Monthly Archives: July 2020

by Evelyn Macairan, Rainier Allan Ronda, Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), 31 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has maintained its Tier 1 ranking in the 2019 Trafficking in Persons report of the US State Department for the fifth year in a row, according to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente yesterday, highlighting the country’s efforts…

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by Dhel Nazario, Manila Bulletin, 30 Jul 2020 All regional and provincial offices of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) have set up their own Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) desks.

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by Czarina Nicole Ong Ki, Manila Bulletin, 30 Jul 2020 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is urging the government to beef up its efforts against human trafficking particularly at this time with many Filipinos driven to desperation succumbing to the same.

By: Cathrine Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, 30 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country has achieved a “good number” of convictions for human trafficking cases for the first half of 2020, even with the community quarantine imposed since the middle of March amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the government’s Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT).

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By Samuel P. Medenilla, BusinessMirror, 30 Jul 2020 The government is now over 30 percent complete in its target to remove 650,000 child laborers from hazardous work by 2022, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

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LOOK: @DepEd_PH reaches their target number of enrollees at over 22M, or 80% of last year’s enrollment. Enrollment in public schools stand at 20.84M or 92.3% while private schools at 1.35M or 31.1% | via @Jasmin_Romero pic.twitter.com/lKk1qgybtu — ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) July 29, 2020

by Jeffrey Damicog, Manila Bulletin, 29 Jul 2020 The Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) has launched a digital management system that allows the tracking of cases involving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and coordinated action among government agencies.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 29 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A large drop in remittances from overseas workers due to the pandemic-induced global economic slump would hurt consumption in the Philippines and other major recipient countries, according to US-based credit rating agency Moody’s Investor Service.

By Carlo Atienza, BusinessMirror, 29 Jul 2020 FOR a country known for its call centers, it is disappointing to see local industries lacking customer service. Take the case of the utility providers now facing multiple complaints for their exorbitant charges; or the telecommunications and Internet service providers which have circuitous processes for customers seeking remedies,…

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by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Most Metro Manila families affected by the COVID-19 lockdowns cited their respective local government units (LGUs) as the top source of financial assistance, a recent survey has shown.

by Prinz Magtulis (Philstar.com), 28 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Developers are facing up to 30% drop on sales this year as the pandemic not only weakens demand for property, but also stalls new projects in one of the Philippines’ booming economic sectors.