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Government steps up bid to test asymptomatic people

The government will further ramp up its efforts by conducting tests even to people who are not exhibiting symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019...

Wearing face masks

"This is part of the new normal." Keeping one's self healthy in the recently minted term “new normal” should be everyone's top priority. As some areas...

Coping with the pandemic

"We need to help ourselves and others."     As I was beginning to write this, I was interrupted by shouts of “Mama! Mama! We’re here to...

Solon files ‘virtual’ wedding rites bill

Kabayan party-list Representative Ron Salo filed House Bill 7042 at the House of Representatives that aims to allow the conduct of “virtual” wedding rites...

Semirara postpones most of 2020 capital spending to 2021 amid crisis

Semirara Mining and Power Corp. said Friday it is moving the bulk of its 2020 capital expenditure budget of P3.7 billion to 2021 amid...

Trump cheers US jobs surge in June despite COVID-19 rise

Washington"•US President Donald Trump hailed data released Thursday showing huge employment gains in June, but he continued to downplay surging COVID-19 cases that could...

Aircraft builder Airbus seeks gov’t aid to minimize job cuts as workers fret

Frankfurt"•European aircraft builder Airbus dangled a lifeline Thursday for some employees menaced by 15,000 layoffs planned worldwide over the coronavirus, saying government aid could...

Roque says sorry for visiting Subic theme park

Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque apologized to those who were offended after photos of him taking a dip with the dolphins hit social media despite...

PCUP breaks 100,000 mark in helping poor amid Covid-19

The Presidential Commission on Urban Poor is proud to say that it has breached its 100,000 mark in helping the poor amid the coronavirus...

BOC surpasses June collection despite crisis

Amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic that affects the overall trading environment and a stringent community quarantine, the Bureau of Customs was...

Hard lockdown in Cebu City stranded 12k

Cebu City has at least 12,000 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) who are still not allowed to leave the place amid the coronavirus disease 2019...

PSE’s income dipped 71% to P50.6m in Q1

The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. said Wednesday first-quarter net income fell by 71 percent to P50.62 million from P175 million in the same period...

PH signs P24-b loan with Japan to fight virus

The Philippines and Japan on Wednesday signed an agreement for a 50-billion yen  (around P24-billion) loan to help in the government’s efforts to contain...

Stocks end flat; Jollibee, URC up

Stocks closed virtually flat Wednesday, with the benchmark index erasing early losses on select buying as investors weighed the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte...
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