Monthly Archives: August 2019

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by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star) – Aug 31, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The distribution of false information online took a new form in the 2019 elections, a study on digital disinformation revealed.

by Ernesto M. Ordoñez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 30, 2019 It’s a crisis when majority of our 2.4 million rice farmers are suffering from the low 35-percent tariff under the rice tariffication law.

By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 30, 2019 Congress needs to pass the remaining packages of the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP) to ensure a reliable revenue base that will support the modernization of the Philippine economy, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Thursday.

by —KBK, GMA News, Aug 30, 2019 Over 1,500 convicted rapists and murderers have been released from prison due to “good conduct” from 2013 to 2019, according to PBA party-list Representative Jericho Nograles, citing Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) data.

By: Mar S. Arguelles , Inquirer Southern Luzon, Aug 30, 2019 LEGAZPI CITY –– Police anti-child trafficking operatives rescued on Thursday five minors reportedly working as sex workers in a videoke bar in Casiguran town in Sorsogon province, a police report said Friday.

by Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 30, 2019 Wolf in sheep’s clothing. This was how a sugar industry leader described Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. after the company asked the government to allow it to switch back to using high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in its operations and lower the tax imposed on beverages using…

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by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 29, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Senator Grace Poe has filed a bill that will protect the elderly from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

By Vanne Terrazola, Manila Bulletin, Aug 29, 2019 The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is pushing for a performance-based job security measure to replace the vetoed Security of Tenure (SOT) Bill.

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by Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 28, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III admitted on Wednesday that the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law nationwide by 2020 is not possible due to lack of funding and preparedness.

by Andrew J. Masigan (The Philippine Star) – Aug 28, 2019 President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11360 or the Service Charge Law earlier this month. The law mandates hospitality establishments like hotels and restaurants to distribute 100 percent of service charges to its rank and file employees. The law is not clear whether…

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) – Aug 28, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The immediate passage of the CITIRA (Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Rationalization Act) bill and the further easing of restrictions on foreign investments will enable FDI to recover after the record slowdown in May, economic managers and bank economists said yesterday.

Potential new source of revenue, official says By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 27, 2019 As more travelers and even those who go on “staycation” now book their accommodations online through Airbnb, the taxman is looking into tighter monitoring of tax compliance of Airbnb property owners.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) – Aug 27, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will continue to push for a longer transition period on the rationalization of fiscal incentives when the proposed second package of the government’s comprehensive tax reform program is tackled at the Senate.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Business Mirror, Aug 27, 201924 Thousands of workers march toward the Presidential Palace in Manila to pay tribute to workers in celebration of International Labor Day, May 1, 2019.

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by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 27, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The creation of a separate Department for Overseas Filipinos might send the wrong message, Sen. Joel Villanueva said on Tuesday.

By: April Lynn Tan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 26, 2019 Property companies are among the worst performers in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) this August. The main reason for their poor performance is news that China wants the Philippines to ban online gambling, a request it made after it lauded the Philippine Amusement and Gaming…

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by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) – Aug 26, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Senate committee on agriculture and food is set to start this week its inquiry on the implementation of the Rice Tariffication law, which some critics said has adversely affected farmers.

By Genalyn Kabiling, Manila Bulletin, Aug 26, 2019 The government is planning to spend P35.4 billion to implement the free college tuition program, P20 billion to build classrooms, and P12.6 billion for learning resources next year.

by Gillian M. Cortez, Business World, Aug 25, 2019 A US UNION called for improved workers’ rights and benefits in the Philippine Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector, saying that keeping Philippine compensation low affects work conditions of their US counterparts.

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Worker electrocuted in POGO site [Online gaming site being built in Imus] August 22, 2019, 7:12 PM By Anthony Giron IMUS CITY, Cavite — A worker at the Kawit POGO site was killed Wednesday [Aug 17] after he was electrocuted by an air compressor dynamo.

By Robert Williams, Bloomberg, 23 Aug 2019 More than 30 of the world’s biggest companies signed on to an effort to spread the benefits of economic growth, saying that rising inequality is the “defining challenge of our time.”

by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), 23 Aug, 2019 By the reckoning of Agriculture Secretary William Dar, it would take six years for the RCEF (Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund) to make our rice farmers competitive to imports.

by Artemio Dumlao (The Philippine Star), 23 Aug 23, 2019 TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Philippines — A Chinese firm was fined by the regional Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for illegally employing foreign workers in the construction of the P4.3-billion Chico irrigation project in the province.