Food prices remained elevated in February. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter HEADLINE INFLATION is likely to have breached the central bank’s target for a second straight month in February, as food and fuel prices remain elevated, according to economists. A BusinessWorld poll of 16 […]
Peso expected to weaken vs dollar as focus turns to vaccines
BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO will likely weaken against the greenback this week on risk-off sentiment due to the recurring delay in vaccine delivery, which is seen dimming prospects for the country’s recovery, as well as expectations of quicker inflation. The peso closed at P48.59 versus the dollar on Friday, […]
Metro Manila kept under general lockdown
Manila and nearby cities will remain under a general lockdown next month amid a coronavirus pandemic, according to the presidential palace. President Rodrigo R. Duterte also kept nine other areas — Apayao, Baguio City, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Batangas, Davao City, Tacloban City, Iligan City, and Lanao del Sur — under […]
Metro Manila kept under general lockdown
Manila and nearby cities will remain under a general lockdown next month amid a coronavirus pandemic, according to the presidential palace. President Rodrigo R. Duterte also kept nine other areas — Apayao, Baguio City, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Batangas, Davao City, Tacloban City, Iligan City, and Lanao del Sur — under […]
Metro Manila kept under general lockdown
Manila and nearby cities will remain under a general lockdown next month amid a coronavirus pandemic, according to the presidential palace. President Rodrigo R. Duterte also kept nine other areas — Apayao, Baguio City, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Batangas, Davao City, Tacloban City, Iligan City, and Lanao del Sur — under […]
Philippines to use Sinovac vaccine on health workers
By Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporter SINOVAC An inter-agency task force has approved a plan to inoculate FIlipino health workers against the coronavirus using vaccines from Chinese drugmaker Sinovac BIotech Ltd., according to health authorities. This was upon the recommendation of an advisory group from the Department of […]
Philippines to use Sinovac vaccine on health workers
By Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporter SINOVAC An inter-agency task force has approved a plan to inoculate FIlipino health workers against the coronavirus using vaccines from Chinese drugmaker Sinovac BIotech Ltd., according to health authorities. This was upon the recommendation of an advisory group from the Department of […]
Philippines to use Sinovac vaccine on health workers
By Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporter SINOVAC An inter-agency task force has approved a plan to inoculate FIlipino health workers against the coronavirus using vaccines from Chinese drugmaker Sinovac BIotech Ltd., according to health authorities. This was upon the recommendation of an advisory group from the Department of […]
Philippines to use Sinovac vaccine on health workers
An inter-agency task force has approved a plan to inoculate FIlipino health workers against the coronavirus using vaccines from Chinese drugmaker Sinovac BIotech Ltd., according to health authorities. This was upon the recommendation of an advisory group from the Department of Health (DoH), Undersecretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire told an […]
DBP backs legislation amending bank charter
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) said it supports the passage of a measure that will improve its ability to finance countryside development projects. “The proposed amendments to the DBP Charter would be a boon to our efforts to undertake more developmental projects especially in the countryside, where these […]