Monthly Archives: November 2021

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by Ramon Royandoyan – Philstar.com, 11 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines failed to secure a fresh grant from a US poverty reduction agency next year after the country flunked a major criterion that looked into getting a handle on corruption.

by Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, BusinessWorld, 11 Nov 2021 THE PHILIPPINES is the fastest-growing internet economy in Southeast Asia fueled by e-commerce and food delivery services, according to a report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Co.

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by Romina Cabrera – The Philippine Star, 10 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education said a million more learners have enrolled for the current school year compared to 2020 at the height of the pandemic.

by Iris Gonzales – The Philippine Star, 9 Nov 2021 (Last of three parts) MANILA, Philippines — The Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project is the biggest success story in the Philippine energy sector as it signaled the birth of the natural gas industry in the country.

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by Mons Romulo – The Philippine Star, 9 Nov 2021 We salute our unsung heroes our doctors, nurses, and hospital staff for their bravery and perseverance throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, their knowledge and service in the field have been of value to all of us.

By: Ben O. de Vera, INQUIRER.net, 9 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines—As the economy further reopened, the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) grew 7.1 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, above expectations although slower than second-quarter expansion GDP or the goods and services produced in the country from July to September was also 3.8-percent larger than output…

by Rey Panaligan, 9 Nov 2021, Manila Bulletin The Social Security System (SSS), the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) must adopt a liberal attitude in favor of employees in deciding claims for compensation, the Supreme Court (SC) said.

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by Jenina P. Ibañez, 9 Nov 2021, BusinessWorld THE PHILIPPINES has fallen behind in economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region as it registered the poorest performance in an index measuring 17 economies’ performance in 2019.

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by Reuters, 8 Nov 2021 GLASGOW — Governments will push for agreement on Monday on how to help vulnerable countries deal with global warming and compensate them for damage already done, a test of whether developing and rich nations can end a standoff over cash for climate change.

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by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 7 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Philippines needs to complete the ratification process for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) within the month as the agreement is set to take effect in January next year.

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By Al Vitangcol 3rd, 6 Nov 2021, Manila Times ONE of the top stories in Bloomberg News on November 3 reported that “40 million Covid shots remain unused in the Philippines over ‘logistical bottlenecks’.”

By Kaithreen Cruz, 5 Nov 2021, Manila Times THE Philippines was given a five-star rating by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) on its Remote Learning Readiness Index (RLRI).

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By: Jane Bautista, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday maintained that the daily 1-gigabyte data capacity provided to public school teachers was enough to access e-learning and department applications.

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By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter, 4 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The unemployment rate in the country rose to 8.9 percent—equivalent to 4.25 million Filipinos—in September 2021, the highest since January this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday.

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by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 3 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The financing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has increased the maximum number of employees per company that can be covered by a loan facility to help firms finance the mandatory 13th month pay.