A rise in recoveries of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients has been recorded in Pasay City, City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CESU) Head Mico Llorca said Tuesday (March 9). (MANILA BULLETIN) In a radio interview on DWIZ, Llorca said that as of March 8, the city logged a total of...
CHAFF FROM THE GRAIN “We haven’t the time to take our time.” – Eugene Ionesco Hector RR Villanueva The economic managers are hedging and preparing the mind of the public that economic recovery and going back pandemic normalcy will be a long time in coming and uncertain. And, our procurement...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the country’s economic recovery is “not smooth” due to continued restrictions that dampened consumer and investor sentiment. In his latest economic bulletin, Finance Undersecretary and Chief Economist Gil S. Beltran explained that consumers and investors...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is encouraging consumers and the working population to respond to a new survey on confidence in the safe and gradual opening of the economy. In a statement, Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said the key to a real...
Michael Gerard “Mike” Enriquez Sun Life Philippines expects the Philippine economy to undergo a “U-shaped,” a longer type of recovery and a return to trend line growth in the next two years. Michael Gerard D. Enriquez, Sun Life chief investments officer, said the country’s economy,...
The World Bank expects the Philippine economy to slip deeper than initially estimated, but the level of contraction will be less severe than the Duterte administration’s projection. A motorcyclist travels along a deserted road in Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. (Geric...
AirAsia Group Bhd. aircraft stand on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA 2) in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. (Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg AirAsia is already seeing strong positive signs of recovery from across its regional market, including the Philippines, indicating...
Economy in 2021 MB file The Duterte administration’s chief economic manager is confident the country would see a strong recovery next year as mobility restrictions ease allowing more people to safely return to work while complying with minimum health standards. In a statement, Finance Secretary...
The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) has called on local companies to participate in the government-wide purchase of medical supplies for the COVID-19 response. As part of government’s effort to help local enterprises during the pandemic, the PS-DBM said it...
Michael V Michael V. is on the way to recovery after contracting COVID-19. The comedy actor gave a positive update on his health condition recently after announcing a couple of weeks ago that he tested positive for COVID-19. In the “Chika Minute” segment of GMA News "24 Oras Weekend," the...
