THE House of Representatives on Wednesday evening approved on second reading House Bill 6924 which seeks to expand banks’ service delivery channels through cash agents.

Rustan’s department store will open its doors again on June 5 after having been shut down along with the rest of the metropolis during the strict COVID-19 quarantine which has run since mid-March. With the relaxation of the protocols, the store has been allowed to open, albeit under stringent health and safety protocols.

AFTER PRODDING from the Palace, an order approving cash benefits of up to P1 million for health care workers who died or became seriously ill on the job due to coronavirus was signed Thursday, the Department of Health (DoH) said.

BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) launched its sustainable funding framework that includes socially relevant projects aside from initiatives on the environment.

NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. has been sued for allegedly fostering the spread of the coronavirus by mandating unsafe working conditions, causing at least one employee to contract COVID-19, bring it home, and see her cousin die.

Being a visionary and having consistency in character are sometimes mistaken for stubbornness or self-absorption. These are negative traits attributed to people by conventional wisdom.

An elderly man was taking his first airplane flight. He was much more relaxed than he had expected, except for one problem. His ears would not stop popping. He mentioned this to the flight attendant, who returned after few minutes to hand the old man chewing gum, explaining that the gum would keep his ears from popping.

LOCAL SHARES continued to surge on Thursday as the main index hit the 6,500 mark, marking the market’s best finish since pre-lockdown days.

THE Philippines will resume its use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in clinical trials for treating the novel coronavirus, taking its cue from the World Health Organization (WHO) which cleared the drug after a safety review.

CONGRESSMEN acting as members of the Committee of the Whole approved on Wednesday evening a bill that will extend the special powers given to President Rodrigo R. Duterte to fight the coronavirus by three more months.

THE number coding scheme intended to reduce vehicles on Metro Manila roads will again be in effect starting June 8, but with exemptions in consideration of the coronavirus crisis.

THE House of Representatives on Thursday approved on third and final reading a P1.3-trillion stimulus package called the ARISE (Accelerated Recovery and Investments Stimulus for the Economy) bill, the new name for what had been known as the proposed Philippine Economic Stimulus Act (PESA).