Monthly Archives: August 2020

Sex trafficking victims rise above harrowing experiences. But the scourge persists, even aggravated by the pandemic

Published by rudy Date posted on August 31, 2020

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Dismantling the kafala system and introducing a minimum wage mark new era for Qatar labour market

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2020

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A new dawn for migrant workers in Qatar

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2020

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Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2020

@shailagarde Aug 30 Breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths among healthcare workers as of August 29: (1/2) Nurses: 2,401 (6 deaths) Doctors: 1,433 (26 deaths) Nursing Assistant: 484 Medical Technologist: 304 Midwife: 144 Radiologic Technologist: 138 Pharmacist: 68 Respiratory Therapist: 57 (2/2) Admin staff: 557 (4 deaths) Utility: 208 (1 death) Barangay Health Worker: 133…

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IC issues rules to protect PWDs from discrimination

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2020

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 29 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Insurance Commission (IC) has instructed all regulated entities selling various insurance products not to discriminate against persons with disabilities (PWDs).

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Supply chain shifts, reshoring will have mixed impact on ASEAN region: Moody’s

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2020

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Mental health groups offer online consultations as suicide rates spike through pandemic

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2020

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Women are losing the work-from-home battle for space

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2020

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2020 Environmental Performance Index Top 10 Countries

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2020

2020 Environmental Performance Index Top 10 Countries 1. Denmark ??2. Luxembourg ??3. Switzerland ??4. UK ??5. France ??6. Austria ??7. Finland ??8. Sweden ??9. Norway ??10. Germany ?? Source: @YaleEnviro & @ciesin pic.twitter.com/TtlmMCP0YI — Informal Economy (@EconomyInformal) August 28, 2020

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OWWA allots P400 million for OFWs’ children displaced by COVID-19

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2020

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 28 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting financial aid from the government to pay part of the tuition of their children.

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2 House committees approve e-cigs and heated tobacco bill

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2020

by INQUIRER.net, 28 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The House joint committees on Trade and Industry and Health approved a substitute bill regulating the manufacture, sale, distribution, and use of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs).

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DOH: 6,735 PH medical frontliners get COVID-19

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2020

by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A total of 6,735 healthcare workers in the Philippines have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) the Department of Health’s (DOH) said in its latest data released on Friday.

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Worldwide, 463 million children can’t access virtual schooling — U.N.

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2020

by Agence France-Presse, 28 Aug 2020 Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, at least one-third of students affected around the world lack access to virtual education, according to a United Nations (U.N.) study released Wednesday.

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Personal shoppers, community grocer service rise during COVID-19 pandemic

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2020

by ABS-CBN News, 28 Aug 2020 MANILA – Fearing COVID-19, Loran Vingson orders daily essentials online. As shops find more ways to reach consumers during the coronavirus pandemic, more new job descriptions rise including personal shoppers and community grocer services.

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Nurse with COVID-19 dies in a Bacolod hospital

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2020

by Carla Gomez, Philippine Inquirer, 27 Aug 2020 BACOLOD CITY —- A 51-year-old male nurse who tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) died in a hospital here on Tuesday night.

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Bill Gates: How we’ll move around in a clean, green future

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2020

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Bill Gates: How we’ll move around in a clean, green future

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2020

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27 Aug 2020 – Philippines among countries with lowest average wage

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2020

By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News, 27 Aug 2020 The average wage in the Philippines is among the lowest in the world as of August 2020, data compiled by e-commerce platform Picodi revealed.

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Is flexible working here to stay? We asked 6 companies how to make it work

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2020

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NCMH reports spike in suicide-related calls amid COVID-19 pandemic

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2020

by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Aside from putting too much pressure on the country’s healthcare system, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is also taking its toll on Filipinos’ mental health with the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) reporting a spike in the number of suicide-related…

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Group slams ‘misleading’ data by DepEd on preparedness for online learning

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2020

(Philstar.com) – 26 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A teachers’ group on Wednesday slammed the Department of Education for making what it called a misleading claim about the preparedness of schools for the online modality of distance learning.

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Over 60% of PH COVID-19 fatalities are elderlies — DOH data

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2020

by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Older people remained to be the most vulnerable to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection as more than half of the country’s total fatalities due to the respiratory illness were recorded among people aged 60 and above.

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Emergency preparedness: 3 things you can do to recover important documents

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2020

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Supply chain diversification impact on ASEAN mixed

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2020

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 26 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Companies seeking to reduce dependence on China by diversifying supply chains amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic would have mixed implications on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies, Moody’s Investors Service said.

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Firms back proposed cap on finance charges

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2020

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 26 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is supporting the proposal of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to cap credit card finance charges as this, along with the 60-day moratorium on loan payments, would help struggling enterprises and consumers cope with the…

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Bad loans ratio to double

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2020

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 26 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The non-performing loan ratio (NPL) of local banks may double to 4.6 percent by end-December from 2.4 percent in March as businesses and consumers grapple with the impact of the pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

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440 private schools to suspend operations this year

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2020

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 26 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — At least 440 private elementary and high schools across the country will suspend operations this school year due to low enrollment of students, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).

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THREAD: The Budget Department is set to hand over the ₱4.5T national budget for 2021 to the House of Representatives.

Published by rudy Date posted on August 25, 2020

Here's a breakdown of the ₱4.5 trillion 2021 budget according to DBM: pic.twitter.com/OyfyYeVtVP — CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) August 25, 2020

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So you’ve been in a meeting with a COVID-positive person; what should you do

Published by rudy Date posted on August 25, 2020

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15 rescued, 5 sex traffickers arrested in Surigao del Sur

Published by rudy Date posted on August 25, 2020

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