covid-19

SMC boosts food accessibility through its Petron stations

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is leveraging the extensive service station network of its fuels subsidiary, Petron Corporation, to further boost food accessibility throughout the country. To date 30 stations have been utilized for the company’s efforts to…

Hyundai rolls out program in Southern Luzon to support frontliners

Under its flagship disaster relief program #HyundaiSAGIP, Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc. (HARI) through H.A.R.I. Foundation, Inc. (HFI) rolls out its BIYAHEnihan program in Southern Luzon to support front liners. BIYAHEnihan will provide transport for health workers and…

Toyota Group engaged in full production of medical face shields

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Toyota Group companies are engaged in full-scale production of medical face shields in Japan, with Toyota largely expanding its production capacity from 500 to 600 units per week by approximately 20 times…

The New Normal: life after ECQ

After four weeks of quarantine and responsibly staying home, we have seen the upside of the world going on vacation. Clear blue skies and ocean waters clearing up are proofs that the world is healing itself. To…

‘Stormtroopers’ assist at Cebu checkpoints to ease tensions amid pandemic

MANILA, Philippines—A unit of the Empire’s stormtroopers has decided to lend a hand to the government by manning quarantine checkpoints and donating basic necessities as the planet struggles against the COVID-19 pandemic. In the hopes of easing…

MMDA: Frontliners not exempted in ‘no backride’ policy during ECQ

MANILA, Philippines — Even healthcare workers who are frontliners in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are not exempted in the “no motorcycle back-riding” policy being imposed during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). The Metropolitan…

SMC to utilize its Petron stations as outlets for farm produce

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is teaming up with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to mass purchase agricultural produce, starting with four million kilos of surplus corn, to provide a lifeline to farmers and help secure the country’s…

Taguig setting up drive-thru testing for virus

The Taguig City government will soon be implementing “drive-thru” testing for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bonifacio Global City and Taguig Lakeshore. On Wednesday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and other Department of Health (DOH) officials…

Duterte extends community quarantine in NCR, C. Luzon, Calabarzon, other ‘high-risk’ areas until May 15

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and other “high-risk” areas in Luzon until May 15, 2020. Duterte’s decision was made Thursday…

PH auto industry sales may drop 40% in 2020 – Avid

The president of the 17-member Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors Inc (Avid) has some sobering news about the local motoring industry. “With the recently announced lockdown extension, car sales may further drop to around 30 to…

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