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SBMA extends grace period for rents, business fees
Subic Bay Marine Exploratorium Inc, meanwhile, thinks the government could better help businesses by not imposing rent during the lockdown period
DA, BCDA eye PH's first agri-industrial business corridor in New Clark City
The 30-hectare project is targeted to begin construction in 2021
PEZA to investors: Please don't leave Philippines
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority worries that export companies may close shop in the country and just focus on operations somewhere else
4 MMDA personnel test positive for coronavirus
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will close its Makati City office for disinfection from July 9 to 12
Deadlock? Gov't rejects revisions to NAIA rehab
The NAIA Consortium says it can only move forward with the project 'under revised conditions' due to the coronavirus pandemic
Relaxed coronavirus rules push inflation up to 2.5% in June 2020
(UPDATED) As the economy reopens with limited transportation options and physical distancing rules in place, tricycle fares soar in June
Brussels probes German regulator over Wirecard scandal
(UPDATED) The European Securities and Markets Authority will examine whether Germany's regulatory responses to early signs that Wirecard was in trouble 'were adequate to protect investor confidence in EU securities markets'
MMDA gets boat donation for Pasig River service
The ferry boat, donated by the RII Group of Companies, can carry 55 passengers per trip
SBMA extends locators' business permits for another 30 days
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority has given business locators more time to renew their permits in view of the continuing community quarantine in the Subic Bay Freeport
Subic firms retrench workers due to coronavirus pandemic losses
The retrenchment measures affect close to 3,500 workers
MMDA postpones start of modified number coding scheme
Due to limited public transportation, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority says the modified number coding scheme will not be implemented yet
P1.3-trillion economic stimulus vs coronavirus 'not fundable,' says NEDA
Economic managers say the government can only afford P130 billion for spending programs. Lawmaker Stella Quimbo says that is 'a pitiful response to the biggest economic catastrophe since the World War.'
PH unemployment at all-time high with 7.3 million jobless in April 2020
(3rd UPDATE) The Philippines' unemployment rate for April surges to 17.7%, the highest ever on record, as the coronavirus pandemic wipes out jobs
Inflation slows to 2.1% in May 2020
(UPDATED) Lower transportation costs and food prices cause the downtrend in the Philippines' inflation rate
SBMA eases gate restrictions but keeps strict health protocols
More businesses resume operations as Subic Bay Freeport transitions to GCQ
'Doing nothing is more fatal': Bike group defends improvised lanes after MMDA takedown
Advocates call for the continued protection of vulnerable road users, even if it means facing charges from MMDA
NAIA set to resume limited domestic flights
Only domestic flights approved by CAAP will resume operations between areas under general community quarantine in June 2020, says MIAA
Buses and jeeps banned, modified coding for cars, in pitched Metro Manila GCQ
The Metro Manila Council suggests allowing taxis and TNVS, and letting private cars go out on coding day on the condition there are at least two passengers. These are still up for approval.
3 bus changes from North to South NCR under planned single route system
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority says this will ease traffic and will address concerns over reduced public transportation capacity during the pandemic
LOOK: MMDA's dry run of EDSA bike lane in light of quarantine
The pilot segment of the bike lane is set up in EDSA northbound from White Plains to Boni Serrano
TESDA eyes resumption of classes by June
If this plan is approved by the COVID-19 inter-agency task force, TESDA will implement part-online, part-face-to-face vocational classes
Philippines eyes joint ventures, guarantees to save virus-hit businesses
The government is looking at liquidity and equity infusions to save the tourism and travel industries. Small lenders will also be given a boost by state-run banks.
