As of June 9, DOH reports 46 new COVID-19 cases and 26 new recoveries among healthcare workers, bringing the total at 2,787 affected (12.12% of total cases). A total of 32 have died, while 1,624 have recovered. 1,131 are classified as active cases. | @gmanews — SHAI (@shailagarde) June 10, 2020

LOOK: Latest revisions on macroeconomic and fiscal assumptions as of May 27. Some changes from May 12: -Higher 2021 GDP growth target (from 7.1-8.1%)-Wider 2020 and 2021 budget deficits-A bigger 2021 budget proposal pic.twitter.com/IjsqareuDE — Prinz Magtulis 프린즈 (@prinzmagtulis) June 10, 2020

WASHINGTON – The global economy is on track to shrink by 5.2 percent this year amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, the deepest recession since the Second World War, the World Bank Group said in its latest Global Economic Prospects released Monday.

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by Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News, 10 Jun 2020 MANILA – Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday belied the Integrated Bar of the Philippines’ claim that a proposed 9-member Council under the Anti-Terrorism Bill could “authorize in writing” the arrest of suspected terrorists.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The loans and grants secured by the Philippines to finance COVID-19 response climbed to $6.508 billion (over P325 billion) to date after it signed a $750-million loan agreement with the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

by Prinz Magtulis (Philstar.com), 9 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Only 6% of businesses have remained closed in areas under general community quarantine, including Metro Manila, firms which the government said can open as soon as a further easing of movement restrictions is enforced.

By Mar Jay delas Alas, 9 Jun 2020 MARIVELES, Bataan, June 9 (PIA) — Some 22,000 workers at the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) are now back to work after locators resumed operations since the start of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ).

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 9 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) hopes Congress will come up with a downscaled economic stimulus bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as it warned that the pending pieces of legislation are “fiscally unsustainable.”

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By Jenina P. Ibañez, Business World, 9 Jun 2020 EMPLOYEES’ return to work can prove risky if workplace safety guidelines drafted to protect them from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are not refined for specific industries, a health care professional said.

By CHINO S. LEYCO, Manila Bulletin, 9 Jun 2020 The coronavirus pancemic is taking a heavier toll on the Philippine economy than its neighboring countries due to government’s reliance on stringent lockdowns instead of early scaling up of its testing capacity, and contact tracing efficiency, the World Bank said yesterday.

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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 8 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — New York-based GlobalSource Partners sees remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) declining by 10 percent this year due to displacements caused by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.

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By DONA MAGSINO, GMA News, 8 Jun 2020 The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday said it sees a possible increase in tuition and other fees in the country’s private higher education institutions which were forced to move the start the academic year to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News, 8 Jun 2020 Workers of small businesses based in seven regions are not covered by the second tranche of the COVID-19 emergency subsidy, President Rodrigo Duterte told Congress on Monday.

By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News, 8 Jun 2020 Close to 3,700 cases of violence against women and children have been recorded by the Philippine National Police (PNP) since the implementation of community quarantine in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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by Cecille Suerte Felipe (The Philippine Star), 7 June 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Bong Go has urged the labor and trade departments to collaborate with other government agencies to work on strategies and measures that could mitigate the adverse effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the livelihood and employment of affected…

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by Jeremiah Opiniano (Philstar.com), 7 Jun 2020 A supposedly festive Migrant Workers’ Day for 2020 cannot be any more subdued and cruel than this: A pandemic is threatening the lives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque issues a statement on the re-opening of the economy in relation to mass transportation. @BusinessMirror pic.twitter.com/lgb7pQwqQT — Samuel Medenilla (@sam_medenilla) June 7, 2020

by By FEDERICO D. PASCUAL JR., Philippine STAR SWOOPING down on wide-awake campuses and rounding up protesters in full view of crowds toting smartphones and video cameras may not be the best way to promote the anti-terror bill that has aroused widespread opposition.

by (Reports from Pat Mangune | Katrina Elaine Alba/MM) June 07, 2020 – The medical doctor inspecting a quarantine facility died after inhaling a disinfectant solution, prompting the national police to review its safety protocols, a national police chief said on Sunday.