THE PHASE of trying to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing for most businesses, but a key to make the most of the disruption is to start reimagining for a new future. Following months of reacting to the immediate impact of the outbreak and continuing efforts to return to regular operations, the next […]Read More

THE Department of Public Works Highways (DPWH) was responsible for redistributing infrastructure spending items in the proposed 2021 national budget, a senior legislator said, rejecting claims that budget cuts targeted Representatives associated with the former House leadership. “It was the DPWH that made the realignments and we just adopted the amendments given to us by […]Read More

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE in an economic recovery is lower in the Philippines compared with elsewhere in Asia, McKinsey & Co. said, citing the results of a study. Only 42% of Filipinos considered themselves optimistic, while 9% were pessimistic and 49% unsure. McKinsey & Co. Philippine Managing Partner Kristine A. Romano said at the BusinessWorld Economic Forum […]Read More

THE economy’s recovery will be hindered by the series of typhoons that hit during the fourth quarter, with fiscal and monetary measures necessary to provide support, S&P Global Ratings said. “The economy is gradually improving, but the disruption of a recent typhoon will delay the recovery,” S&P said in a note on Monday. Crop damage […]Read More

THE PANDEMIC has hit poorer households in the Philippines harder than the rest of the population, affecting their income and food security disproportionately, according to the World Bank. According to a study conducted by the bank in early August, 47% of heads of household who are still working reported declining income while 65% of those […]Read More

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has ordered the planting of bamboo along the banks of the Cagayan River as an anti-flooding measure to prevent the recurrence of the floods that hit Cagayan and Isabela provinces during Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco). Following a meeting with the Build Back Better Task Force (BBBTF), Mr. Cimatu ordered […]Read More

With Christmas just a few weeks away, most of us are preparing decorations and buying presents despite the quarantine. This year’s holiday season will be much different from the past celebrations. Most businesses, particularly the micro, small and medium enterprises, which used to get their fair share of consumer spending, were forced to temporarily close […]Read More

By Gillian M. Cortez and Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporters THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) plans to vaccinate as many as 25 million people against the coronavirus next year, the agency’s chief said on Monday. It also expects a large portion of the Philippines’ more than 100 million population to become immune to the virus […]Read More

THE METRO Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will resume operations on Dec. 1 after repair works at the Taft section were completed, according to the Transportation department. Management installed long-welded rails at all train stations as part of its rehabilitation program, which would speed up train speed, the agency said in a statement on Monday. […]Read More

MALARIA cases in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Western Pacific region, which includes the Philippines, declined by 43% to 1.7 million last year from the year 2000, according to estimates by the group. Estimated deaths from malaria — a preventable and treatable disease that continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people yearly — also […]Read More