The local stock market is seen to continue falling as COVID-19 cases in the Philippines remain on the uptrend while investors see the CREATE Law as not enough to help listed firms hurdle their pandemic-related problems. “Next week, we still see a downward bias for the local market as our COVID-19...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is appealing to the local government units (LGUs) within the so-called ‘NCR plus bubble’ to allow ‘onsite meter reading’ on consumers’ actual power consumption so another episode of confusing electric billing reminiscent of last year’s chaos could...
Listed diversified firm San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has conducted food donation drive throughout Metro Manila as government imposes stricter measures following the surge of COVID-19 cases. SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon S. Ang said hundreds of boxes of canned goods were sent out...
Alex Gonzaga is not entirely happy with the implementation of the second enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) around the Metro, but she is grateful for one thing. And that is his husband, Mikee Morada. View this post on Instagram On her latest Instagram post, Alex wrote: "The only thing nice and...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza One week under the strictest category of community quarantines. Coinciding with the Christian world’s somber observance of Holy Week ending in the glory of Easter Sunday on April 4. You cannot say there’s no separation of Church and State, not after all the...
On the eve of the Holy Week observance, President Duterte placed Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the strictest quarantine status, from March 29 to April 4. This was prompted by a surge in COVID-19 infection: the number of new cases daily...
It has been a year filled with anxiety, lost opportunities, and belt-tightening (especially those who got laid off or had their business closed). But if there is a “bright side” to all these negativity, it is that a lot of people have become closer to a Higher Being, have bonded tighter with...
The Department of Trade and Industry has appealed that the one-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) stay within the March 29-April 4 period, stressing more companies and workers are in dire need to get back to their livelihood and business amid high unemployment in the country. DTI...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued a clarification Monday that there will be no grace period for loan payments during the seven-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status while on Holy Week break. The BSP told banks who made the inquiry that the 30-day grace period under the...
The customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) who will be locked up in their homes because of the re-imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) during the Holy Week will not need to worry about probable service cut-off, because the utility firm has extended its ‘no disconnection’...
The Taguig City government has allowed outdoor exercise and liquor consumption, and will give “ayuda” or food packs to families under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) imposed by the national government in the NCR Plus bubble areas -- the National Capital Region, and the provinces of...
Expert group calls on citizens to impose 'personal ECQ' Occupancy in Metro Manila hospitals will possibly rise to about 70 percent by the end of March, the OCTA Research Group said Tuesday (March 16). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Guido David of the OCTA Research Group said the current...
