Monthly Archives: August 2019

By Irene R. Sino Cruz|17 Aug 17,2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Central Visayas has lifted the work stoppage order (WSO) issued against a construction project in Lapu-Lapu City.

By Doris C. Bongcac, Philippine Daily Inqurier|17 Aug 17,2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines – An American national accused of raping underage Filipino girls and filming the abuse was sentenced to 84 years in prison by a United States court.

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By Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo, Business Mirror, Aug 16, 2019 Representatives of government agencies and nongovernment organizations pledged their commitment to ensure a tourism industry that protects children and women from sexual exploitation and trafficking. Tourism Secretary Bernadette T. Romulo Puyat (seventh from left) led the signing of the covenant. Other signatories were: Dolores SD…

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The Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino conditional cash transfer program in the Philippines has been successful in overcoming governance challenges due to its effective design. By Bob Babajanian Carefully designed social programs offer the best chance to avoid corruption, inefficiency and other governance problems.

by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star) with Christina Mendez, Emmanuel Tupas, Robertzon Ramirez, Mayen Jaymalin – Aug 16, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers yesterday raised concern about the presence of what they described as military-looking Chinese workers in a Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) facility in Las Piñas City.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Business Mirror, Aug 16, 2019817 FOR good or for bad, the fate of they country’s real-estate industry is now tied with the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogo), which employ hundreds of thousands of foreign workers whose need for housing and work stations has caused property rates to spike.

By Gerg Cahiles, CNN Philippines, 16 Aug 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 16)— Deputy Ombudsman Cyril Ramos reckons that the government might have lost to corruption around ₱1.4 trillion in the past two years.

by Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), 16 Aug 2019 Filipinos marvel at new Manila Mayor Isko Moreno because he’s a magician. All he did was hose down dirty roads, parks and markets. And presto! In the process he curbed street chaos and bureaucratic sleaze, and is making the national capital livable again.

by Jess Diaz With Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star), 16 Aug 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Funds for the expanded or universal health care (UHC) program, which the government will implement starting in January next year will be short by P30 billion, a Department of Finance (DOF) official said yesterday.

By Rosa Ocampo, 16 Aug 2019 The Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) have joined hands with several government agencies to stop sexual violence against women and children, a burgeoning problem fuelled by tourism growth in the country.

by Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) – Aug 15, 2019 There’s a mini grocery selling imported Chinese goods — from cigarettes, crackers and softdrinks, to sanitary napkins and what-have-you. There are living quarters with several dorm-type rooms and their bunk beds. There are smoking areas and wide open spaces; lots of greenery, too. There are…

By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 15, 2019 Dollars sent home to the Philippines by the country’s estimated 10 million workers overseas — including an estimated 5 million Filipinos working with short- and long-term work contracts abroad — declined slightly in June, mimicking the weak performance of remittances in the same period last…

By: Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer Business, Aug 15, 2019 A leading economist urged the government to tap the private sector for partnership programs again as the Duterte administration’s ambitious “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure campaign appeared to sputter with key agencies enforcing it continuing to underspend.

by ABS-CBN News, Aug 15, 2019 MANILA – The head of the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation on Thursday called for stricter measures in allowing foreign nationals to enter and work in the Philippines.

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By Jack Guy, CNN, 15 Aug 2019 London (CNN Business)Solar energy in hundreds of Chinese cities is now cheaper than electricity supplied by the national grid, and it can even compete with coal-fired power in 75 of them, a new study has found.

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by Vito Barcelo, Manila Standard, Aug 14, 2019 A labor group is opposing the planned increase in ATM—automated teller machines—fees by charging P15 per withdrawal, saying the amount is burdensome to millions of daily minimum workers who only receive each a measly P537 a day.

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Quezon City’s ‘most advanced’ Gender-Fair Ordinance is friendly to the LGBTQ+ community. The city is said to be the first to pass anything like it. by Rappler.com, 14 Aug 2019 MANILA, Philippines – On Tuesday, August 13, a transgender woman was barred from entering a women’s restroom of a Cubao mall and was sent to…

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Aug 13, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The construction of a building in Barangay Paj, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu has been stopped following the death of two workers.

BY BEN KRITZ, TMT, Manila Times, Aug 13, 2019 VERY soon, within a timeframe that can be measured in months if not weeks, the controversial issue of Philippine Online Gaming Operations (POGOs) is going to be resolved, and in a manner that will badly bruise a number of business sectors and government agencies for their…

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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com) – Aug 13, 2019 BSP chief: Spike in ATM fees won’t happen MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ decision to lift a moratorium on ATM fee adjustments had worried lawmakers, prompting them to set an inquiry into the move’s impact on consumers.

by Faye Orellana, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 12, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A total of 16 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) trying to sneak out of the country as tourists have been nabbed by Immigration agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia).

by Marichu A. Villanueva (The Philippine Star), Aug 12, 2019 For the next three years, the economic managers of President Rodrigo Duterte have set their sights to completing the journey set on Day One of his administration. The journey “from stability to prosperity” is the vision for the Philippines when the term of President Duterte…

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by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star) – Aug 12, 2019 Newly installed Agriculture Secretary William Dar is on the right path. He is targeting to double farmers’ income in five years and grow agriculture production by at least three percent annually.