The Philippines will allow foreigners who hold long-term visas to enter the country from August, the government said Friday, as it continues to grapple with a rising number of coronavirus cases. Under …
Philippines allows entry of foreigners with long-term visas
The Philippines has allowed the entry of foreign nationals with long-term visas in the country beginning August 1, Malacañang announced on Friday. The government’s COVID-19 task force, however, set …
Pandemic Threatens to Burst Philippines’ Online Gaming Bubble
With the twin global gaming centers of Macau and Las Vegas bleeding millions of dollars daily as casinos stand empty, the much smaller online gaming industry in the Philippines was supposed to benefit …
‘Panalo na naman tayo’: Filipinos recall Roque’s ‘Congratulations Philippines’ as COVID-19 cases exceed 60K
As the Philippines breached the sixty thousandth-mark of total coronavirus cases in the third week of July, the previous exclamations of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque surfaced on social media.
COVID-19 cases in Philippines may rise to 85,000 by end of July —UP experts
Experts from the University of the Philippines have projected that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country may reach more than 85,000 by the end of July. The projection, which includes a projected …
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas — Moody’s affirms the Philippines’ Baa2 ratings; maintains stable outlook
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has today affirmed the Government of the Philippines’ long-term local and foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings at Baa2. The rating affirmatio …
Philippine shares rally as investors cheer eased quarantine measures
“Investors found relief as most of the Philippines remained in less stringent quarantine measures,” Philstocks Financial said in a market commentary. Metro Manila will continue to be under general …
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas — Moody’s affirms the Philippines’ Baa2 ratings; maintains stable outlook
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has today affirmed the Government of the Philippines’ long-term local and foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings at Baa2. The rating affirmatio …
Grab Philippines president Brian Cu resigns
In a video posted on Facebook on Thursday, July 16, Cu announced that he will leave the firm to pursue other entrepreneurial interests and to make more time for his family. Cu will step down on August …
‘E-numan’: Online liquor seller grows business to 154% as ‘happy hour’ goes virtual
MANILA, Philippines — As the pandemic puts a freeze to life outside … the company was able to grow its business 154% versus non-quarantine days. “Consumers are bringing their happy hour routine in …