Monthly Archives: April 2021

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by Marje Pelayo, 19 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) has approved COVID-19 to be on its list of occupational and work-related compensable diseases.

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Apr 2021 Officials of the Department of Health (DOH) in Cagayan Valley are drawing flak for holding a five-day disaster response training program at a Nueva Vizcaya hotel shortly before Holy Week, a gathering that apparently led to an outbreak of COVID-19 among the participants, most of them newly hired…

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By Bernadette D. Nicolas, Businessmirror, 16 Apr 2021 THE Philippine government is looking to set up a fund to acquire all coal-fired power plants in Mindanao and shut them down in a bid to make the island heavily reliant on renewable-energy resources.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 16 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bounced back strongly in February after a two-month slump as more host countries reopen their economies in line with the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

By Karl R. Ocampo and Melvin Gascon @Tea, 16 Apr 2021 Livestock industry leaders on Thursday blasted the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) for allegedly using flawed data to justify the importation of frozen pork which could flood the market to the detriment of local producers struggling against…

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By Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2021 Public school teachers on Tuesday called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to grant them additional overtime pay for the 77 extra days that they were required to report for work during an extended school year marked by the raging pandemic.

By Reuters, 15 Apr 2021 MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a moratorium on new mineral agreements imposed in 2012, reopening the door to fresh mining investments as he seeks to boost state revenues to fund infrastructure projects and other initiatives.

by ABS-CBN News, 15 Apr 2021 CAPALONGA, Camarines Norte—Patay ang isang 58-anyos driver nang sumalpok ang kaniyang minamanehong closed van sa isang fuel truck sa bayan ng Capalonga Martes ng umaga.

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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 15 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Majority or 93 percent of Filipinos saw their household income negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by global and information insights company TransUnion.

By Raymond Carl Dela Cruz, 13 Apr 2021 MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) reported that 787 personnel in the four rail lines in Metro Manila have so far tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), based on data collected on Monday.

by BusinessWorld, 13 Apr 2021 E-COMMERCE expansion backed some recovery in office space demand in the first quarter, Leechiu Property Consultants (LPC) said.

by Madelaine B. Miraflor, Manila Bulletin, 13 Apr 2021 The Philippine government has allowed the mining companies that were suspended and ordered closed by former Environment Secretary and late Regina Paz Lopez in 2017 to continue operating.

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By Meg Adonis, 13 Apr 2021 (Last of two parts)When the government began to implement its distance education program in October last year, it was met with uncertainty and worry from parents, students and teachers.

By Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Apr 2021 (Last of two parts)When the government began to implement its distance education program in October last year, it was met with uncertainty and worry from parents, students and teachers.

by Joey Villar (The Philippine Star), 13 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will shut down its administrative offices at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila and PhilSports Complex in Pasig for 10 days starting today after COVID-19 cases within its ranks rose from 35 to 63 yesterday.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 13 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Foreign direct investments worth $961 million entered the Philippines in January, a notable 41.5 percent increase from $679 million a year ago, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday.

by Elizabeth Marcelo (The Philippine Star), 13 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The ombudsman’s central office in Quezon City will remain closed as 17 employees have tested positive for COVID-19.

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By Daxim L. Lucas, 12 Apr 2021 The central bank has extended the cap on credit card charges that it imposed late last year, saying the policy of cheaper consumer debt would help consumers weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

By Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 Apr 2021 While most other multilateral institutions had slashed their respective 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for the Philippines, the Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) even raised its projection to 6.9 percent from 6.6 percent previously.

By Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 Apr 2021 (First of two parts) KJ Catequista suffers panic attacks whenever she receives text messages on her mobile phone from teachers of what could well be simple reminders to parents about their children’s missed deadlines.