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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.

Morgan Stanley cites smaller trade, tourism link By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 Feb 2020 The novel coronavirus outbreak is likely to cause a sharp but temporary interruption to first-quarter economic growth in Asian emerging markets, but the Philippines is among those that are less likely to bear the brunt, investment house…

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By Raffy Ayeng, Manila Times, 10 Feb 2020 Filipino crewmen on cruise ships could soon be feeling the fallout from the the 2019 Novel coronavirus (2019nCov) outbreak.

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.