Monthly Archives: June 2021

MANILA – A total of 61 members of Anakpawis, a sectoral front organization of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), severed ties with the communist group and voluntarily surrendered to the government.

by Bambang Susantono, Sania Nishtar (The Philippine Star), 6 Jun 2021 Even before the pandemic, women in Asia and the Pacific were already at clear disadvantage in the labor market. Their jobs were often low-skilled and low-paid. They worked the longest hours in the world due to the combination of both paid and unpaid work.

by Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star), 6 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government will have the budget to finance the grant of hazard pay to all government workers and health care workers in the frontlines battling the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the Department of Budget and Management said yesterday.

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by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), 4 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A House ad hoc committee has approved a bill seeking to reform the pension system for military and other uniformed personnel (MUP).

by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), 4 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to grant mental wellness leave to workers has been filed in the House of Representatives.

by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), 4 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to double the monthly social pension of about three million indigent senior citizens from P500 to P1,000 was approved recently by the House of Representatives.

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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 3 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Inequality in the Philippines has increased substantially as the country is seen lagging in Asia-Pacific in terms of recovery, according to Moody’s Analytics.

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by Alexis Romero, Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 2 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government cannot release all records of the controversial war on drugs because of “national security” issues, President Duterte said yesterday as he urged human rights groups to be careful in assessing deaths linked to the campaign.

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READ: President Duterte signs Executive Order 138 on full devolution of certain functions of the Executive branch to local governments (1/3) @TheManilaTimes pic.twitter.com/S114DMAiEo — Catherine Valente (@tmtcathyvalente) June 2, 2021

BY CAI ORDINARIO, 2 Jun 2021 PHILIPPINE exporters may not be able to take advantage of the recovery of the country’s export markets because of the container crisis, according to exporters and local economists.

Dine-in restaurants, personal care services, events places By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Jun 2021 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has increased the allowable capacity for dine-in services, personal care businesses and others, although data showed that the pandemic was still far from being under control.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 2 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — At least half of the total retail transactions will be online as early as next year or one year ahead of the 2023 target of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as the regulator continues to ramp up efforts to transform the Philippines…

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by Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star), 1 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is against the proposal to allow fully vaccinated senior citizens to go out of their homes so they can contribute to economic recovery.

A thorough review and evaluation of PH-US ties long overdue Next article By Jose ‘Pete’ T. Arce Jr., 1 Jun 2021 THE armed Philippine communist insurgency bred martyrs to its cause, posers after ego and gain and enormous collateral damage in its wake. For more than half a century, it raged from the cities to…

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 1 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — While exports are expected to post a huge turnaround this year, the Philippines is seen lagging behind the other ASEAN-6 economies as COVID-19 cases continue to impact external trade, an international think tank said.

by Alexis Romero, Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), 1 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang does not see the need to immediately pass an extension of the law that funded the government’s pandemic response.