Monthly Archives: May 2020

Decision No. 934/98, 2000 ONWSIAT 3346 (CanLII)

Published by rudy Date posted on May 18, 2020

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Lessons from the generals: Decisive action amid the chaos of crisis

Published by rudy Date posted on May 18, 2020

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Police power: The balance between public and private interests during the Covid-19 pandemic

Published by rudy Date posted on May 18, 2020

By Tomas Iñigo P. Socrates, Manila Times, 18 May 2020 Second of two parts Near perfect balance The main predicament that arises from the disruption and reduction of economic activities is that many Filipinos are left in dire need. Most Filipinos do not have any income in the meantime since they cannot go to work.…

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Duterte federalism campaign goes online during pandemic

Published by rudy Date posted on May 18, 2020

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PH listed 7th best country to do biz in: CEO magazine

Published by rudy Date posted on May 17, 2020

MANILA – The Philippines was ranked as the seventh best country in the world to invest in or do business for 2020, according to CEO Magazine.

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Decarbonisation is our future. It must be factored into the coronavirus recovery

Published by rudy Date posted on May 17, 2020

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Re-reading a 20 year old decision in which I represented a taxi driver arguing he was an “employee” of the dispatch service, Blue Line (BL) in Ottawa. Striking how arguments I made then could apply equally to “gig” workers today.

Published by rudy Date posted on May 17, 2020

Re-reading a 20 year old decision in which I represented a taxi driver arguing he was an "employee" of the dispatch service, Blue Line (BL) in Ottawa. Striking how arguments I made then could apply equally to "gig" workers today. Thread: — David J. Doorey (@TheLawofWork) May 17, 2020

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Gatchalian to investigate Free Wi-fi law implementation

Published by rudy Date posted on May 17, 2020

By Javier J. Ismael, 17 May 2020, The Manila Times SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian has filed Senate Resolution 392, seeking a Senate inquiry on the implementation of Republic Act 10929 or the Free Internet Access in Public Places Act, which aims to determine the law’s implementation coverage and effectivity in educational institutions. Gatchalian said that, as…

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Government urged to keep women’s health a priority amid COVID-19 pandemic

Published by rudy Date posted on May 17, 2020

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Woman nabbed for online child trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on May 16, 2020

by Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star), 16 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A 34-year-old woman was arrested at her residence in Angeles, Pampanga on Thursday for allegedly offering children to online sex predators.

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LTFRB limits number of taxis, TNVS operating during GCQ

Published by rudy Date posted on May 15, 2020

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BSP cuts ’20 remittance growth forecast to 2%

Published by rudy Date posted on May 15, 2020

By Joann Villanueva May 15, 2020 MANILA — Philippine monetary officials further reduced their growth projection for inflows from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) this year to two percent due to the impact of the global pandemic.

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3 minors rescued from online sexual exploitation

Published by rudy Date posted on May 15, 2020

ANGELES, Pampanga — A 34-year-old female was arrested while three children were rescued from online sexual exploitation Thursday, May 14, in this city in Central Luzon.

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Where to worry about catching Covid-19, and where not to

Published by rudy Date posted on May 15, 2020

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From thinking about the next normal to making it work: What to stop, start, and accelerate

Published by rudy Date posted on May 15, 2020

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‘Balik Probinsya’ to address lack of opportunities in countryside

Published by rudy Date posted on May 15, 2020

by Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines–The Duterte administration will attempt to reverse the continuing migration of the rural population to Metro Manila in a bid to decongest the nation’s capital, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines.

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Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on May 14, 2020

Forty-three workers were killed, two workers were injured, in five* serious work incidents in the Philippines in January-May 2020, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. One incident in agriculture, another in a mill warehouse, one in a construction area, one construction worker on the way to work, one medevac airplane incident. Twenty-six doctors,…

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The COVID-19 recovery will be digital: A plan for the first 90 days

Published by rudy Date posted on May 14, 2020

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5 crises that could worsen under COVID-19

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#BREAKING #Alert NEW report on Coronavirus Effects: Depression, anxiety ~ Alcohol use, Violence, up ~ Young and Old, Rich and Poor ~ No country spared ~

Published by rudy Date posted on May 14, 2020

#BREAKING #Alert NEW report on Coronavirus Effects: Depression, anxiety ~ Alcohol use, Violence, up ~ Young and Old, Rich and Poor ~ No country spared ~ In children, reports from around the world: Violence, loneliness, difficulty concentrating ~ https://t.co/8uOxWJv5Pa pic.twitter.com/vzvfnN1vQU — Pamela Falk (@PamelaFalk) May 14, 2020

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Cavite ecozone hums back to life

Published by rudy Date posted on May 14, 2020

By: Maricar Cinco – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — About 40,000 workers are expected to report back to factories and assembly lines in Cavite province once businesses reopen after nearly two months of suspended operations due to the lockdown imposed by the national government to contain the spread of the…

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[ANALYSIS] Why we can’t Build, Build, Build our way out of this pandemic

Published by rudy Date posted on May 14, 2020

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UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%

Published by rudy Date posted on May 14, 2020

by Associated Press, 14 May 2020 UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s.

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Protected: Study reveals poor protection for health workers amid fight vs. COVID-19

Published by rudy Date posted on May 14, 2020

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Babae timbog matapos umanong ibugaw ang anak, pamangkin sa ‘online sex shows’

Published by rudy Date posted on May 14, 2020

by Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News, 14 May 2020 MAYNILA — Isang nanay ang inaresto ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) matapos umanong ibugaw ang dalagita niyang anak at pamangkin sa online sex show.

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Insights from enterprise surveys: Including the informal economy in policy responses to COVID-19 (coronavirus)

Published by rudy Date posted on May 14, 2020

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14 May 2020 – Coronavirus to ‘impact’ BPO revenue, employment forecasts

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Domestic workers chartbook

Published by rudy Date posted on May 14, 2020

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UN Secretary-General’s policy brief: The impact of COVID-19 on women

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14 May 2020 – Metro Manila transport problems seen as workers go back to work

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