EVEN if unvaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19), residents can still ride public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Cebu City from Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.Mayors of two cities in…
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Cabaero: Restrictions for minors
Metro Manila mayors are thinking of imposing age restrictions for minors who go to the malls. A belated action, one that should have been done two weeks ago, but this shows the importance of an evolving policy. With the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) situation turning fluid and pandemic restrictions changing, there is a need for the […]
Gokongwei group sees recovery in consumer demand as restrictions ease
DIVERSIFIED conglomerate JG Summit Holdings Inc. (JGS) registered revenues of P50.4 billion for the third quarter of 2021, a nine percent growth year-on-year. The firm’s core net income for the first nine months of 2021, however, declined to P948 million, albeit still in positive territory. The topline growth was mainly driven by expanded capacity and […]
DTI’s Lopez backs open trade in essential goods within ASEAN
TRADE SECRETARY Ramon M. Lopez has proposed opening up regional trade for essential goods needed by countries to deal with the pandemic. He said at a Belt and Road Summit Wednesday that the Philippines did not restrict exports of personal protective equipment such as medical-grade masks throughout the public health crisis. “We have to honor […]
Senator asks gov’t to ease restrictions on vaccinated local, foreign tourists
A SENATOR called on the government to ease restrictions on fully vaccinated local and foreign tourists to boost the reopening of the industry. “If we’re easing travel restrictions on fully vaccinated Filipinos returning from trips abroad, I don’t see any reason why we should exclude those fully vaccinated foreign and local tourists as they are […]
PHL stocks to rise further on eased restrictions
STOCKS are expected to climb this week after the government eased quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and its nearby provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal on the back of lower daily coronavirus cases in the country. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) went up by 32.96 points or 0.52% to close at 6,269.36 on […]
Lockdown mental fatigue rapidly reversed by social contact, study finds
MANY OF US are looking forward to a summer of relative freedom, with road-mapped milestones that will grant us more opportunities to see our friends and family. But we’ll be carrying the effects of months of isolation into those meetings, including a sense that our social skills will need dusting off, and our wits will […]
Philippine labor force situation (Feb. 2021)
THE RANKS of jobless Filipinos increased in February, a month before the government tightened lockdown restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces due to a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, according to the latest data on jobs. Read the full story.
Impact of NCR + bubble likely minimal in Cebu
THE economic impact of the two-week Covid-19 “bubble” in the National Capital Region and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal (NCR+) will likely spill over to Cebu, but it should be minimal, a business leader said Monday, March 22, 2021. Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Steven Yu said the business community […]
Local shares rise on potential lockdown easing
LOCAL STOCKS climbed on Tuesday as global equities rallied and following the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief’s suggestion to further ease quarantine restrictions to help boost consumption. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange (PSEi) rose by 84.85 points or 1.21% to end at 7,044.06 yesterday. The all shares index also went up by 41.18 […]