The government may consider easing the capacity limits on workplaces once more workers get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a Palace official. A Manila resident receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site located at SM Manila on July 6 2021....
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has appealed to the government to allow businesses to operate at full capacity once they attain the level of "micro-herd immunity" from COVID-19. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus shot at a vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July...
As e-commerce thrives amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Gender Responsive Economic Actions for the Transformation of Women (GREAT) Women Project 2 seeks to train more women micro-entrepreneurs (WMEs) to establish a strong online presence. (Screenshot from Facebook live) Funded...
A proposed "micro-herd immunity" in malls and other workplaces will be discussed by the private sector with the national government this week. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila resident during the inoculation drive held at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the newly formed committee tasked to streamline trade processes and modernize major customs operations will be beneficial to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the Philippine Trade Facilitation Committee...
EDITOR’S DESK Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat The pandemic has given rise to new businesses if not the strengthening of existing ones that are able to pivot and innovate with the use of digital technologies. Some of these businesses are delivery/logistics, micro finance, financial technologies (fintech),...
Or why you wish you were quarantined among the many secrets of the Boholanos, Amorita or little darling included SUNSET OVER BOHOL SEA Sunset view from one of Amorita's two infinity pools I was on Panglao Island in Bohol when the Philippine government declared a new round of strict quarantines in...
The Philippines, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar, has a strong bilateral connection with Israel and India in the field of agriculture. This 2021, DA aims to achieve a 2.5 percent growth through the strategies that fall under its major components: consolidation,...
Slows down branch expansion BPI Direct BanKo (BanKo), the savings bank subsidiary of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) specializing in micro enterprises financing for as low as P25,000 up to P150,000 collateral-free, is targeting the grant of P7 billion micro loans this year to help micro...
