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LOOK! These men lost jobs, suffered pay cuts—but they turned their luck around

BY FRANCES SALES
Updated as of Aug 17 06:15 AM

From photographer to farmer and musician to online meat seller, these guys had to be resourceful to find other sources of income. BY FRANCES SALES Read more »

DepEd still 'unprepared': Go wants opening of classes moved to October 2020

Katrina Domingo and Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 04:32 PM

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Thursday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to move the opening of classes to October, saying the agency needs to more time to prepare teachers, parents and students for different learning methods under the new normal. Read more »

'Sanayin natin 'yung buhay ngayon': Duterte urges public to get used to 'new normal'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 01:37 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged the public to get used to the "new normal" amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Read more »

Zoom denies giving user information to Chinese government

Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 07:54 AM

Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Thursday it did not provide any user information or meeting content to the Chinese government. Read more »

Limitadong kostumer, layo-layong stalls ipatutupad sa Greenhills Mall

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 06:50 PM

Ilang pagbabago ang ipinatupad sa nakasanayang dikit-dikit na mga tiangge sa loob ng Greenhills Mall sa San Juan bilang bahagi ng "new normal" bunsod ng coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Philippines eyes more footbridges, pedestrian lanes for bus commuters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 10:31 AM

Government is eyeing to build footbridges or pedestrian lanes for bus passengers that will disembark on the leftmost lanes on EDSA, a senior consultant of the Department of Transportation said Wednesday. Read more »

Zoom earnings soar as video meets become pandemic norm

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 03 08:15 AM

Zoom on Tuesday reported that its earnings soared as its video-meeting service became a popular way to work or socialize while hunkered down due to the pandemic.   Read more »

Duterte to lead Philippines pandemic response from Davao as lockdowns ease

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 01:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will lead the government's pandemic response from his hometown Davao City this week, Malacañang said Monday as the country transitioned to more relaxed community quarantines. Read more »

Tasty and COVID-free: Food businesses try to soothe virus fears

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 06:14 AM

Food entrepreneurs in the Philippines are on survival mode and Metro Manila's shift to a general community quarantine or GCQ affords them a restart, albeit with new safety rules. Read more »

PNR to keep fares unchanged despite projected revenue hit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 11:24 AM

The Philippine National Railways will keep its current fares unchanged even if safety protocols against the novel coronavirus are expected to slash revenue, an official said Friday.    Read more »

Floor trading resumes at NYSE, with masks and plexiglas

Juliette Michel and Diane Desobeau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 06:55 AM

The New York Stock Exchange, the symbolic heart of Wall Street, reopened its floor Tuesday after a 2-month closure due to the coronavirus, with traders donning masks and separated by plexiglas.   Read more »

No more aircons, only 5 patients daily: Doctors, patients advised on new normal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 10:33 AM

The Philippine Medical Association on Monday urged patients to consult doctors first through telemedicine and advised physicians on the new normal following the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Preparing for the 'New Normal'

John Sio
Posted at Apr 30 08:39 PM

Just like the rest of the world, no one truly knows what will happen next. All we can do for now is prepare for the new normal, don’t panic, wash your hands and stay at home!   Read more »

Mga restoran inihahanda na ang mga patakaran sa ilalim ng 'new normal'

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 08:03 PM

Naghahanda na ang ilang restoran para sa "new normal" o pagbabago ng buhay dahil sa pandemic na dulot ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

15 senators seek holding of online Senate sessions during quarantine period

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 02:20 PM

At least 15 senators on Monday filed a resolution seeking to allow the Senate to hold sessions via teleconferencing while the enhanced community quarantine is still in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Senate eyes 'virtual' or 'hybrid' sessions when Congress reconvenes on May 4: Angara

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 06:41 PM

Sen. Sonny Angara on Thursday said senators are considering several options on how to conduct sessions in light of coronavirus-related policies once the legislative chamber reconvenes on May 4. Read more »

Coronavirus 'new reality' bites deep into Beijing eatery chain

Martin Quin Pollard, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 05:49 PM

The worst of the COVID-19 outbreak in China may be over, but one Beijing-based restaurant chain is struggling with a "new reality" - fewer customers, reduced seating capacity, shorter hours, pay cuts and problems of cashflow and landlords. Read more »

Philippines looks to restart economy under 'new normal' from COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 14 10:10 AM

The Philippines is looking for ways to restore the public's confidence in the economy, once it restarts under a "new normal" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's deputy social economic planning chief said Tuesday. Read more »