In the first 9 months, profits fell 22.1% annually to P17.17 billion.

More than 223,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated by the foreign affairs department since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. 

“We continue to ask for the public’s understanding on their refunds," PTAA President Ritchie Tuaño said in a statement.

The Miss Universe Philippines Organization vowed to protect all of its candidates from the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after a candidate quit due to the illness.

“We are expecting departments/agencies to submit their budget requests to the DBM soon so we can recommend these requests to the Office of the President and release the funds as soon as possible,” a budget official said.