Monthly Archives: February 2019

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by Vito Barcelo and Maricel V. Cruz, Manila Standard, Feb 28, 2019 Labor groups slammed the Chinese ambassador Wednesday for warning Manila against deporting illegal Chinese workers, saying Beijing would do the same to Filipinos working in China.

by Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Feb 28 2019 KUALA LUMPUR – British and Australian police are supporting the Philippines’ first center to combat the online sexual abuse of children, launched on Wednesday, as the country becomes a global hotspot for the growing crime.

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By the Philippine News Agency, 28 Feb 2019 Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu is optimistic in accomplishing the goal of reforesting the remaining unproductive, denuded, and degraded forestland nationwide by 2028.

by Kieran Guilbert, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Feb 27 2019 LONDON – Foreign domestic workers in Britain who have been exploited or enslaved could be deterred from seeking help after law enforcement visited a support group demanding the whereabouts of one of their members, the head of the charity said on Tuesday.

By Erma Edera, Manila Bulletin, Feb 27, 2019 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) intensified its zero-accident program in workplaces and called on the enterprises to join the government in enhancing social accountability.

By DONA MAGSINO, GMA News, Feb 27, 2019 In the age of social media, “trolls” or persons paid to make multiple fake accounts to promote a client have become part of the online community, influencing how the other netizens think and react on certain issues.

by Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News, Feb 26, 2019 MANILA- The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld a ruling by the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) declaring some “talents” of GMA Network as regular employees.

By Ellson Quismorio, Manila Bulletin, Feb 26, 2019 Health and life insurers can no longer discriminate against Filipinos living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) under the new AIDS Prevention and Control Law, Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel said Tuesday.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 25, 2019 Further jacking up the excise tax on cigarettes to P60 a pack, as proposed under a pending bill sponsored by Sen. Manny Pacquiao, will help 3.2 million Filipinos quit smoking, cutting cigarette consumption nationwide by 17 percent, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.

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by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star) – Feb 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 1.8 million Filipinos have been victimized by common crimes in the second half of 2018, the highest recorded by Social Weather Stations (SWS) last year.

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by Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star) – Feb 23, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Following the enactment of a law extending maternity leave to 105 days, a Mindanao congressman is eyeing to lengthen paid paternity leave from seven days to 15 days.

(The Philippine Star), Feb 23, 2019 It’s a dream measure for the millions of Filipinos for whom decent health care is a luxury beyond their reach. President Duterte has signed the Universal Health Care Law, which expands the services covered by state health insurance and intends to include all Filipino citizens in the program.

By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 23, 2019 With still no means to compete with the expected inflow of cheaper imported rice in the market, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is encouraging local farmers to plant premium rice instead and develop a niche market.

by Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News, Feb 23 2019 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday he cannot deport Chinese workers in the Philippines in fear of Filipinos being deported from China.

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by ABS-CBN News, Feb 22 2019 MANILA – The Supreme Court has found an international school guilty of illegally dismissing an elementary school teacher for getting pregnant out of wedlock.

by KARL R. OCAMPO, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 22, 2019 Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has assured the public that the National Food Authority (NFA) will still sell subsidized rice despite the passage of the Rice Import Liberalization Act.

by Jerome Aning, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 22, 2019 Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday called on Congress to raise the excise on tobacco and alcohol to finance the implementation of a newly signed law giving all Filipinos access to health care services.

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by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Expanded Maternity Leave Act that will provide longer maternity leave to all working mothers.

By Bernadette D. Nicolas, BusinessMIrror, Feb 21, 2019 PRESIDENT Duterte signed into law on Thursday a landmark measure updating the decades-old Corporation Code in a bid to strengthen and simplify corporate governance standards for a more business-friendly environment.

By Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas & Cai U. Ordinario with a report by Butch Fernandez, BusinessMirror, Feb 21, 2019 THE rice liberalization law will take effect on March 5, but the government has not rolled out the new import rules that will guide traders, according to a senior official of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Senator Joel Villanueva reprimands Pagcor: ‘Wala kayong masyadong ginagawa to regulate and vet these foreign nationals working here’ by Aika Rey, Rappler, Feb 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Senator Joel Villanueva said on Thursday, February 21, that laxity in regulating Philippine Online Gambling Operations (POGOs) in the country had led to a “loss in government…