Monthly Archives: January 2020

Tax administrations and control of the digital economy

Published by rudy Date posted on January 31, 2020

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Pinoy board topnotcher who became a toilet cleaner in Australia shares grueling journey to success

Published by rudy Date posted on January 31, 2020

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L.A. church tied to human trafficking scheme raided

Published by rudy Date posted on January 31, 2020

by Brian Melley, 31 Jan 2020 LOS ANGELES — Federal agents raided a Philippines-based church in Los Angeles on Wednesday in a human trafficking investigation that led to arrests of three church leaders in what prosecutors said was a decades-long scheme to trick followers into becoming fundraisers and arrange sham marriages to keep them in…

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Nueva Ecija Court convicts recruiters of Mary Jane Veloso

Published by rudy Date posted on January 30, 2020

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Sales of imported vehicles nearly flat in 2019

Published by rudy Date posted on January 30, 2020

by Catherine Talavera (The Philippine Star), 30 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Sales of imported vehicles fell by 0.5 percent in 2019, driven by lower demand in the passenger cars (PC) and light commercial vehicle (LCV) segments, the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors Inc. (AVID) said.

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Economic managers downplay initial big impact of 2019-nCoV

Published by rudy Date posted on January 30, 2020

By Joann Villanueva, PNA, 30 Jan 2020 MANILA — Economic managers on Thursday discounted the possible effect of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on the Philippine economy, citing government measures to address the issue.

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DOH exec: N95 mask doesn’t protect you fully, but healthy lifestyle can

Published by rudy Date posted on January 30, 2020

By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu, INQINQUIRER.net, 30 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines – A Department of Health (DOH) official has clarified that N95 masks cannot provide full protection against the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), as the agency puts more emphasis on pursuing a healthy lifestyle.

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Beware of benchmarking and best practices

Published by rudy Date posted on January 30, 2020

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SWS: 39% of Filipinos believe quality of life improved

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2020

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3 Filipino Jeju-bound ‘tourists’ intercepted at NAIA

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2020

By: Cathrine Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, 29 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Three Filipinos who claimed they were hired to work in Jeju, South Korea were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after immigration officers found they might have been duped by their recruiter.

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GMA to Supreme Court: Talents not regular but independent contractors

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2020

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Rice prices fall to 6-yr low

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2020

By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Jan 2020 Lower rice prices, strong peso to ease February inflation, says BSP Rice prices in the market have gone down to its lowest in six years following the rice tariffication law, but at the expense of farmers’ welfare as the influx of more affordable imported rice…

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Manila’s traffic congestion is second worst in the world, says report

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2020

By CNN Philippines Staff, 29 Jan 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 30)— Manila has the second worst traffic congestion out of the 416 cities surveyed around the world, according to a report by a location technology specialist.

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Gig economy traps workers in precarious existence, says report

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2020

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Labour standards at the multilateral development banks: leverage for workers’ power and accountability

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2020

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[OPINION] The price we pay when we neglect our farmers

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

Farmers like Mang Dante struggle to survive the severe effects of the rice tariffication law. It’s because of stories like his that farmers need your moral and financial support. by Lorelei Baldonado Aquino, Rappler, 27 Jan 2020 What extreme circumstance could have possibly compelled a 58-year-old farmer to take his own life? That question has…

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EU removes Philippines from priority watchlist

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 27 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines —The European Union (EU) has removed the Philippines in its list of countries with weak intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement.

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FDIs seen exceeding $10 billion if CITIRA passed

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 27 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Foreign direct investment inflows could exceed $10 billion and revisit record highs this year once the second package of the government’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) is passed.

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[OPINION] A call to fairness: Female care workers are invisible and severely underpaid

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

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IACAT seeks higher conviction rate for sex traffickers

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2020

By: Morexette Marie B. Erram, CDN Digital|27 Jan 2020 CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they recorded an increase in convictions related to human trafficking in the country from 2018 to 2019.

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BI stops more than 38,000 from leaving PH in 2019 on suspicion of human trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2020

By Jun Ramirez, Manila Bulletin, 26 Jan 2020 The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Sunday it was able to prevent more than 38,000 travelers from leaving the country last year due to its unrelenting campaign against human trafficking.

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Facebook content moderators required to sign PTSD forms

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2020

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P1.15-B social packages offered to drivers, operators

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2020

By Che Palicte, 26 Jan 2020 DAVAO CITY – Drivers and operators affected by the transport modernization program here can now avail of the social compensation packages under the High Priority Bus System (HPBS).

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2.1 million Pinoy families experience hunger — survey

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2020

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), 26 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Some 2.1 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in the fourth quarter of 2019, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in its latest survey.

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The domestic helper in the Middle East — and a proposed alternative

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

By Jaime J. Yambao, Manila Times, 25 Jan 2020 THE return home in boxes in the space of one year of two domestic helpers who worked and were killed by their employers in Kuwait confirms what is a matter of common knowledge — that the job of house helper in the Middle East is the…

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Regulating motorcycle taxis

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

By ROBERT SIY, Manila Times, 25 Jan 2020 THE regulation of motorcycle taxis in the Philippines has seen many twists and turns in the past few months, with each move raising questions from legislators, transport experts and the riding public. Last May, a single transport network company (TNC), Angkas, was authorized by the Land Transportation…

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Manila among most dynamic cities

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

By: Amy R. Remo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Jan 2020 Manila rose four notches to rank eighth among 130 business hubs in a global index that identifies the world’s “most dynamic cities.”

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Lalaki patay matapos hawakan ang live wire sa Negros Occidental

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

by Martian Muyco, ABS-CBN News, 25 Jan 2020 Patay ang isang lalaki matapos makuryente ng live wire sa bayan ng Manapla sa Negros Occidental Biyernes ng umaga.

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GDP growth seen back to 6% in ʼ20

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2020

Economists cite higher gov’t spending, cut in interest rates By: Ben O. de Vera, Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Jan 2020 After economic expansion fell to an eight-year low last year, the Philippine domestic economy is widely seen to expand at a faster pace and return to above-6 percent growth trajectory this 2020, supported…

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Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on January 25, 2020

Forty-six workers were killed, fourteen workers were injured and six missing in 33 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January-December 2019, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Construction (nine) and in Mining (nine). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing from the…

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