BusinessMirror - 2021-01-20

• PHL TRAILS ASEAN PEERS IN TACKLING ENV’TAL RISK
• 11-mo infra spending down 22% to ₧548.8B
• DTI TO BLOCK BID TO HIKE CANNED MEAT PRICES ON BASIS OF TARIFF RATE
• ABS-CBN must resolve ‘tax’ issue before franchise – PRRD
• SENATE BILL REGULATING LPG INDUSTRY ENDORSED BY PANEL
• DND chief vows to scrap accords with other schools
• Defensor and Villafuert­e lose key House posts in latest purge
• Lawmaker lists ‘key pillars’ of PHL’S economic recovery
• Terminatio­n of domestics due to Covid infection, other diseases illegal–dole
• House leaders shift budget oversight powers to high gear
• California becomes first state to top 3 million virus infections
• Biden to propose 8-year path to citizenshi­p for immigrants
• House endorses bill granting addl benefits to solo parents, children for Senate approval
• From 420 in ’19 to 55 in ’20: Virus slows BI’S drive vs foreign fugitives
• IBP weighs in on government’s vaccine procuremen­t process
• Revisiting RA 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018
• Sto. Niño and the religiosit­y of Filipino seafarers
• How PHL can revive hog sector
• The healing of the ‘Port of the Galleons’
• Competitio­n policy: Making it work for recovery in 2021 and beyond
• Philippine economic recovery program must be strategic
• DOH clarifies: EUA still needed before getting donated vax
• 2.1-MMT rice imports just 45% of volume applied for
• PHL’S USE OF FTA WITH JAPAN AT ‘ALARMINGLY LOW’ RATE
• DOT-TPB expanding subsidized Covid testing Aklan gov asks for more lenient health protocols
• SEC: Circular on contact details applies to all firms
• Marina restricts AFS use on ships
• ‘Cashless scheme gives toll operators undue advantage’
• BCFI breaks ground for Quezon hospital
• Europe car sales drop most on record
• Birkenstoc­k in talks for $5-B sale to CVC Capital
• Intimex plans to offer 49% stake
• ICTSI: Berth expansion allows MICT to hike annual capacity
• Macquarie consortium bids $1.8B for waste firm Bingo
• Entrep wages uphill battle to keep business afloat in face of Covid, demise of husband
• Young woman’s passion, drive and grit fuel success of start-up company Shepherd’s Deli
• Dti-laguna allots livelihood kits to 45 MSMES in Mabitac
• Emerging markets tested by rising US dollar ahead of Biden’s return
• Sale of reissued T-bonds adds ₧30B to govt coffers
• GSIS extends lending to govt employees to end-2021
• Bank plans to onboard more SMES with app
• FDFC, Maria Health ink deal for insurance sale
• Ear to the ground
• How to outsmart your Covid-19 fears and boost your mood in 2021
• Keep it clean
• Automation, AI, and Connectivi­ty key innovation­s to address pandemic disruption­s in manufactur­ing
• Enactus Philippine­s successull­y held its 2nd Business Innovation Idea Challenge
• Parenting 101: Guiding Gen Z Kids for the Future
• Designing spaces that evoke warm memories
• Century Properties maintains positive outlook in 2021
• Filigree Showsuites unveiled
• Greek president backs Olympic champ claiming sexual abuse
• 4 PVF MEMBERS BOLT CAMP
• Another Black makes history
• SEA Games bets will have to wait awhile
• Aussie Open players get on with life
• Petecio and co. can’t train just yet

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