Monthly Archives: August 2021

‘On verge of collapse:’ Retailers plead for faster vaccine rollout

Published by rudy Date posted on August 31, 2021

By Jenina P. Ibañez, Reporter, 31 Aug 2021 RETAILERS are asking for expedited vaccine deliveries as the industry is running out of cash reserves after three major lockdowns since March 2020.

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Government to revisit housing policies

Published by rudy Date posted on August 31, 2021

by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star, 31 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government plans to review existing policies and regulations surrounding the country’s housing industry to sustain gains and improve the sector.

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SSS urges compliance of employers

Published by rudy Date posted on August 31, 2021

by The Philippine Star, 31 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) reminds all employers, registered and unregistered, to be compliant with their legal obligations to their employees, regardless of employment status, to avoid penalty and imprisonment under the provisions of Republic Act 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018.

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Teachers hit DepEd over one-week virtual training

Published by rudy Date posted on August 31, 2021

by Ranier Allan Ronda – The Philippine Star, 31 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers yesterday bewailed the Department of Education (DepEd)’s conduct of a one-week virtual training for mentors before the opening of remote learning in public schools on Sept. 13.

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Young workers regained jobs in only 7 of 35 sectors–ADB

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2021

BY CAI ORDINARIO, 30 Aug 2021 MAJORITY of young Filipinos who lost their jobs in 2020 were working in only seven out of 35 sectors, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

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Rapid decarbonization in Southeast Asia to translate to $12.5 trillion economic gains by 2070

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2021

by Danessa Rivera – The Philippine Star, 30 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Southeast Asian region stands to reap $12.5 trillion in economic gains by 2070 if they pursue bold actions to achieve low-emission economies, according to the latest report of global professional services firm Deloitte.

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30 Aug 2021 – Contact centers foresee sustained revenue growth

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2021

by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 30 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s contact center sector expects to sustain its revenue growth despite the strict lockdown imposed earlier this month to contain the pandemic, as the sector benefits from hybrid work and increased vaccine rollout.

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Philippines remains laggard in ASEAN

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2021

by Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star, 30 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains a laggard in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in terms of real gross domestic product (GDP) growth despite the strong double-digit expansion in the second quarter of the year, according to the DBS Bank Ltd. of Singapore.

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Hospicio patients transferred to PRC facility

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2021

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab – The Philippine Star, 30 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — At least 34 senior citizens were transferred yesterday from the Hospicio de San Jose to the nearby Adamson University isolation facility to decongest the number of elderly and children confined in the shelter for COVID-19.

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Financing, investments needed to phase out coal

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2021

by Danessa Rivera – The Philippine Star, 30 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — International concessional financing and private sector investment are critical in the phase out of coal developments in Asian countries, including the Philippines, which still has a heavy pipeline of fossil fuel-based plants, according to an official of the World Bank Group. “Private…

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As the UK prepares to host COP26, some of the world’s most industrialised countries are cracking down on environmental protests

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2021

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The garlic peelers of Manila: under the skin of the Philippines’ informal economy

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2021

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‘Influencers, digital workers need dialogue with BIR’

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2021

by Artemio Dumlao – The Philippine Star, 28 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue is being urged to hold a dialogue with influencers and other digital workers, such as Axie players, before imposing another tax burden.

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Nomura: PH among ‘troubled 10’

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2021

By Mayvelin U. Caraballo, 28 Aug 2021 JAPAN’S global investment bank Nomura has tagged the Philippines as one of the “troubled 10” in emerging markets (EM) amid the potential of normalizing monetary policy in the United States and China’s weakening economy.

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QOL research in a virulent world

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2021

By: Mahar Mangahas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 Aug 2021 The participation of academics at international conferences hasn’t slackened in this time of pandemic. It has merely changed its mode, with the research papers now presented virtually, like by Zoom, instead of face to face. There is no more foreign travel, which lessens both the financial…

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Gov’t lifts 3-year moratorium on new casinos

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2021

Additional source of funds for gov’t fight vs pandemic By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 Aug 2021 The country’s gaming regulator will lift a moratorium on the establishment of new casinos three years after it was put in place by President Duterte, after the Chief Executive said the government needed new sources of…

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Philippines loses POGOs to Asean peers

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2021

by Elijah Felice Rosales – The Philippine Star, 28 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government expects income from Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) to plunge to P4 billion this year as most of them have relocated to other Southeast Asian countries at the height of the pandemic.

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19 Aug 2021 – NTUC Phl holds it Joint Women and Youth Assemblies on the occasion of its 3rd Anniversary on 18 August 2021, via Zoom online. President Rodolfo M. Capoquian, in his message and report, cited growing tiredness, but firm determination, with 18 months ng community quarantine. He cited reports of suicides, mental unwellness, deeper poverty and increasing misery. He expressed apprehension that economic recovery might not include workers and their families, with deeper inequality worsened by the pandemic.

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2021
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Beware of illegal recruitment via online dating – POEA

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

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Soaring high! E-Sabong set to overtake POGOs as Pagcor’s top money maker

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

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Philippine credit downgrade imminent — ING

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

By Beatrice M. Laforga, 27 Aug 2021 The Philippines should brace for a credit rating downgrade next year after Fitch Ratings adjusted its outlook to negative from stable on dimming growth prospects, an economist from ING Bank N.V. Manila said.

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Digong for VP – a political game changer

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

By Ruben D. Torres, Manila Times, 27 Aug 2021 THE acceptance by President Duterte of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) nomination for him to run as vice president and choose his presidential running mate in next year’s election definitely changes all previous political equations. Indeed, it can be a real game changer.

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200 labor leaders seek end of pandemic burden, call for Robredo for President in Eleksyon 2022

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

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How Filipino creatives stay afloat during the pandemic

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

by Miguel Louis Galang – Philstar.com, 27 Aug 2021 Alex, 28, works a day job as an interior designer for an architectural firm. In between, she moonlights as a mural artist, having painted for various establishments like malls and restaurants.

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27 Aug 2021 – Pre-pandemic growth levels likely by end-2022

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy will have to wait until late next year to see a return to its pre-crisis levels as the pandemic continues to put a drag on the country’s much-needed rebound.

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St. Luke’s faces manpower shortage

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

by Mayen Jaymalin – The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Amid the rising number of COVID-19 patients, St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig is reportedly struggling in attending to patients after some of its health care workers have resigned.

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100 PGH workers infected

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab – The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — At least 100 medical personnel of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) have been infected with COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, but most of them showed mild symptoms of the disease.

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StaySafe app useless? DICT told to explain

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

by Alexis Romero, Romina Cabrera – The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang wants the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to explain why the health department thinks that the StaySafe application had very limited effect on COVID-19 contact tracing efforts.

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Economic losses down to P74 billion a week

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2021

by Louise Maureen Simeon, The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Economic losses due to lockdown measures in Metro Manila and nearby provinces have gone down to P74 billion per week and may decline further to as low as P8 billion if restrictions are fully relaxed.

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Over 20 South Korean delivery workers have died during the pandemic. Unions say it’s death by overwork

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2021

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