by Inquirer Central Luzon, Sep 12, 2019 MASINLOC, Zambales –– Seven undocumented Chinese nationals were arrested after they were allegedly involved in illegal dredging operations here on Wednesday.

by Krissy Aguilar, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 12, 2019 MANILA, Philippines—Poverty has been dislodged by marriage and family matters as the top reasons girls drop out of school, according to Education Secretary Leonor Briones.

by Faye Orellana, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 12, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Government agents have arrested seven Chinese nationals engaged in illegal sand mining in Masinloc, Zambales.

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 12, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The National Food Authority (NFA) Council has approved lowering the prices of NFA rice to P27 per kilogram by flooding the market with at least 3.6 million bags of rice, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).

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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com) – Sept 11, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy may once again depend on consumer spending as capital formation retreats amid falling imports, a global bank said.

(The Philippine Star) – Sept 11, 2019 Greetings from the Department of Science and Technology’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI).

By: Daxim L. Lucas , Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sept 11, 2019 The entry of long-term capital into the Philippines continued to slow down in June, marking the fourth consecutive month of weaker investment inflows since the start of the year that was interrupted only by a slight uptick in February.

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By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 Sept 2019 The entry of long term capital into the Philippines continued to go slow in June, marking the fourth consecutive month of weaker investment inflow into the country since the start of 2019 that was interrupted only by a slight jump in February.

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Business Mirror, Sept 10, 2019 THE media and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) took the largest hit from the rise of disinformation and fake news under the Duterte administration, as trust ratings in these two institutions dropped significant digits over the past two years, according to a survey.

by Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News, Sep 10, 2019 MANILA – A group representing firms in the business process outsourcing industry said on Tuesday that the growth of the BPO sector was threatened by a tax reform bill that will place new limits on fiscal incentives.

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Will we see these railways completed within the lifetime of the current administration? by Loreben Tuquero, Sep 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has allocated P100.6 billion or 98% of its 2020 infrastructure budget to its ongoing railway projects, 5 times its railway allocation for 2019.

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BY PERSIDA ACOSTA, Manila Times, Sept 7, 2019 Dear PAO, I am the personal assistant of an expat living in Makati City. I take care of my boss’ office and domestic concerns, including the hiring of his maid. My boss’ consultancy contract with the local company he works with in the Philippines was shortened, and…

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), Sept 7, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Foreign investment commitments approved by six of the country’s seven investment promotion agencies jumped to P49.6 billion in the second quarter of the year, with the bulk of pledges originating from Japan, the Netherlands and Singapore, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

by Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), Sept 7, 2019 TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — A 20-year-old electrician remained under observation in a hospital yesterday after he was electrocuted in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur on Wednesday.

by Artemio Dumlao (The Philippine Star), Sept 7, 2019 BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — A beautician in this city has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay a fine of P1 million for selling women for sex.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), Sept 7, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The government will give away free fries, discounted museum tickets, marked-down eyeglasses and various other perks to public and private school teachers during this Teachers’ Month amid a continuing clamor for substantial salary increase.

by Louella Desiderio, Rainier Allan Ronda with Rainier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star), Sep 7, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Officials of three online lending firms may face imprisonment and fines for alleged public shaming of borrowers, which is in violation of the Data Privacy Act of 2012, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) said.

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by LAUREN ALIMONDO, Sun Star, Sep 6, 2019 NINE individuals engaged in cybercrime were arrested in Upper Tadiangan, Tuba, Benguet on September 3.

by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 6, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — There are over 9.8 million jobless Filipino adults in the second quarter of 2019, recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results revealed on Friday.

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By Madelaine B. Miraflor, Manila Bulletin, Sep 6, 2019 The Philippines now has too much rice — more than what the country needs — as the government “failed to manage” rice importation since the Rice Tariffication Law was passed.