THE steady flow of goods should be sustained to keep inflation on its downward trend even with the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) remaining in force for Metro Manila and other high-risk areas, according to an economic bulletin by the Department of Finance (DoF).

THE Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has extended the deadline for dues and obligations owed by its power customers, as well as Universal Charges collecting entities and independent power producer administrators (IPPAs), operating in areas where the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is in force.

SINGAPORE/BANGKOK/PARIS -- In Bangkok’s usually bustling Sukhumvit district the coronavirus pandemic has decimated the tourist trade at the restaurant Permruedee Labnongsaeng owns, cutting daily sales to 5% of normal.

SANTIAGO -- Chile’s top copper mines ramped up production in March even as the coronavirus outbreak took hold, according to data released on Thursday by state copper agency Cochilco, boosted by a sharp spike in output from state miner Codelco.

Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, nearly every country has been hard-pressed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

All businesses, including those classified as non-essential, should be allowed to resume operations even if only via online platforms, the former head of the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) said.

SOUTHEAST Asian countries have rolled out$242.995 billion worth of measures in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

PHILIPPINE Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and service providers will be required to secure tax clearances from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and settle all liabilities before will be permitted to resume operations, The Department of Finance said.

THE food security framework adopted by the government will seek to expand the role of local governments in food logistics and distribution, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

THE government’s economic managers proposed to Congress on Thursday P131 billion in new programs to help the vulnerable members of the population deal with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency.

NATIONAL Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Deputy Commissioner Edgardo V. Cabarios said the lesson the Commission learned from dealing with the franchise issue of ABS-CBN Corp. is that the Act No. 3846 or the Radio Control Law that it cited in its cease-and-desist order against the broadcaster needs to be updated to allow operations pending the franchise renewal process.

ESTIMATED revenue foregone by the Ninoy International Airport (NAIA) due to travel restrictions imposed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) topped P1 billion at the end of April, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said.