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…
ADB plunks in P254M in grant to keep food on PH poor’s tables during COVID-19 quarantine
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided the Philippines—its host country—a P254 million grant to put food on the table for at least 55,000 families in Metro Manila stuck at…
Gov’t removes donor tax for imported PPEs, med supplies for COVID-19 fight
Donations of the now highly valuable personal protective equipment and other medical supplies imported into the Philippines to help in the fight against COVID-19 would not only enjoy tax-free entry…
DBM already released P100B to DSWD for COVID-19 relief cash aid
At least P100 billion for distribution to households vulnerable to COVID-19 restrictions has already been released to finance at least two months’ worth of aid, Duterte administration economic managers said.…
BSP eases ID rules for bank transactions during COVID-19 quarantine
The central bank has relaxed some of stringent customer identification requirements to facilitate urgent financial transactions during the ongoing lockdown period set in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic. In…
Asian stocks mixed as economic toll of virus worsens
BEIJING — Asian stocks were meandering Thursday after a White House warning that as many as 240,000 Americans might die of the coronavirus sent Wall Street tumbling and signs of…
5 Filipinos on Forbes Asia’s “30 Under 30” roster
Five young Filipinos landed on Forbes Asia magazine’s “30 Under 30 Asia” list for 2020, described as a cohort of bright and innovative leaders under the age of 30 who…
UN: Pandemic could shrink global economy almost 1% in 2020
UNITED NATIONS — The global economy could shrink almost 1% this year due to the new coronavirus, a sharp reversal from the pre-pandemic forecast of 2.5% growth, the United Nations…
Bankers support “Bayanihan” law vs COVID-19
The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) has expressed support to the implementing rules of Republic Act No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal As One Act” which, among others,…
Stocks skid as physical, economic toll of virus worsens
NEW YORK — Wall Street and markets around the world fell sharply Wednesday as the economic and physical toll caused by the coronavirus outbreak mounts — and as experts say…
DTI backs businessmen’s proposal to gradually lift Luzon lockdown
SUPPLY AND PRICE WATCH Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and Agriculture Secretary William Dar inspect a market in Quezon City on March 26 to see whether basic goods are available and…