P1.3 TRILLION ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL GETS HOUSE SUPPORT MANILA — An overwhelming majority of members of the House of Representatives have expressed support for the proposed P1.3-trillion economic stimulus measure to address the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis
MODI AND MAMATA SURVEY THE DAMAGE Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flew down to Kolkata to take stock of the situation in large swathes of West Bengal that were decimated by cyclone 'Amphan' and announced an advance assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for restoration work, as the death to
NPC OPENS, NO GROWTH TARGET SET FOR 2020 China has not set a GDP growth target for this year and will take a slew of forceful financial measures this year to shore up the economy, which has been dragged down by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Government Work Report that
680,000 MANILA FAMILIES GET 2ND TRANCHE OF CASH AID MANILA — More than 680,000 families in Manila will receive the second tranche of cash assistance from the city government, Mayor Isko Moreno announced yesterday.
US SENATE PASSES BILL TO BOOST OVERSIGHT AND DELIST CHINESE COMPANIES FROM EXCHANGES The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that could lead to Chinese companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. being barred from listing on US stock exchanges amid increa
PM MODI TO TAKE AERIAL SURVEY OF BENGAL TODAY AS TOLL RISES TO 72 Cyclone Amphan weakened Thursday, a day after tearing through West Bengal where 72 people were killed . The fiercest cyclone to hit West Bengal in 100 years destroyed mud houses and crops, and uprooted trees and electric po
WORLD BANK TO RESCUE WITH $160-BILLION AID TO 100 NATIONS The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to put over 60 million people into extreme poverty globally, the World Bank has said as it announced emergency operations worth $160 billion in 100 developing countries to fight the deadly virus.
GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE LOCALIZED LOCKDOWN MANILA — The government may limit lockdowns to barangays or villages with coronavirus cases instead of resorting to widespread community quarantines, to minimize the impact of the pandemic on the economy.
CYCLONE AMPHAN: 10 KILLED IN WEST BENGAL; WIDESPREAD DAMAGE Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, has left a trail of destruction in Bengal and Odisha on Wednesday, destroying thousands of houses, damaging buildings, uprooting trees, electricity poles a
SESSIONS TO SHOW WAY AHEAD As global attention turns to Beijing with the start of China's two sessions on Thursday, experts said that the nation's biggest annual political event will indicate the direction of its socioeconomic development amid the COVID-19 pandemic and will inject confidenc
