by Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines–The Duterte administration will attempt to reverse the continuing migration of the rural population to Metro Manila in a bid to decongest the nation’s capital, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines.

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#BREAKING #Alert NEW report on Coronavirus Effects: Depression, anxiety ~ Alcohol use, Violence, up ~ Young and Old, Rich and Poor ~ No country spared ~ In children, reports from around the world: Violence, loneliness, difficulty concentrating ~ https://t.co/8uOxWJv5Pa pic.twitter.com/vzvfnN1vQU — Pamela Falk (@PamelaFalk) May 14, 2020

By: Maricar Cinco – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — About 40,000 workers are expected to report back to factories and assembly lines in Cavite province once businesses reopen after nearly two months of suspended operations due to the lockdown imposed by the national government to contain the spread of the…

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by Associated Press, 14 May 2020 UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s.

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by Niko Baua, ABS-CBN News, 14 May 2020 MAYNILA — Isang nanay ang inaresto ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) matapos umanong ibugaw ang dalagita niyang anak at pamangkin sa online sex show.

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By: Karl R. Ocampo – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 May 2020 Despite moves by the Department of Agriculture to increase the country’s local production of palay, global projections showed that the Philippines is still on its way to become the biggest importer of the grain this year and the next.

by Ma. Angelica Garcia/BAP, GMA News, 13 May 2020 Some teachers point out that conducting classes online would be difficult in places that do not have internet connection, adequate power supply, and up-to-date learning devices, according to Marisol Abdurahman’s 24 Oras report on Wednesday.

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by Maricar Cinco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 May 2020 SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna, Philippines — Local officials are scrambling to find the real score in the coronavirus infection to justify the national government’s recommendation on whether to extend or ease quarantine protocols.

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By Jovee Marie de la Cruz, Businessmirror, 13 May 2020 THE government is pushing for a measure that would immediately reduce corporate income tax (CIT) from 30 percent to 25 percent, but this would be at the expense of at least P259.4 billion in expected revenue loss until 2022.

By: Ben O. de Vera – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s economic managers have projected gross domestic product (GDP) to contract year-on-year during all four quarters of 2020 to bring full-year contraction to 2-3.4 percent.

By YASHIKA F. TORIB, 13 May 2020 The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) anticipates a slowdown in the deployment of seafarers, even if the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is lifted, due to global shipping downturn.

by Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), 13 May 2020 Too frequent are erroneous remarks in media that SSS and GSIS pensioners should not receive “ayuda” anymore. Those stem from the mistaken belief that pensions are aid from the government. They are not.

by Michael Punongbayan (The Philippine Star), 13 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Civil Service Commission (CSC) yesterday urged the heads of government agencies from national offices down to local government units (LGUs) to consider “sleep at work” arrangements for state workers.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 13 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Distance learning will also be adopted in the conduct of remedial and other classes this summer in public elementary and high schools, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).

by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), 13 May 2020 Mother’s Day caused a heavy traffic jam on Morato St in Quezon City despite the quarantine. Apparently, the restaurants were open for pick up orders and a pandemonium of illegal parking and bad driving happened. We should dread to imagine how things will be once enhanced…

by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), 13 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and other House leaders yesterday filed a bill setting a P1.5-trillion stimulus program to jumpstart the country’s economy severely affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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By Recto Mercene, 12 May 2020 Some of the 610 seafarers of the MV Queen Mary 2 are met at the airport by a DFA representative as they arrive on Saturday (April 25).