In Easter messages, lawmakers urge hope amid pandemic By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News
Published April 4, 2021 5:23pm
Priests concelebrate the Easter Sunday Mass with lighted candles occupying rows of pews at the St. Peter Parish along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on April 4, 2021. Parishioners are still barred from joining religious gatherings under enhanced community quarantine amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases. DANNY PATA Lawmakers from both the Senate and the House of Representatives believe that Christ s resurrection will bring renewed hope for Filipinos as the country continues to face the threat of COVID-19. In his Easter Sunday message, Senator Sonny Angara reminded the public of the Lent s timeless lesson : After darkness comes light, from despair springs hope.
Philippine financial markets closed for Holy Week break
Published April 1, 2021 10:34am The Philippines financial markets are closed on Thursday and Friday, April 1 and 2, in observance of the Holy Week holidays. Trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange and spot transaction at the Bankers’ Association of the Philippines will resume on Monday, April 5, 2021. The benchmark PSE index closed at 6,443.09 on Wednesday, lower by 102.46 points or 1.57% as worries over the possible extension of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and its nearby provinces compelled investors to off-load positions ahead of the long Holy Week break. The Philippine peso, meanwhile, ended stronger against the US dollar by 1.5 centavos to P48.53:$1 from Tuesday’s finish at 48.545.