Monthly Archives: October 2020

by Joanna Rose Aglibot, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 Oct 2020 SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES —- The last active case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Masinloc town has recovered from the disease, officials said.

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by Noreen Jazul, Manila Bulletin, 7 Oct 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) released the first version of its workplace handbook on COVID-19 management and prevention on Wednesday.

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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 7 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Credit card billings plunged by 27 percent in the first semester as usage slumped amid the coronavirus pandemic.

by INQUIRER.net, 7 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Denis Gorkun, president of PMFTC Inc., highlighted on Monday the commitment of the Philippines’ leading cigarette maker to “delivering a smoke-free future,” which is in fact the slogan of its parent company, Philip Morris International.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 6 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is now expecting a deeper gross domestic product (GDP) contraction of seven to nine percent this year as the economy stalled due to containment measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.

by Inquirer Bureaus, 6 Oct 2020 Julia Jossielh Cillador, 13, a Grade 8 student, woke up early on Monday and was ready to attend her class at Iloilo National High School before daybreak. She wore her school uniform, went next door to her aunt’s house, opened a desktop computer and attended her classes.

by Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Forty-five students logged in for online class on Monday, the first day of the school year, at Caloocan City Business High School, but by the end of the day, only 37 were left, according to Nimfa David, the school principal.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 Oct 2020 Headline inflation eased to a four-month low of 2.3 percent year-on-year in September but the lack of public transportation, especially in Metro Manila, pushed transport costs to a 22-month high, hurting poor households the most.

October – many observances in the Philippines. National Statistics Month Cooperatives Month National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month National Indigenous Peoples Month Weekly Observances: Oct 17-23: National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week Week 2: – National Health Education Week – Local Government Week – National Mental Health Week Last Week:…

October 5 is World Day of Teachers. Stay safe! Wear mask. Wash hands. Physical distancing. Unions teach the world about inequality and injustice!

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By CNN Philippines Staff, 5 Oct 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 5) — Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday claimed government’s win over the COVID-19 pandemic as over 22 million students from public schools return to school — sans face-to-face classes — despite the outcry of teachers and parents facing multiple challenges.

Here are the recommendations of the World Bank to ramp up digital transformation in the Philippines. | @bworldph pic.twitter.com/5sxxWCoDJT — Bea Laforga (@BeaLaforga) October 5, 2020

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 Oct 2020 CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Philippines — At least 200 patients and staff members of the Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center at Fort Magsaysay in Palayan City have been infected with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the local interagency task force said on Saturday.

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral(Philstar.com), 5 Oct 2020 According to World Bank, digital technologies has, indeed, allowed people and the government to cope with strict social distancing measures, but limited telco facilities which, in turn, results to poor internet connection and coverage are showing the “digital divide” in the country. MANILA, Philippines — Regulatory impediments are…

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 5 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — For the first time in the country’s history, 22 million public elementary and high school students begin today their classes for a new academic year without stepping out of their houses.

by Christian Deiparine (Philstar.com), 5 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education on Monday said colleges and universities should consider the situation of its students and faculty members in giving out requirements, with many still adapting to changes brought by the coronavirus pandemic.

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s adult unemployment rate has slightly eased down from record-high 45.5 percent recorded in July 2020, but still remains very high according to a latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

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by Nazvi Careem, South China Morning Post, 4 Oct 2020 Cristina Ramos, in her role as AFC match commissioner, was inspecting identity documents of the Philippines men’s football team before their friendly against visitors Malaysia in February, 2012.

By Ben Kritz, Manila Times, 4 Oct 2020 Promoting nuclear power anywhere in the world at this point makes about as much sense as promoting zeppelins as a practical transportation option, and nowhere more so than in the Philippines. Reality and common sense, however, have never been much of an impediment to this country’s “nuclear…

by Eva Visperas (The Philippine Star), 4 Oct 2020 STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan – This town has recorded an unprecedented single-day surge in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID cases.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 3 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Businesses in the service sector and wholesale and retail trade can now operate at full capacity, while restaurants and fast food outlets may seat beyond 50 percent capacity in general community quarantine (GCQ) areas, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said yesterday.

by Elizabeth Marcelo (The Philippine Star), 3 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — An executive of a Valenzuela footwear factory where 74 people – mostly workers – were trapped and killed in a fire in May 2015 has been acquitted of criminal charges, along with three officials of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

By: Ronnel W. Domingo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Oct 2020 The Philippine franchising sector is seen shrinking by 70,000 outlets to 130,000 by the end of 2020 from a peak of 200,000 stores at the end of 2019 due to the onslaught of the coronavirus.