Monthly Archives: October 2020

After COVID-19 outbreak in power plant, Zambales town now virus-free

Published by rudy Date posted on October 7, 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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IMF calls on rich nations to boost public investment

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DOH releases 1st handbook on COVID-19 management, prevention

Published by rudy Date posted on October 7, 2020

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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Companies’ pandemic pains persist

Published by rudy Date posted on October 7, 2020

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Health and safety at work is a fundamental right

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Credit card billings plunge 27% in H1

Published by rudy Date posted on October 7, 2020

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.

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Inflation falls to 2.3% in September

Published by rudy Date posted on October 7, 2020

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 7 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Price increases in consumer goods continued to ease in September as food prices were mostly lower, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday.

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PMFTC president highlights shift to smoke-free PH at DigiCon Omni

Published by rudy Date posted on October 7, 2020

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.

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BSP sees deeper economic contraction

Published by rudy Date posted on October 6, 2020

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.

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Struggling with blended learning

Published by rudy Date posted on October 6, 2020

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.

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Challenges hound online opening of classes

Published by rudy Date posted on October 6, 2020

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.

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Despite easing inflation, high transport costs hurting poor more

Published by rudy Date posted on October 6, 2020

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.

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Published by rudy Date posted on October 6, 2020

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:…

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Published by rudy Date posted on October 6, 2020

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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SMART goals are not so smart

Published by rudy Date posted on October 5, 2020

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Social policies catalogue on population ageing

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Over 24 million Filipino students back to school during pandemic

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DepEd claims victory over COVID-19 as classes start

Published by rudy Date posted on October 5, 2020

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.

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LOOK: World Bank and NEDA launch joint report “Philippines Digital Economy” report. World Bank Economist Kevin Chua says internet cost in the Philippines is expensive at 6.5% of GNI per capita vs the 2% recommended threshold by the UN Broadband Commission.

Published by rudy Date posted on October 5, 2020

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

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COVID-19 hits 200 staff members, patients in Nueva Ecija Mega drug rehab center

Published by rudy Date posted on 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.

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Government roadblocks make Philippines internet slow and expensive

Published by rudy Date posted on October 5, 2020

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…

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22 million back to school under ‘new normal’

Published by rudy Date posted on October 5, 2020

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.

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CHED tells universities: Remember students, professors’ situation in giving out tasks

Published by rudy Date posted on October 5, 2020

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.

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Adult unemployment rate slightly eases, but remains very high — SWS

Published by rudy Date posted on October 5, 2020

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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Philippines lets malls reopen further while virus deaths rise

Published by rudy Date posted on October 5, 2020

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Cristy Ramos: women who expose harassment seen as troublemakers

Published by rudy Date posted on October 4, 2020

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.

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4 Oct 2020 – Here we go again with this nuclear nonsense

Published by rudy Date posted on October 4, 2020

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…

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79 Pangasinan town workers infected

Published by rudy Date posted on October 4, 2020

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.

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DTI allows more businesses to operate at 100% capacity

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2020

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.

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Kentex GM, BFP officials acquitted

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2020

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).

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