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…
Market up 1.64% as investors welcome Bayanihan Act
The local stock barometer advanced to the 5,400 mark yesterday as domestic investors made up for the slack in foreign appetite alongside lingering concerns on the coronavirus pandemic. The main-share…
Private group to help disburse gov’t subsidies
An army of rural banks, cooperatives, microfinance institutions, nongovernmental organizations and payment collection company has taken position to offer an alternative way of disbursing the government’s more than P200 billion…
Free seeds, planting materials to promote urban farming
With the entire Luzon placed under an enhanced community quarantine, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified efforts to promote urban agriculture by distributing free seeds and planting materials to…
Metro Manila to have normal water supply for April
The allocation of raw water from Angat dam to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) remains normal in April at 46 cubic meters per second, mainly to address the…
Dar: Don’t worry, we have enough rice
There is no rice shortage. This was reiterated by Agriculture Secretary William Dar following warnings from industry groups and some lawmakers of an inadequate rice supply, as Luzon remained under…
Spending slows; purchases more on food, health items
The lockdown of Luzon amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is likely to take a heavy toll on the consumer and retail sectors, but higher food, beverage and health spending can…
P1.62B raised by private sector for hard-hit families
A fund-raising initiative led by top business groups in cooperation with the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) and non-profit Caritas Manila pooled P1.62 billion in cash and in-kind donations for…
COVID19 relief: DOF issues guidelines for loan payment moratorium
The Department of Finance (DOF) on Wednesday (April 1) released the guidelines for the 30-day loan payment moratorium under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. The DOF, together with…
Chinabank hikes ATM withdrawal limit to P50,000
Sy family-led China Bank has jacked up its daily automated teller machine (ATM) withdrawal limit to P50,000 from P20,000 to make it easier for customers to have enough cash at…
PH borrowers took more dollar loans in 2019, says BSP
Philippine borrowers took out more dollar-denominated loans from local banks in the fourth quarter of 2019 to meet their rising short term cash needs, according to the Bangko Sentral ng…