Business groups welcomed the call of President Duterte in his State of the Nation Address for the passage of legislative measures intended to help the economy bounce back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant have been detected in San Juan, the city government said yesterday.

Ten repatriated overseas Filipino workers who arrived in this city this month have tested positive for COVID-19.

The International Monetary Fund has lowered its economic growth forecast for member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN-5) as the recent high COVID-19 infection rates continue to dampen the region’s recovery from the pandemic-induced recession.

Bank of China has ramped up its digital payments transformation journey through a partnership with interbank network operator BancNet to broaden the network of its clients and lower costs amid the mobility restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.