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 commits $1.6B in additional aid to PH for fight vs COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said a bigger financial assistance worth at least $1.6 billion would be provided to the Philippines in the coming weeks to help its…
Banks appeal to public for patience, understanding
The banking community appealed to the public to bear with limited services at this time that financial institutions are themselves operating under a challenging environment with only a skeleton workforce.…
Oxford Economics: COVID-19 bad for all, awful for some
The global spread of the COVID-19 disease would inflict economic and social difficulties to emerging markets like the Philippines, to be made worse by prevalent limitations in health care systems…
Proof of life requirement for SSS pension set aside during COVID-19 onslaught
Social Security System (SSS) pensioners need not present themselves anymore in SSS offices to prove they’re alive to receive pension. The so-called proof of life requirement has been set aside…
PH debt breaches P8-trillion mark in February
The national government debt breached the P8-trillion mark for the first time last February, driven by record-high amounts of retail treasury bonds (RTB) issued and redemption of euro bonds in…
Insurance regulator tells firms: If clients request, extend policies expiring during COVID-19 quarantine
The Insurance Commission (IC) has ordered a minimum 30-day extension of insurance policies, pre-need plans and health care contracts that would lapse during the one-month enhanced community quarantine in Luzon…
ADB commits $1.6B for PH fight vs COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday (March 27) said a bigger financial assistance package worth at least $1.6 billion will be provided to the Philippines in the coming weeks…
UK think tank: PH economy to be ‘badly hit’ by COVID-19 pandemic
The Philippines is one of emerging markets that would take a big hit from the economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, which would be made even worse by insufficient health…
Asian shares advance after stimulus surge on Wall Street
BANGKOK — Shares advanced on Friday in Asia after Wall Street logged a third straight day of gains with the approaching congressional approval of a massive coronavirus relief bill. Tokyo…
Max’s Group suspends store operations nationwide until April 14
The country’s leading casual dining chain operator Max’s Group Inc. (MGI) has suspended operations of all local food retailing operations, citing the need to help mitigate risk of further COVID-19…