Metro Business articles
Manila warns businesses violating ‘no mask, no entry’ rules
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso warned business establishments that fail to implement a “no mask, no entry” policy. Moreno made the warning on Saturday, as the whole Metro Manila started preparing to shift to general community quarantine (GQC), which will impos...
Manila port back to normal operations
Operational levels at the Manila International Container Terminal have returned to normal levels due to the efforts of many port stakeholders. Overall terminal utilization is now under 67 percent and reefer utilization at under 65 percent, with cargo pullouts during the enhanced community quarantin...
URC donates BOPP packaging films to hospitals
With the depletion of supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Universal Robina Corporation (URC) has donated Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) films to hospitals, to serve as barriers between patients and healthcare workers. Primarily used for packaging con...
Congestion may force Manila port shutdown
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago warned of a possible port shutdown if cargo owners and consignees continue to shun calls to withdraw cleared, ready for delivery and overstaying cargoes. Santiago said that despite efforts to transfer cleared and overstaying co...
Manila suspends rental payment of vendors
The Manila City Council passed a resolution suspending the payment of rent for all market vendors and stall owners in view of the enhanced community quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution was drafted and passed upon the appeal of Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso to ...
PPA gets high satisfaction rating
For the second straight year, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) scored big in the annual port user’s satisfaction survey particularly on the aspect of integrity. The 2019 survey conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) involving the various port users nationwide s...
DTI eyes sanctions vs 12 Bambang stores selling overpriced N95 masks
At least 12 medical supply stores along Bambang Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila were issued notices of violation for selling overpriced N95 masks, according to the Department of Trade (DTI). DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo said the allowable price range for N95 masks is only at PHP45 to PHP105, ba...
Cyberdyne robots go to Manila
Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Vice Mayor Maria Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan met with the representatives of Cyberdyne, a company specialized in utilizing robotics for patients with neurological disorders. Cyberdyne presented one of its products, "HAL"...
DA launches 'Kadiwa' project in Manila
The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched on Monday a "Kadiwa" grocery outlet that would sell fruits, vegetables, and meat products at reasonably low prices at the inner court of Manila City Hall. Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso said the Kadiwa project is a "...
Quinta market operator pays P4.9 million to Manila
A company that administers Quinta Market in Manila has paid P4.9 million out of its’ P11.16-million obligation to the city that was accumulated over the last two years. Marketlife Management and Leasing Corporation gave the check, two days after Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Tuesday said t...
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