by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) – 11 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Net inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) declined for the seventh straight month in September as investors continued to hold off their investment plans in emerging markets, including the Philippines, until global growth outlook improves, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas…

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by Krixia Subingsubing, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A commuter group has asked a Quezon City court to issue a temporary restraining order against five of what it described as “fly-by-night”motorcycle-hailing companies, following reports that they might be allowed to join a pilot test whose results would determine whether the two-wheelers…

by Catherine Talavera (The Philippine Star) – 10 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) have dethroned call centers in the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) sector as the top demand driver of office space in the country as the diminishing supply of Philippine Economic Zone Authority(PEZA)-accredited spaces weighed in.

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by Joviland Rita/LBG, GMA News, 8 Dec 2019 The Department of Education on Sunday urged parents to teach their children to use the internet as a “learning environment” and not as a distraction for their studies.

by Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star), 8 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Over 70 women suspected victims of sexual trafficking were rescued in a bar raid in Cubao, Quezon City yesterday before dawn.

By: Atty. Sara Mae D. Mawis, Dean Ma. Soledad Deriquito-Mawis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 Dec 2019 Demand for residential property, particularly condominium units, has steadily increased in the Philippines.

by Ralph Edwin Villanueva (The Philippine Star) – 7 Dec 2019 PARAÑAQUE CITY, Philippines — At least 14 Japanese, Chinese and Vietnamese women forced into prostitution were rescued from a condominium unit in Parañaque City Thursday night.

With poverty incidence falling to 16.6% in 2018, the Philippine government says it is on track to meet its target of 14% by 2022 by Ralf Rivas, Rappler, 6 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Poverty incidence among the Philippine population fell to 16.6% in 2018 from 23.3% in 2015, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced…

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) – 6 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Foreign investment pledges jumped four-fold to P182.4 billion in the third quarter of the year, driven by commitments in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday.

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By Samuel P. Medenilla , Business Mirror, 6 Dec 2019 OVER 3.4 million young Filipinos could face an uncertain future if they continue to stay out of school or remain unemployed, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

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by Vito Barcelo, Manila Standard, 5 Dec 2019 Immigration authorities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport rescued 34 women who were stopped from leaving the country for Saudi Arabia where they were illegally recruited to work as household service workers.

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By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 5 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-four women suspected of being illegally recruited as household service workers in Saudi Arabia were rescued at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Thursday.

By CNN Philippines Staff, 5 Dec 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 5) — At least 70 percent of Filipinos expressed concern over the rise of Chinese workers in the country, with some even believing it may be a threat to national security, a survey said.

By Xianne Arcangel, CNN Philippines, 5 Dec 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 5) — Metro Manila is in the middle of a “garbage crisis,” the country’s environment chief bared Thursday. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu sounded the alarm on the country’s waste problem, pointing out that Metro Manila surpassed the baseline on the volume of…

By: Ben O. de Vera, INQInquirer Business, 5 Dec 2019 The number of Filipinos without full time or part time jobs fell to their lowest levels in 14 years in October as the country saw what the government said was a “vibrant” employment market that defied an increasing population, according to government data on Thursday,…

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – 4 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Minimum wage earners and domestic helpers in Central Visayas will receive a salary increase, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced yesterday.

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