Monthly Archives: August 2021
China manufacturing output slows down in July
China’s manufacturing growth in July slowed to its lowest level in 15 months as export demand weakened and factories coped with disruptions in supplies...
House approves on final reading increase in social pension for senior citizens
The House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved on final reading a measure proposing to double the amount of social pension for senior citizens...
‘Jungle Cruise’ starring Dwayne Johnson tops North American box office
Despite growing concerns over the delta variant, “Jungle Cruise” still drew moviegoers out to theaters during the film’s opening weekend to sail atop the...
Labor dept says 127K workers to be affected by 2-week ECQ in NCR
Some 127,000 workers will be affected by the strictest enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) classification that will be imposed in Metro Manila from Aug. 6...
SMEs need strong access to green financing to recover from pandemic
The Philippines and other countries can pursue green financing strategies to secure business continuity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which can help drive...
QC collecting P60k per day from Covid health protocol violators
The Quezon City government is getting an average of P60,000 from fines paid by coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) health and safety protocol violators, the...
DOT gets highest audit rating for second straight year
For the second straight year, the Department of Tourism (DOT) received the highest audit rating from the Commission on Audit (COA).
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said...
Top US disease expert warns of more ‘pain and suffering’ from surge in Covid...
The top infectious expert in the United States warned Sunday that more “pain and suffering” is on the horizon as cases of coronavirus disease...
DOH expert criticizes OCTA Research group
A Department of Health (DOH) expert said on Monday that the modelling utilized by a research group monitoring the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic...
US vice president Harris sets visit to Singapore, Vietnam
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to travel to Singapore and Vietnam in August to speak with the countries' leaders about regional security and the coronavirus disease...
