Monthly Archives: September 2021

By: Carla Gomez – @inquirerdotnetInquirer Visayas, 30 Sep 2021 BACOLOD CITY––The Bago City Hospital temporarily closed on Wednesday, Sept. 29, after eight personnel tested positive for COVID-19.

By Ernie Cecilia and DPM, Manila Times, 30 Sep 2021 The world kept changing If you watch the evening news on TV, you’ll probably notice only three main themes: 1) Covid-19 response, 2) politics, and 3) disasters. In fact, you can say it’s all about disasters, as 1) and 2) are really part of 3).

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by Jenina P. Ibañez, BusinessWorld, 29 Sep 2021 COCA-COLA Beverages Philippines, Inc. on Tuesday announced that it will be exiting the sachet business next year as part of its environmental efforts.

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By Yashika F. Torib, 29 Sep 2021 A Filipino seafarer who remains stranded in Fiji, New Zealand has exposed the illegal activities of the manning agency that sent them overseas and eventually abandoned them without pay.

Nanguna si #FrontlinePilipinas anchor Raffy Tulfo sa senatorial preference para sa 2022 elections, base sa pinakabagong survey ng Pulse Asia. #BilangPilipino2022 pic.twitter.com/ee7V5LtU2e — News5 (@News5PH) September 29, 2021

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An Anarchy of Families pic.twitter.com/Ml2BISwAbP — t.ocin.o (@nicoquejano) September 28, 2021

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by Richmond Mercurio – The Philippine Star, 28 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has activated a supplemental infrastructure that will serve as a redundancy and protection loop connecting to international gateway access through Singapore.

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by ABS-CBN News, 27 Sep 2021 MANILA—The Makabayan coalition on Monday endorsed the senatorial bids of Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares and Kilusang Mayo Uno chair Bong Labog and unveiled their party-list nominees for the 2022 elections.

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by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star, 27 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — By liberalizing certain economic sectors, the Philippines stands to boost its chance of joining a major trans-Pacific trade deal that can significantly aid the country in its much-needed recovery from the pandemic.

by Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star, 27 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The year-long slump in the prices of condominium units dampened the national housing prices for the second straight quarter amid weak demand caused by the impact of the pandemic.

by Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star, 27 Spep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — More families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are turning to investments as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sees cash remittances growing at a faster rate of six percent this year with the gradual reopening of host countries from the impact of…

BY SAMUEL P. MEDENILLA, Businessmirror, 27 Sep 2021 LARGE companies have shed the most workers this year, according to a new report of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

BY TYRONE JASPER C. PIAD, Manila Times, 27 Sep 2021 THE proposed Alliance for Industrial Peace and Program (AIPP) retains the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) jurisdiction over labor dispute settlement, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) clarified.

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By VIRGIL LOPEZ,GMA News, 27 Sep 2021 An organization of nurses on Monday opposed the proposal of the Department of Health (DOH) to provide a “singular allowance” for healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 crisis.

by Fadriquela | TFC News, 27 Sep 2021 MANILA – Pitong Pilipino na biktima ng human trafficking sa Syria ang nakauwi na sa Pilipinas noong September 18, 2021 sa tulong ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ang Office of the Undersecretary of Migrant Worker’s Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) ang nagsagawa ng repatriation sa mga biktimang Pilipino.

by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 26 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The European Union has emphasized the successful implementation of the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), along with respect for human and labor rights, as a priority in its trade relations with the Philippines.

by Gaea Katreena Cabico – Philstar.com, 25 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Communities and movements in Asia who are bearing the brunt of a warming planet called on world leaders to act more forcefully against climate change by scaling up efforts to fully decarbonize by 2050 and delivering on climate finance obligations.

by Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star, 25 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Businesses turned pessimistic in the third quarter after three consecutive quarters of optimistic sentiment while the outlook of Filipino consumers remained bleak in the third quarter amid the resurgence of COVID infections.

by Richmond Mercurio – The Philippine Star, 25 Sep 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said its infrastructure projects have generated nearly 1.5 million jobs.

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