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By Ian Nicolas Cigaral(Philstar.com), 7 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — There is no chance for economic growth this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) chief said on Tuesday.

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by Sheila Crisostomo, Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star), 7 Jul 2020 ICU beds full in 11 hospitals MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang described as “fake news” yesterday reports that Metro Manila’s healthcare system was under severe strain amid the recent spike in coronavirus cases.

The course spreads awareness about the nature of the virus, its transmission, and safety protocols for the workplace. by Samaya Dharmaraj, 7 Jul 2020 The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), a government-run organisation, has an online course on “Practicing COVID-19 Preventive Measures in the Workplace”, which is now open to the public.

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by Leslie Ann Aquino, Manila Bulletin, 6 Jul 2020 The Department of Labor and Employment National Capital Region said all applications for issuance of Working Child Permit (WCP) shall be submitted online.

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by Agence France-Presse, 5 Jul 2020 Humans discarded more than 50 million tonnes of electronic waste last year, an increase of 20% in just five years, making tech refuse the world’s fastest growing waste problem, the United Nations said Thursday.

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by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 4 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A rapid recovery for the domestic economy may not be likely but improvement in output may be seen by this quarter, according to the investment banking arm of the Metrobank Group.

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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 3 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The government has so far secured $7.76 billion in loans and grants from foreign lenders to finance measures that address the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.

(The Philippine Star), 3 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The executive branch yesterday stood its ground that the economic stimulus packages proposed by Congress – including the P1.3-trillion ARISE Philippines bill – cannot be funded in the absence of new revenue sources.

By: Krixia Subingsubing, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Jul 2020 A day before jeepneys were set to return to the road, site migration issues downed the website of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) where the operators were supposed to get their quick response (QR) codes needed for them to ply their routes.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — As expected the Philippines did not move up to upper-middle-income status under the latest World Bank classification which took into consideration last year’s economic data, marked by slower domestic growth due to delayed budget approval.

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Days before the Anti-Terrorism bill lapses into law, more than 250 organizations from different sectors have appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to veto the measure, which raised fears of human rights violations at a time when the country is struggling with a pandemic. pic.twitter.com/oq0YrccPX9 — Inquirer Business (@InquirerBiz) July 2, 2020

DOLE QUOTES REPORTS By: Leila B. Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than 3,000 business establishments have repor­ted a temporary shutdown of operations, while more than 200 have closed down permanently since January this year, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said, adding that the closures affected some 100,000 workers.