico – which contributes about…
LBC donates P50M worth of reusable masks
LBC’s reusable mask Logistics provider LBC Express group has committed P50 million to help vulnerable Filipino communities mitigate risks of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection by supplying them with washable two-ply face…
Economists call for “calibrated easing” of ECQ
Foundation for Economic Freedom FEF is a non-profit advocacy group for good economic governance and market-friendly reforms A group of prominent economists appealed to the government to end the Luzon-wide…
Wall Street rises for first time in three days as oil spurts
NEW YORK — Wall Street rallied Thursday for its first gain in three days after a sudden surge in oil prices revived beaten-down energy stocks. But, as has so often…
BPO sector seen to help temper downturn
With the COVID-19 pandemic widely expected to cause a global recession, the Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) sector can be part of the solution to counter the downturn in the…
Donated PPEs from overseas exempt from donor’s tax
Imported personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies to be used in the fight against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will not only enjoy tax- and duty-free entry but…
In preparedness vs virus, vulnerable PH at bottom with India
The Philippines is near the bottom in terms of health care spending among 20 emerging markets ranked according to their preparedness vis-a-vis the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but the country’s…
Agri stakeholders in COVID-19 management
Agriculture stakeholders’ participation in the management of COVID-19 crisis is imperative. There are two critical areas that need urgent attention—medicine (to cure victims) and food (to survive). But there is…
Small businesses get moratorium on rentals
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will have a monthlong grace period from having to pay their commercial rent, as the government tries to ease the burden of the lockdown…
Aboitiz unit aborts plan to buy Vietnam wind power firm
Aboitiz Power Corp. has called off what would have been its first foray in the overseas renewable energy market through a $46-million acquisition of a firm behind a wind power…