Philippines

In the final 3 months of 2020 the domestic fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corporation managed to swing back to prosperity, but it was not enough to save the company last year from a pandemic-induced defeat. The firm shared in a filing to the stock exchange. Along with this, Jollibee capped 2020 with a net loss of P11.5 billion, a …

People will still want to get out of the house wherein they will make a wish made more excited by the lockdown of COVID-19 and it’s to buy popcorn and witness the picture palace’s communal wonder. Even though, it doesn’t mean that the modern normal looks like the old one.  In view of this, there’s a concern going on as …

A shocking revelation has been observed as  total of 121 complaints about alleged counterfeiting and piracy were received by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic opened up opportunities for illegal traders. IPOPHL claimed in a statement that because the agency adopted a new monitoring method to concentrate on counterfeiting and piracy, the …

Valentine’s day is approaching and every single people are anticipating something for this special event but there’s something interesting about this year. Surprisingly, to the most recent survey by private pollster Social Weather Stations, the number of Filipinos who claimed that they had no love life reached an all-time high. In its November 2020 survey, the SWS discovered that 18% …

The Duterte administration called for a conference on food security to resolve pork supply concerns and a malnutrition crisis worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of this, Presidential Speaker Harry Roque said the Department of Agriculture will lead a summit aimed at improving the agricultural sector by collaboration between local government units where the private sector and other stakeholders. …

It has been a long time since the countries are adjusting to the pandemic and the tourism industry in the Philippines experienced an immense setback from pandemic-induced lockdowns that took international arrivals to their lowest level since at least 1999. Looking last 2020, the international visitors fell to just 1.48 million, down 82.05 percent year-on-year, tourism department statistics shows. That …

Despite the tax office has confirmed that ABS-CBN pays taxes on a daily basis, President Rodrigo Duterte has maintained that even though its franchise is extended, the broadcasting company will not be permitted to work until its owners pay their outstanding taxes. In view of this, Duterte shared that while it is within the authority of Congress to award a …

The Mayors of Metro Manila intensely highlighted without hesitation that people could continue to comply with the minimum health guidelines even after obtaining the COVID-19 vaccines. Along with this, Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco and Caloocan Mayor Oscar Malapitan all accepted that the vaccines act as extra protection against the virus, speaking as guests at the Malacañang press conference. In view …

It’s a big question if a poor mix of economic meltdown, massive unemployment, and spiking inflation in the Philippines are happening at the same time now? But Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas wants to share that they don’t think and believe that way. In view of this, after a state statistician announced that price rises soared beyond forecasts in January, concerns …

It has been decided that janitors, medical students and comorbidity patients are among the priority recipients of COVID-19 shots in the vaccination campaign of the government which is scheduled to begin this month. In view of this, A prioritization criteria has been approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for the distribution of …