Monthly Archives: February 2020

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Feb 2020 CITY OF MALOLOS –– Unions of four Bulacan manufacturing companies have allegedly been infiltrated by communist rebels through the Kilusang Mayo Uno, the police said during the February 27 launch of the Joint Industries for Peace Office (JIPCO) in the province.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 28 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Local farmers refuted the government’s claim that the rice tariffication law was the reason behind the significant drop in rice prices.

by Sunstar, 28 Feb 2020 WE URGE the new president of Toyota Motors Philippines (TMP), Hiro Okamoto, to understand the struggles of terminated workers and resolve their decades-long labor disputes.

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by Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star ), 28 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine delegation raced against time to turn the tide in favor of President Duterte as the administration presented last night its stand on human rights before the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council, High Level Segment in the United Nations…

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By Ernie B. Esconde, Manila Times, 27 Feb 2020 PILAR, Bataan: More than P4 billion in investment is ready to flow into this historic town under an expansion program of the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), Mayor Carlos Pizarro Jr. said on Tuesday.

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By PATRICK GALEY, Agence France Presse, 27 Feb 2020 PARIS, France – Global screening efforts to prevent the rapid spread of coronavirus are likely to fail, according to new research warning that even best-case screenings of air travellers will miss more than half of infected people.

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‘Sin’ taxes to help Filipinos live long and healthy lives February 27, 2020 The National Economic and Development Authority welcomed the enactment of Republic Act No. 11467, which will increase excise taxes on alcohol products, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), and heated tobacco products (HTPs).

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By Jonathan L. Mayuga, Businessmirror, 26 Feb 2020 Plastics compose most of the waste at the Taytay Materials Recovery Facility in Barangay Muzon, Taytay, Rizal.

By Jasper Y. Arcalas, Businessmirror, 26 Feb 2020 Farmers in Buguias, Benguet, are rushing to harvest their white radish in this photo. The Department of Agriculture is implementing a program that will encourage rice planters to cultivate other crops.

by Robie de Guzman, 26 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has warned the public against bogus job offers abroad following reports received by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office about a fraudulent scheme that lures Filipinos to work in Yukon Territory in Canada.

by BenarNews staff, 26 Feb 2020 Government officers intercepted 110 Filipino women who were to have been trafficked to the Middle East as workers via the southern Philippines and Malaysia, the Philippine immigration bureau said Wednesday.

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Business mirror, 26 Feb 2020 THE country’s trade chief is eyeing to craft a policy that requires all manufacturers to localize at least 50 percent of their products to support the purchase from domestic suppliers.

by Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com), 26 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — While the Philippines is not beset by high levels of deadly micro-pollution, the country still has a very polluted air, a report on air quality worldwide suggests.

By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Feb 2020 Using excess tariffs from the rice imports that arrived in the country last year, the country’s agriculture chief said the government was ready to jump-start its crop diversification program to help rice farmers troubled by low palay prices.

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by Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Business World, 26 Feb 2020 IMMIGRATION officials barred more than 100 undocumented Filipinos from leaving the country through the Zamboanga International Seaport, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

by Ratziel San Juan (Philstar.com), 25 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization in its latest situational report observed the rise of stigmatization and stereotyping of certain populations in reaction to the global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19.

by Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star) – 25 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A mass deportation of Chinese nationals working in Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) firms is shaping up as China’s crackdown on telecommunications-related crimes entails the cancellation of their passports, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said yesterday.

by Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com), 25 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The resolution imposing a ban on “unnecessary” single-use plastics in all government offices is inadequate and may lead to more frequent use of plastic items, environmental groups said Tuesday.

By: Jhesset O. Enano, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) has approved a resolution that mandates the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to prepare and to implement the banning of “unnecessary” single-use plastics in all government offices.

By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., 25 Feb 2020 ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — More than 300 workers on Boracay Island have lost their jobs after establishments catering mainly to Chinese tourists stopped operating due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak coming out of mainland China.

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by Rhodina Villanueva (The Philippine Star) – 25 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) has approved a resolution imposing a ban on single-use plastics in all government offices nationwide.

By: Maricar Cinco, Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 Feb 2020 More than a hundred workers of Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) were holed up on Sunday inside the car factory in Santa Rosa City, Laguna province, shocked at the announcement that the Japanese company’s 28-year-old production plant in the country would close…