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Mahigit 2 milyong manggagawa nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/bcR374NhDE — RadyoInquirer990AM (@dzIQ990) April 27, 2020

24 doctors, 6 nurses  have already died during the Covid-19 crisis while in the line of duty

Wait. Bakit hindi nahagip ng red box ang "Lack of help/response from the gov't"? ECONOMIC "WORRY-POINT" DIN YUN UY. ?‍♂️ https://t.co/bAgpTBM5qt — JC Punongbayan (@jcpunongbayan) April 27, 2020

by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte submitted to Congress on Monday his fifth weekly report on his use of additional powers granted to him to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

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By Elallyn de Vera-Ruiz, Manila Bulletin, 26 Apr 2020 As the country confronts the challenges of a “new normal,” the Climate Change Commission (CCC) said the government is now more bent on planning programs and activities that will protect the lives and livelihoods of Filipinos from the impact of climate change.

by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ top monetary manager expects the local economy the enter a recession over the next six months before recovering in the fourth quarter, and entering an upward growth trajectory by next year.

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By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 Apr 2020 With global demand and supply constrained by the COVID-19 pandemic, the government economic team has slashed the country’s external trade growth targets even as it expects domestic inflation to settle within a slightly lower range this year.

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.@DBMgovph issued National Budget Circular No. 580, in which all departments, agencies, SUCs and GOCCs ordered to tighten belts amid COVID-19 pandemic—to defer vehicle purchases, building construction, local/foreign travels, celebrations, hiring consultants, etc. @InquirerBiz pic.twitter.com/KvRyGOqBEo — Ben O. de Vera (@bendeveraINQ) April 23, 2020

by Franz Lewin, Manila Times, 23 Apr 2020 A group of professors from the University of the Philippines (UP) proposed a “sectoral approach” on the lifting of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon.

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by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star ), 23 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Reforms in the country’s tax system should continue even as the economy attempts to recover from the economic fallout of the pandemic, acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua said Tuesday.

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By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Apr 2020 A business group proposed that only buses and trains be allowed to operate in Metro Manila in the meantime, opening modes of public transportation that it thinks are enough to support the skeleton crew of essential businesses.

by Manila Standard, 21 Apr 2020 The COVID-19 has revealed the good, the bad, and the ugly side of companies from all around the world.

by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star), 20 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The national government stands to lose $4.5 billion (roughly P228 billion) this year in remittances from about 10 million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Informal employment (%total employment) in selected ASEAN Member States 1. ?? Cambodia : 93,32. ?? Indonesia: 83,53. ?? Laos : 82,94. ?? Myanmar : 81,45. ?? Philippines : 806. ?? Thailand : 78,87. ?? Vietnam : 73,38. ?? Brunei : 33 ASEAN avg. : 78,6 Source: @ilo [2018] — Informal Economy (@EconomyInformal) April 17, 2020

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by KG, GMA News, 18 Apr 2020 Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar on Saturday hailed the arrest of a couple in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu for alleged involvement in online sex trafficking.