By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquire, 29 Nov 2019 Metro Manila–among the hottest real estate markets in Asia-Pacific only a few years back–has lost its luster mostly due to restrictions on foreign participation alongside a generally more cautious sentiment on the region.

By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Nov 2019 The Management Association of the Philippines, often very formal in its public statements, has let out its frustration over the traffic in Metro Manila, telling the government that each grueling day leaves the workers of its member firms “crying for a solution.”

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By: Jovic Yee, Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A construction worker on Monday fell while dismantling a scaffolding at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila—one of the venues for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) considered still unfinished.

By Susan V. Ople, 27 Nov 2019 IN life, there will always be good days and bad days. The second day of this week turned out to be a very good day for our overseas Filipino workers and for genuine advocates of migrant workers’ rights. Yesterday (November 26), the House of Representatives through the joint…

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By: Peter Wallace, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Nov 2019 No, it hasn’t been. I don’t think Sen. Franklin Drilon meant it literally either. The numbers alone say the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program has been quite a success. During the past 50 years, infrastructure spending has averaged only about 2.8 percent of the country’s gross…

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Businessmirror, 26 Nov 2019 UNCERTAINTIES brought about by the government’s plan to rationalize fiscal incentives will keep on hounding the country’s business climate, as firms from Japan—one of the country’s largest sources of foreign capital—are seeking a status quo for their tax perks.

by DORIS DUMLAO-ABADILLA, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Nov 2019 Veteran banker Nestor Tan, the 2019 MAP “Management Man of the Year” awardee, yesterday urged the business community to rethink whether the western standards for corporate governance and fair competition suited the local market.

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By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines–Prices of widely used fertilizers continued to go up in October amid record-low prices for crops especially palay.

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https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614750/the-developing-world-has-hit-the-brakes-on-clean-energy/ Clean-energy investments in the developing world plummeted last year while coal use reached a record high.

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By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has come out with the rules in granting the survivorship benefits of the pension fund’s Muslim members and pensioners in line with their customs and traditions.

By: Leo Udtohan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Nov 2019 TAGBILARAN CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bohol has rescued two women and a girl from the hands of an alleged pimp in a resort in this city on Saturday afternoon.

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by Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News, 22 Nov 2019 MANILA – The Philippines will likely be further dependent on coal in the next several years despite facing serious threats of climate change, according to environmental group Greenpeace Philippines.

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By Divina Suson, 22 Nov 2019 ILIGAN CITY — Police operatives here arrested a 22-year-old woman Thursday night for allegedly soliciting customers for five prostituted women through online transactions.

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By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 Nov 2019 Dismantling the sugar cartel will slash local prices even as the government soft-pedals on its plan to liberalize the sector, the country’s chief economist said Tuesday.

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by Agence France-Presse, 20 Nov 2019 PARIS — It is well known that human hubbub can have a negative impact on some animals, but a new study Wednesday says the noise we make should be treated as a “major global pollutant.”