Monthly Archives: September 2020

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by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), 18 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — With the recent signing of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, the private education sector is hopeful that it will finally receive the much-needed economic assistance from the government.

By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News, 18 Sep 2020 The European Parliament has urged the Philippine government to drop charges against Rappler chief Maria Ressa and renew the franchise of the shuttered broadcast network ABS-CBN.

By Samuel Medenilla, Businessmirror, 17 Sep 2020 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is targeting to provide emergency employment to a new batch of 700,000 displaced informal sector workers under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, or Bayanihan 2.

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A Filipino family of five’s economic standing based on their monthly income. Data was presented to the Senate finance committee by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). | via @sherieanntorres pic.twitter.com/jpm4XXZWmu — ABS-CBN News Channel (@ANCALERTS) September 17, 2020

by Elfren S. Cruz (The Philippine Star), 17 Sep 2020 The pandemic has radically changed the way office work is done. There was a time when work from home (WFH) sounded like an impossible practice. Now with the rule that only 50 percent of employees can report to the office at any one time, companies…

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 17 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The social and economic impacts of the pandemic have triggered mental health concerns among Filipinos, according to a psychologist at the University of the Philippines.

by Pia Lee Brago (The Philippine Star), 17 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the incidence of online sexual abuse and exploitation in the Philippines, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.

by Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News, 17 Sep 2020 MANILA – At least 40 children aged between 10 and 14-years-old give birth in the Philippines every year, an official from the Population Commission (POPCOM) said, Thursday.

by INQUIRER.net, 17 Sep 2020 MANILA — The Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) said Thursday the country’s dependence on coal power has actually driven power prices higher, as seen in the recent spike in electricity prices.

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) chief on Thursday said that “normalcy” in tourism — based on travel — could only likely happen in 2024.

by Carla Gomez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Sep 2020 BACOLOD CITY —- Sections of a hospital in Silay City were locked down starting Wednesday after eight staff members and seven patients tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

by Czarina Nicole Ong Ki, Manila Bulletin, 17 Sep 2020 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the reported cases of sexual abuse committed by members of the rebel New People’s Army (NPA) in Kananga, Leyte against minor girls.

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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 16 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Government infrastructure spending returned to the negative territory in July, as strict health protocols imposed to arrest the coronavirus spread weighed down on much-awaited resumption of construction activities.

by Yolanda Sotelo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 DAGUPAN CITY —- The Ilocos Norte government has recommended placing a business processing and outsourcing (BPO) company in the province under a “lock-in” work setup after its seven customer service representatives tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

by Cathrine Gonzales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Sixty-one percent of deaths in the Philippines because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are male, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.

by Reuters, 16 Sep 2020 MANILA–From across the Philippines, they gathered to pray by Zoom. They were praying to be allowed to leave: To be allowed to take up nursing jobs in countries where the coronavirus is killing thousands in hospitals and care homes. In recent months, these care workers have taken to calling themselves…

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 UK-based think tank Oxford Economics has further downgraded its 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) projection for the Philippines to a negative 8.2-percent, no thanks to weak consumer spending and project delays due to restrictions amid a prolonged quarantine.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines—Almost three out of every four households in the Philippines had members who lost their jobs or went underemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a survey by the Tokyo-based think tank Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI).

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by Bella Perez-Rubio, (Philstar.com) – 15 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education on Tuesday announced its intention to fund the connectivity and communication expenses of both its teaching and non-teaching staff.

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