Monthly Archives: July 2019

by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star), Jul 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Talk about political dynasty. It is now the turn of the children, with a smattering of grandchildren, to hold the fort their elders once held in the House of Representatives, as many scions of political clans were given key posts under the leadership…

by Emmanuel Tupas (The Philippine Star) – Jul 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — An official of a transport group was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assailants along North EDSA in Quezon City on Tuesday.

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By Ma. Teresa Montemayor, Jul 25, 2019 MANILA – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday said it has approved the inclusion of 27 additional Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs) to implement the Free Higher Education (FHE) and Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) programs of Republic Act 10931 for academic year 2019-2020.

Father pouring syrup and waffles for excited toddler daughter. Recently we learned that a friend of ours was getting divorced and that he would have sole custody of his five-year-old son. It was sad to hear that his marriage had come to an end but also encouraging that he was motivated to take on the…

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, Jul 24, 2019 The Philippines may not achieve 127 targets listed under the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) as of 2018, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The country’s chief economist on Wednesday said the pending security of tenure bill awaiting President Duterte’s signature needed to be tweaked in order to be fair to both business and labor sectors.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ bid to become an upper-middle-income country may have wait for one more year though it already leads in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

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by Reuters, Jul 23, 2019 MADRID (Reuters) – A Madrid court ruled on Tuesday that couriers for online food delivery group Deliveroo are company employees, not just freelancers, clearing the way for workers to demand a formal contract and corresponding benefits.

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 23, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — As earlier agreed, neophyte senators got the chairmanships over some of the important committees in the Senate.

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Farmers refute claims rice liberalization has lowered rice prices Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) – July 22, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Local farmers are contradicting the claim of the economic team that the opening up of the market has resulted in a significant decline in rice prices. The Federation of Free Farmers…

by Tetch Torres-Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 22, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court affirmed the January 2014 0.6-percent increase in the monthly premiums for Social Security System (SSS) members.

by Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News, Jul 21, 2019 Natagpuang patay ang 2 lalaki sa loob ng isang tangke ng tubig sa bayan ng San Juan, Batangas nitong Sabado ng hapon.

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by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – Jul 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The labor group Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) yesterday expressed concern over the recent pronouncement of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) that millions of workers could lose their jobs due to automation.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star) – Jul 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it is still “irregular” for Filipinos to work as household service workers and tutors in mainland China.

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by Inna Christine Cabel, Patricia Denise M., Jul 20, 2019 05:45am Thanks to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Yolanda Mendoza, finally had enough pocket money to treat herself and her family to a few burgers. She stepped into a fast-food joint as a paying customer for the first time—at age 40.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) – Jul 20, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — With the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and Higher Quality Opportunities (TRABAHO) bill likely to be refiled at the 18th Congress, industry groups representing ecozone developers and locators urge legislators to consider alternative incentives for firms registered with the Philippine Economic Zone…

By CNN Philippines Staff, Jul 20, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 20) — Results of a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed a sizeable rise — by about 1.6 million in the three months to June — in the number of Filipino families that consider themselves poor.

by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 20, 2019 02:42pm MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) arrested two suspects for alleged human trafficking activities, while nine victims were rescued in an operation launched in Catanduanes on Saturday morning.

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US and Japanese interests also considering joint rescue bid by CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer, Jul 19, 2019 MANILA — The Philippine Navy is preparing to take over part of the Hanjin shipyard at Subic Bay to help extend a lifeline to the stricken port and ensure it is kept out of Chinese hands.

By: Katrina Hallare, INQUIRER.net, Jul 19, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino math wizards shined in an international math competition in Fukuoka, Japan, bagging 184 medals and two trophies.

by Julie M. Aurelio, Melvin Gascon, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 19, 2019 The much anticipated security of tenure (SOT) bill awaiting President Duterte’s signature may yet lapse into law.