Monthly Archives: September 2020

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 23 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Over 4,400 workers are being let go by garments firms operating in Cebu due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 23 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s banking industry recorded a double-digit growth in deposits in the first semester as more Filipino households substantially raised their savings amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

by Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), 23 Sep 2020 China state units are creeping into Philippine armed forces bases, after grabbing territorial and exclusive waters. High Filipino officials are abetting it.

by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), 23 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was not able to distribute some P10 billion in aid to an estimated four million families affected by COVID-19 as mandated by the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.

by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star), 23 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — There will be no more lifestyle checks on officials suspected of stealing taxpayers’ money, according to Ombudsman Samuel Martires, who called the procedure “illogical.”

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 23 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — In addition to millions of elementary and high school students who have yet to enroll this school year, thousands are also expected to temporarily stop their college education this year due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines—The exodus of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) will not only shed tax revenues but also leave behind sizable office and condominium spaces empty, which was last seen during the Asian financial crisis over two decades ago.

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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 22 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) made a full award of the P20 billion worth of Treasury bills (T-bills) auctioned yesterday even as rates moved up across-the-board.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 22 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The government is urging cigarette manufacturers to nearly double their procurement of local tobacco as the industry gears up for the new season.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 22 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The government is seeking a higher budget of P152 billion next year to roll out convergence programs on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

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by Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star), 22 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into a multidimensional poverty that is deprived of education, health, housing, nutrition and sanitation, a new United Nations study revealed.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The government’s tax collection from the overseas gambling business is falling as operators close shop and their mostly Chinese workers are fleeing the new coronavirus in the Philippines, the country worst hit by the COVID-19 pathogen in Southeast Asia.

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by Merlina Hernando-Malipot, Manila Bulletin, 21 Sep 2020 Recognizing the risks and dangers children face as the education system shifts into distance learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday announced that a supplemental policy will be issued to strengthen its Child Protection Policy (CPP).

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by Adam J. Ang, BusinessWorld, 20 Sep 2020 NUCLEAR ENERGY could be helping power the grid by 2027 at the earliest, according to the Department of Energy (DoE).

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by Madonna T. Virola, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 Sep 2020 CITY OF CALAPAN — Twenty-one employees of the municipal government of San Jose in Occidental Mindoro tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the local government in a report on Saturday evening.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 20 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has directed banks and other financial institutions to immediately comply with the provisions of a new law including the 60-day reprieve on loan payments amid the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.

Happy to share my latest column @voxeu with my colleague Hannah Liepmann on the need to combine #ALMPs with #socialprotection to improve workers’ perspectives. https://t.co/hhId3uJEQA pic.twitter.com/4MkOxUSq64 — Verónica Escudero (@VeEscudero_) September 19, 2020

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by: Northbound Philippines News Online, 18 Sep 2020 MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has deployed around 5,000 inspectors to ensure workplaces’ compliance with occupational health and safety standards for Filipino workers.

by Krissy Aguilar, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the state of calamity placed over the entire Philippines for one more year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.