by Neil Jayson Servallos (The Philippine Star) – 17 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Philippine laws meant to address online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) have failed, the Child Rights Network (CRN) said over the weekend.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) – 17 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s electronics exports are at risk, with growth lower than projected this year if the supply chain disruptions brought by the COVID-19 outbreak are prolonged.

by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) – 17 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will start tomorrow its review of the laws and programs for the youth to check if these have been effective and to find ways to improve these to further empower the sector.

by Rosette Adel (Philstar.com) – 17 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines— The Department of Tourism on Monday announced that the Philippines breached its 2019 international arrivals target of 8.2 million with 8.26 million foreign visitor arrivals recorded last year.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) – 16 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Businesses are putting in place precautionary measures in the workplace to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

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by Rhodina Villanueva (The Philippine Star) With Paolo Romero, 15 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — As the world celebrated Valentine’s Day yesterday, an official of the Commission on Population (PopCom) advised teenagers not to rush into sex to avoid getting pregnant early.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 15 Feb 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The government will not revise its economic growth target for this year despite the risks posed by the Taal Volcano eruption, the Africal swine fever and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

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.