By: Ben O. de Vera, INQPhilippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Feb 2020 Among domestic industries, manufacturers of fabricated metals would be most badly hit by supply chain disruptions being caused by a shutdown among Chinese factories due to the COVID-19 outbreak, London-based Capital Economics said.

By David Klepper / The Associated Press NEW YORK—Cyborgs, trolls, and bots can fill the Internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online.

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By Bernadette Tamayo, Manila Times, 13 Feb 2020 SIXTEEN senators have approved a committee report allowing motorcycle taxis to transport passengers all over the country.

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By: Karl R. Ocamp, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Feb 2020 The Philippines is expected to remain the world’s biggest rice importer this year even with a slowdown in importation due to excessive supply and improved local production.

By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 14 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has lifted the total deployment ban imposed on Kuwait, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced Friday.

by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), 14 Feb 2020 I have been writing on the slow implementation of Build Build Build projects. Some may think I am too pessimistic amidst the glowing reports of Cabinet secretaries responsible for rolling out the projects.

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by Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), 14 Feb 2020 Work on the Metro Manila subway is at standstill. Tunneling, promised to Congress by Oct., then moved to Nov., then to Jan., and lately to Feb., has yet to begin. The Dept. of Transport spent millions of pesos during the Christmas rush to simulate earthmovings. When…

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by Macon Ramos-Araneta, Manila Standard Today, 14 Feb 2020 To help protect Filipino children and youth from online sexual exploitation of children, Senator Win Gatchalian underscored the need for a comprehensive “Human Trafficking Preventive Education Program.”

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By BusinessMirror, 13 Feb 2020 A nurse at the Ospital ng Parañaque checks on her protective suit and basic equipment as she prepares to receive persons seeking examination for symptoms of COVID-19. The hospital is using a tent loaned by the Department of Health to Parañaque as a makeshift receiving area.

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By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQINQUIRER.net, 13 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The European Commission has raised “serious concerns” over killings linked to the Duterte administration’s drug war, attacks on human rights defenders, and the possible reimposition of the death penalty, among others.

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by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), 12 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The rise of Philippine offshore gaming operators has not only spawned prostitution dens but also human trafficking as crime syndicates feed the vices of mostly mainland Chinese workers in the POGO industry, an anti-crime advocate said.

By: Christia Marie Ramos – Reporter, INQINQUIRER.net, 12 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A trafficked Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) worker from Taiwan tagged a certain “Michael Yang” as an alleged government protector of the company she was forced to work for.

by ABS-CBN News, 12 Feb 2020 Arestado ang 19-anyos na babae na nambugaw umano sa mga babae sa Maynila at 17-anyos na lalaking nag-alok ng mga babae sa undercover na pulis sa Caloocan.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 12 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Fitch Ratings revised the outlook of the Philippines to positive from stable, signaling a better chance for the country to get another credit rating upgrade within the next 12 to 18 months.

Exports grow by 21% in December 2019 MAKATI – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said that Philippine exports reached a record-high of US$70.3 billion in 2019 from US$69.3 last year despite external headwinds from the global trade policy uncertainties, geopolitical tensions, and country-specific challenges.