Monthly Archives: July 2021

by Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com), 9 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:31 p.m.) — The Climate Change Commission is replacing its panel of climate experts in a move it says is meant to improve regional and sectoral representation in the body.

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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 9 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Banks’ bad loans climbed for the fifth straight month in May to hit the highest level in almost 13 years as the country continues to struggle amid the resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

(Philstar.com), 8 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines (Update 1, July 9, 2021 8:39 a.m.) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants online casinos to return in a bid to raise more funds for the cash-strapped government’s pandemic response.

By Nestor Corrales, 9 Jul 2021 The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) spent only less than half of the P3.3 billion in funds for online learning that it received last year under the Bayanihan 2 law, a report from the Commission on Audit (COA) showed.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 9 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s manufacturing output posted a massive rebound in May largely due to low base effects, supported by the easing of quarantine restrictions which saw most industry groups recording significant gains.

By Ben O. de Vera, 9 Jul 2021 The World Bank (WB) has taken down from its website a synthesis report on its three latest global assessments showing the poor state of the Philippine education system following mounting pressure from the government for the multilateral lender to issue a public apology.

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The mastermind of a human trafficking group operating in Zamboanga has been arrested based on the formal complaints made by some of the victims who had been duped to work as undocumented maids in Syria. The Philippine Embassy in Damascus said the rescued women made their complaints before they were repatriated. Paksatul Anding, who also…

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by R.M.D.Ochave, BusinessWorld, 8 Jul 2021 THE MINING INDUSTRY is pushing for key policy changes that will boost the sector’s growth and help the economy recover faster from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 8 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Around 10 percent of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have closed as of June amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest survey of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

by Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star), 8 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine population has reached 109 million based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing gathered by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Malacañang said in a proclamation yesterday.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 8 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The results of a review on the basic education curriculum in the country have been submitted to Education Secretary Leonor Briones, according to a Department of Education (DepEd) official.

By Ben O. de Vera, 8 Jul 2021 Growth forecasts for the Philippines collected by Barcelona-based FocusEconomics showed below-target consensus expectations averaging 5.6 percent for 2021, mainly due to sluggish mass vaccination against COVID-19.

(Philstar.com), 8 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Figures released by President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration fail to capture the reality that many Filipinos continue to experience poverty and hunger five years into his term, new research shows.

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by INQUIRER.net, 8 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A recent study found that many Filipino students are still struggling in terms of learner control amid a shift to online learning due to the pandemic.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 7 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Mall and building owners have expressed support for the proposed establishment of “safe spaces” as a means to create herd immunity in areas where the private sector has control like office buildings, factories and malls, according to presidential adviser for entrepreneurship and Go…

(Philstar.com), 7 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Anti-Red Tape Authority on Wednesday reminded government workers to observe proper office hours and set up public assistance desks in their facilities to give continued service to the public.

By Marlon Ramos, 7 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A disgraced magistrate of the Sandiganbayan, who was sacked in 2014 for corruption in fixing an earlier criminal case of convicted plunderer Janet Lim Napoles, has won a reprieve from the Supreme Court.

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(Philstar.com), 6 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — More people died by suicide last year as the pandemic began and dragged on, with the Philippine Statistics Authority reporting a 57% increase in the country’s suicide rate in 2020 compared to the preceding year.

by Raul J. Palabrica, 6 Jul 2021 Barring a significant resurgence of COVID-19, there is reason to be optimistic that social and economic activities in the country would return to near prepandemic levels by the third quarter of this year.

By Ben O. de Vera, 6 Jul 2021 The declining number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines augurs well for economic recovery and the return of jobs lost amid last year’s pandemic-induced steep recession.

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