Monthly Archives: September 2019

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 Sep 2019 The chief lobbyist and so-called “poster boy” of the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program on Monday, Sept. 30, challenged a group of foreign businessmen in the Philippines to prove its claim that 700,000 jobs would be lost if tax incentives were revised as…

by Jerome Aning, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 Sept 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) pledging bilateral cooperation to combat human trafficking and protect women and children, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday.

PUV MODERNIZATION by Dona Magsino/RSJ, GMA News, 30 Sep 2019 Pro-modernization Pasang Masda president Obet Martin on Monday urged leaders of other transport groups to stop “misleading” jeepney operators regarding the program which aims to phase out jeepneys which are 15 years and older.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) – 30 Sep 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Farmers will now slowly benefit from the liberalization of the rice industry as the government released P2.46 billion as part of the tariffication fund, according to the Department of Agriculture.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 Sep 2019 The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) has been peddling “erroneous and misleading” information in its effort to oppose the Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Reform Act (Citira), the Department of Finance (DOF) alleged.

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BY ROBERT SIY, Manila Times, 28 Sept 2019 WE all have friends or relatives whose daily commute has become so onerous, costly or time-consuming that he or she is seriously considering a drastic change. Those who are more fortunate might have the option of another job or a different school. But, sometimes, the outcome is…

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Nuclear fusion could be the clean energy the world needs—and private companies are now working on machines to harness it. By Jon Asmundsson and Will Wade, 28 Sep 2019, Bloomberg Markets About two dozen private companies around the world are working to harness a transformative energy technology that could rescue the planet from climate catastrophe.…

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By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Sept 2019 Some foreign and local business groups want the government to continue implementing the rice tariffication law despite mounting calls to amend or repeal the months-old legislation.

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By: Darryl John Esguerra, INQINQUIRER.net, 27 Sept 2019 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of the National Council Against Child Labor to strengthen government efforts for the protection of children’s rights.

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By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQUIRER.net, 26 Sept 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The sin tax shares of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in the proposed 2020 budget is P28.3 billion short of what the law mandates, Senator Ralph Recto said.

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by ABS-CBN News, 25 Sep 2019 MANILA—Most sexually active Filipinos don’t always use condoms, a survey this year has found, which puts them at risk of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy.

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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Sept 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The proposed fiscal incentive system under the Corporate Income Tax and Incentive Rationalization Act (CITIRA) bill may lead to 703,000 job losses in the first year of its implementation, according to the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines.

By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 25 Sep 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Two minors, aged 14 and 17, were maltreated after being illegally deployed to Saudi Arabia to work as domestic helpers, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Wednesday.

By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 25 Sept 2019 MANILA, Philippines — There were no safety officers or first-aid respondents on site when a portion of a Sogo hotel branch under demolition in Manila collapsed, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Wednesday.

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8 Sept 2019 – Federation of Free Farmers says MANAGING ENTRY OF RICE IMPORTS IS KEY TO ADDRESSING PALAY PRICE PROBLEM The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) urged government to focus on the root cause of the drastic drop in palay prices nationwide instead of relying on palliative measures that are either too expensive or…