THE demand for cold storage facilities from the roll-out of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and the rise of e-commerce during the pandemic is seen to drive up the logistics sector for the next 10 years, a real estate services firm said on Thursday.

CIRTEK HOLDINGS Philippines Corp. has secured approval from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) for the listing of its preferred shares, the listed company said on Thursday.

THE Transportation department said it would start testing in the “next few weeks” the automated fare-collection system developed by Dito CME Holdings Corp., the communications, media and entertainment arm of the Udenna Group.

HOUSE Committee Chair on Legislative Franchises Franz E. Alvarez dismissed proposals to revive talks on the renewal of the ABS-CBN Corp. franchise, adding this can be tackled in the next Congress.

THE VILLAR group, via AllHome Corp., has signed a deal with biopharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca to procure coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines for its employees and for donation to the public.

Here’s a quick glance at how PSEi stocks fared on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

THE industrial and logistics sector — among the most stable real estate assets last year — would lead the recovery of the country’s property market in 2021, as the demand for e-commerce and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines rises, a real estate service provider said.

BUDGET, regulations, cybersecurity, and inability to appreciate the benefits of technologies remain the top constraints that keep some companies from going digital, business leaders said.

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has advised individual borrowers about communicating with a certain entity named Intelligence Samusai.

THE ENVIRONMENT department has lifted the suspension of ATN Holdings, Inc.’s crushing plant operations in Rizal province, allowing the company to resume work, the listed firm told the local bourse on Wednesday.

EAST ZONE water concessionaire Manila Water Co., Inc., in collaboration with the Environment department and San Juan City, launched its program to rehabilitate San Juan River and its tributaries.

THE first phase of the government’s online one-stop shop for business registration will be launched on Thursday, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said.