NAIA to resume international arrivals starting May 11
Manila's international airport will maintain its limit of 400 passengers daily
MIAA lost P1.8 billion in revenues due to lockdown
Airport chief Ed Monreal says MIAA's year-to-date revenue has gone down by P1.8 billion
Negros Occidental asks NFA to augment its rice supply amid shortage fears
The province in Western Visayas is also eyeing more rice imports from Vietnam, Myanmar, and Thailand to address temporary shortage in the months of June and July
Inflation slips to 2.2% in April 2020 as virus freezes economy
(3rd UPDATE) The Philippines' inflation slows down as oil prices plunge, while prices of some food items inch up in April
Airport rental holiday extended to May 15
Landing and take-off, and parking fees for domestic and international flights in CAAP airports are also deferred for a year, until March 2021
Tugade pushes for reopening of airports in GCQ areas
'This will plant the seeds for domestic tourism. This should seriously be considered,' says Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade
BCDA chief Vince Dizon named coronavirus plan deputy chief implementer
The designation adds to Dizon's growing list of titles under the Duterte administration
Authorize mapping agency to name features in West PH Sea – Carpio
Retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio says once the country's central mapping agency can approve names for features in the Philippine waters, China's attempts rename features there will lose its bearing
Oil price drop during pandemic a win for Philippines – NEDA chief
Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua says Filipino consumers will benefit from the drastic drop in oil prices in the world market
Gov't to fast-track national ID system for coronavirus response
The government says having the national ID system in place would speed up the distribution of aid during the coronavirus pandemic
Chua on Pernia's comments: My track record speaks for itself
'People see where I came from, the work I've done,' says Acting NEDA Secretary Karl Chua, adding that he did not covet the position
Pernia on Chua's NEDA post: He must not 'just agree to everything'
Resigned Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia says the appointment of Karl Chua may lead to less debates in President Rodrigo Duterte's economic team
Malacañang thanks outgoing NEDA chief Pernia for 'valuable contribution' to economy
Malacañang says it expects acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua to sustain the economy's growth momentum, and cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic
TIMELINE: Ernesto Pernia as NEDA secretary
From forwarding the implementation of reproductive health law to opposing federalism, here’s how Pernia acted as the socioeconomic planning chief since 2016
Who is Karl Chua, NEDA’s new acting secretary?
From the poster boy of TRAIN Law, Karl Chua is now tasked to plan how the economy will adjust to the new normal after the coronavirus pandemic
Finance Undersecretary Karl Chua is new acting NEDA chief
President Rodrigo Duterte accepts Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia's resignation
MMDA: Refrigerated vans can be used as morgues if coronavirus deaths spike
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority also says that the Department of Health will instruct hospitals to fast-track the release of death certificates for COVID-19 fatalities
NEDA chief Pernia resigns amid coronavirus crisis
(UPDATED) 'This is due partly to personal reasons and partly to differences in development philosophy with a few of my fellow Cabinet members,' says Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia
Albay port congestion worries staff, truckers
Cargo trucks are piling up at the Pio Duran port in Albay and nearly a hundred drivers and crew are stranded, making physical distancing nearly impossible to implement
PSA workers exempted from lockdown to gather data, do surveys on coronavirus
The Philippine government also allows business process outsourcing and export-oriented companies to install the equipment necessary to implement a work from home scheme
How to make washable face masks: A Tesda guide
Tesda says some 91,000 of such face masks have been produced and distributed to frontliners as of April 4
Coronavirus triggers lower inflation at 2.5% in March 2020
(UPDATED) Inflation slows down in March as economic activity grinds to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic
PH gov't seeks public feedback as it prepares for 'new normal' due to virus
(UPDATED) A technical working group is conducting online surveys on the effects of the coronavirus on various sectors, as well as an online public consultation on preparing for the 'new normal'
Gov't eyes seizure of abandoned cargo at congested Manila port
Overstaying cargo would be seized in favor of the government, under a proposed joint memorandum circular
Provinces must learn from Metro Manila's virus experience, says NEDA
The National Economic and Development Authority says food supply chain problems, health personnel walking to work, and inadequate facilities can be avoided by planning better
CAAP grounds Lionair fleet after deadly plane crash
Lionair's entire fleet cannot operate while the probe into the crash is ongoing. Investigators already have the plane's cockpit voice recorder.
Singapore eases monetary policy as virus slams economy
The Monetary Authority of Singapore says 'major uncertainty remains' due to the coronavirus pandemic
8 dead as medical evacuation plane crashes during takeoff at NAIA
(3rd UPDATE) 'Unfortunately, no passenger survived the accident,' says the Manila International Airport Authority
