The ports in Manila are almost filled to the brim as cargo owners and consignees—apparently chafing from the initial confusion over Covid-19 lockdown rules that spawned indiscriminate local blockades—are not heeding calls to withdraw cleared, ready-for-delivery and overstaying cargo.
More than half of German-Philippine businesses are likely to make fewer or put off any investment in the next 12 months given the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic to operations, according to a survey of the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI).