by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirerm, 10 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s economic managers are preparing a raft of measures to counteract the economic impact of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak after the Philippines was identified as being among the three most vulnerable countries to the ongoing contagion.

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by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), 9 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino seafarers may now go to the Middle Eastern states following the partial lifting of the total deployment ban to Kuwait, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced yesterday.

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, 9 Feb 2020 THE National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) and local economists said the impact of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on the economy could be larger if the effect on industry, agriculture, and consumption spending will be included.

DA assails profiteers for exorbitant prices of fish, vegetables, poultry By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Feb 2020 The retail prices of fish, poultry and vegetables have become so expensive that they are beyond acceptable, prompting the Department of Agriculture (DA) to crack down against profiteering and run after all those “heartless…

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By Cai Ordinario, BusinessMirror, 7 Feb 2020 THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said it is seeking to amend the methodology for computing the poverty threshold, which could result in an increase in the amount needed by individuals to stay out of poverty.

By Jasper Y. Arcalas, BusinessMirror, 7 Feb 2020 BANANA exporters may soon feel the pinch of the slowdown in China’s economic activity due to the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), as Chinese buyers have stopped ordering Philippine bananas.

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, 7 Feb 2020 DESPITE the implementation of policy interventions, such as the hike in the taxes of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes, the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed that lifestyle diseases remained the top killers of Filipinos in 2018.

by KBK, GMA News, 7 Feb 2020 Sinalakay ng Makati City Police ang isang hotel na pugad umano ng prostitusyon, ayon sa ulat ng Unang Balita nitong Biyernes.

by Businessworld, 7 Feb 2020 THE PHILIPPINES has space to adopt expansionary fiscal and monetary policy if risks to economic growth emerge, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, even as it expects expansion to improve this year amid downside risks.

By CNN Philippines Staff, 7 Feb 2020 The Department of Trade and Industry will soon allow vendors to sell face masks at higher prices amid rising cost of raw materials.

By: Tetch Torres-Tupas, INQINQUIRER.net, 7 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct an investigation and case build-up on the alleged involvement of Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials and personnel in human trafficking activities and escort services.

The defendant pleads guilty to 4 cases involving the trafficking of children for online sexual exploitation by Ryan Macasero, 7 Feb 2020 CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 22-year-old Filipina from Lapu-Lapu City was sentenced Wednesday, February 5, to 17 years and 4 months in prison for 4 counts of online sex trafficking.

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by Dona Magsino/LBG, GMA News, 6 Feb 2020 Married couples in the Philippines do not need divorce law as legal remedies for separation is already available, according to an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines on Thursday.

By BusinessMirror, 6 Feb 2020 GLOBAL think tanks and credit watchers agree that the novel coronavirus (nCoV) now wreaking havoc on China and other countries in Asia-Pacific could dent economic growth in the region.

By Recto Mercene, Business Mirror, 6 Feb 2020 Seven women allegedly attempting to leave the country using bogus travel documents were nabbed by immigration authorities, while they were about to board a Cebu Pacific flight to Dubai last Thursday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia).

By The Manila Times, 6 Feb 2020 THE 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) acute respiratory disease is likely to slow down the Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth by 0.3 percent for the whole year, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno revealed on Thursday.

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), 5 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The number of jobless Filipinos dropped by around 2.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 5 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) may create a temporary adverse impact on the local tourism industry as well as the export sector, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

by Rudy Santos, Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 5 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong and Macau fear losing their jobs amid the travel ban imposed by the Philippines for China and its special administrative regions.

by Rainier Allan Ronda, Rudy Santos, Paolo Romero, (The Philippine Star), 5 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Cabinet secretaries yesterday tried to shift the blame during a Senate hearing where it was learned that only 58 out of 331 passengers on three flights from China that carried the first fatality from the novel coronavirus acute…

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 5 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Despite its immediate impact on tourism and travel, the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country is not expected to slowdown economic growth this year as domestic consumption is still expected to be robust alongside government spending, the country’s chief economist said.

There are many things to fear because of the outbreak, but also a few good lessons for our children By: Audrey Tan-Zubiri, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 Feb 2020 My 5-year-old has a new word, and it is the same one that is on everyone’s mind these days: “coronavirus.”It seems nobody can ignore the threat of…

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Rice farmers in Central Luzon will receive P5,000 each as the Department of Agriculture (DA) readies a P575-million fund for distribution through its Rice Farmers Financial Assistance.

5 Feb 2020 The rice tariffication law (RTL) turns one year old on Feb. 14. The government credits the law for giving Filipino consumers access to cheaper rice and for helping to bring down the inflation rate from the high levels of 2018.

by RSJ, GMA News, 5 Feb 2020 Philippine manufacturing fell for the 13th straight month in December, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday showed.

by Alexis Romero (Philstar.com), 5 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a program that seeks to review the K to 12 program and enhance the skills of teachers after the Philippines got low scores in an international study that gauged students’ knowledge in reading, science and mathematics.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Feb 2020 Japan is beating China in providing financial assistance to the Duterte administration’s ambitious “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program as Beijing itself had been slow in approving financing deals, the country’s chief economist said.