3 Apr 2020 – BPO sector seen to help temper downturn
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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star ), 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — US exporters continue to face barriers to expanding trade with the Philippines such as corruption, phytosanitary and sanitary measures, foreign investment restrictions, as well as concerns on intellectual property (IP) protection, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said.
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By CNN Philippines Staff, 15 Apr 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 15) — Power distribution utilities will no longer charge households whose monthly electricity use fall below 50 kilowatts per hour for the March and April billing periods, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases announced on Wednesday.
By Kris Crismundo, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has clarified to tenants of both residential and commercial spaces that rental fees and charges are deferred but not waived, during the enhanced community quarantine.
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by Agence France-Presse, 15 Apr 2020 WASHINGTON — Around the world countries are hitting their coronavirus peaks and starting to grapple with questions about when and how to reopen their economies. But those people fortunate enough to have not lost their jobs should be prepared for a “new normal” when they finally go back to…
by Christia Marie Ramos, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than a month after the entire Luzon was placed under lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), President Rodrigo Duterte approved a P50-billion wage subsidy for middle-income workers.
by Ian Biong, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) appealed to Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. to lift his orders shutting down sugar mills and plantations in the province because “such restrictive policy would only result in artificial shortage and thus price spikes.”
by Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte approved a P50.8-billion wage subsidy program for workers at micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on Monday after he expressed reservations about a Senate proposal to include more than 5 million families in the government’s social amelioration program.
by ABS-CBN News, 15 Apr 2020 The MRT-7 Quezon Memorial Circle Station under construction. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA – Construction will resume for the government’s flagship railway projects despite lockdowns in the country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said on Wednesday.
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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star ), 14 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has directed line agencies to halt the implementation of some programs, activities and projects to save funds which can be used in the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.
by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the roll out of the P50.8-billion wage subsidy program for micro, small and medium enterpirse (MSME) workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.
by Neil Arwin Mercado, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — For the first time in history, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is granting an emergency loan program for its members as the country fights the coronavirus pandemic.
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Very pleased to see these health and hygiene guidelines for informal food vendors and spaza shops out in the world. Many informal workers have been classified as essential workers and need health guidelines adapted to their workplaces and circumstances. https://t.co/Mc7YqlDE9N — Laura Alfers (@Laura_WIEGO) April 14, 2020
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Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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