by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 31 Oct 2020 The World Bank expects remittances from Filipinos living and working overseas to decline by 5 percent this year even as the Philippines will remain the fourth-biggest recipient of these dollar inflows due to cheap remittance fees.
(The Philippine Star), 31 Oct 2020 On Oct. 30, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno visited the Binondo-Intramuros (BI) Bridge Project to inspect its progress in the company of the Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian.
by Leila B. Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 31 Oct 2020 Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in the Subic Freeport are set to close down because of the economic difficulties brought about by the new coronavirus pandemic, according to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chair Wilma Eisma.
by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 31 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Despite an exodus of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) trying to avoid not only their tax payments but also the surging coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections here, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is running after their taxes due to shore…
by Manila Standard, 30 Oct 2020 In celebration of the International Day of the Girl, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is working with the development and humanitarian organization Plan International Philippines on the #FreeToBeOnline campaign to ensure safer online spaces for girls and young women.
by Agence France-Presse, 30 Oct 2020 International tourists arrivals plunged by an annualized 70% during the first eight months of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) said Tuesday.
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By Bilyonaryo, 30 Oct 2020 The Philippines’ ultra-wealthy had a feast in October as their collective fortunes bounced back to pre-coronavirus level.
by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 30 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Six months into the pandemic, almost half of the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) still suffer from diminished revenues and capital shortage, according to an assessment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 30 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Outsourcing firm Teleperformance Philippines is opening over 2,000 full-time jobs for its new site in Cavite which is set to begin operations next month.
by Catherine Talavera (The Philippine Star), 30 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Vacancy in the Metro Manila office market is seen to post its highest level since the global financial crisis by the end of the year, driven by Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) vacating spaces and business process outsourcing (BPO) firms rationalizing their office…
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by Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com), 29 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Seven in 10 Filipinos expressed concern they will be affected by the impacts of climate change despite having low level of awareness on the issue, a study of Harvard University’s humanitarian research center suggested.
by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 29 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Earnings of state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) plummeted in the first nine months as its income from gaming operations suffered following the temporary suspension of casino operations due to the pandemic.
by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Short-term investments left the country’s financial markets at a faster rate in September, aggravating the the total tally of foreign portfolio funds that have been repatriated by fund managers since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
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by Ramon Royandoyan (Philstar.com), 28 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Operations of two mining firms were disrupted by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 28 Oct 2020 Workers test positive for COVID-19 MANILA, Philippines — Philex Mining Corp. and Apex Mining Co. Inc. have suspended operations in their mine sites after some employees tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 28 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The shift by businesses in the Philippines to digital transactions may be permanent as the country continued to impose varying degrees of containment measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, according to a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
by Ding Cervantes (The Philippine Star), 28 Oct 2020 CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, Philippines — A youth group is challenging the Department of Education (DepED) to “prove its claims that suicides should not be linked to distance or modular learning” amid the COVID-19 pandemic, after the group monitored at least 17 suicide incidents among students so…
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by Alexandria Dennise San Juan, Manila Bulletin, 27 Oct 2020 The Department of Labor and Employments (DOLE) has teamed up with ride-hailing company Grab Philippines through its Free Bisiklete (FreeBis) initiative to provide livelihood opportunities to displaced Filipino workers as delivery partners within the firm’s platforms.
by ABS-CBN News, 27 Oct 2020 MAYNILA – Maituturing na psychological violence laban sa kababaihan ang pagkakaroon ng kabit ng mister, ayon sa ruling na kinatigan ng Supreme Court.
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Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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