By Rosa Ocampo, 16 Aug 2019 The Philippine Department of Tourism (DoT) have joined hands with several government agencies to stop sexual violence against women and children, a burgeoning problem fuelled by tourism growth in the country.

by Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star) – Aug 15, 2019 There’s a mini grocery selling imported Chinese goods — from cigarettes, crackers and softdrinks, to sanitary napkins and what-have-you. There are living quarters with several dorm-type rooms and their bunk beds. There are smoking areas and wide open spaces; lots of greenery, too. There are…

By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 15, 2019 Dollars sent home to the Philippines by the country’s estimated 10 million workers overseas — including an estimated 5 million Filipinos working with short- and long-term work contracts abroad — declined slightly in June, mimicking the weak performance of remittances in the same period last…

By: Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer Business, Aug 15, 2019 A leading economist urged the government to tap the private sector for partnership programs again as the Duterte administration’s ambitious “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure campaign appeared to sputter with key agencies enforcing it continuing to underspend.

by ABS-CBN News, Aug 15, 2019 MANILA – The head of the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation on Thursday called for stricter measures in allowing foreign nationals to enter and work in the Philippines.

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By Jack Guy, CNN, 15 Aug 2019 London (CNN Business)Solar energy in hundreds of Chinese cities is now cheaper than electricity supplied by the national grid, and it can even compete with coal-fired power in 75 of them, a new study has found.

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by Vito Barcelo, Manila Standard, Aug 14, 2019 A labor group is opposing the planned increase in ATM—automated teller machines—fees by charging P15 per withdrawal, saying the amount is burdensome to millions of daily minimum workers who only receive each a measly P537 a day.

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Quezon City’s ‘most advanced’ Gender-Fair Ordinance is friendly to the LGBTQ+ community. The city is said to be the first to pass anything like it. by Rappler.com, 14 Aug 2019 MANILA, Philippines – On Tuesday, August 13, a transgender woman was barred from entering a women’s restroom of a Cubao mall and was sent to…

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Aug 13, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The construction of a building in Barangay Paj, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu has been stopped following the death of two workers.

BY BEN KRITZ, TMT, Manila Times, Aug 13, 2019 VERY soon, within a timeframe that can be measured in months if not weeks, the controversial issue of Philippine Online Gaming Operations (POGOs) is going to be resolved, and in a manner that will badly bruise a number of business sectors and government agencies for their…

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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com) – Aug 13, 2019 BSP chief: Spike in ATM fees won’t happen MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ decision to lift a moratorium on ATM fee adjustments had worried lawmakers, prompting them to set an inquiry into the move’s impact on consumers.

by Faye Orellana, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 12, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A total of 16 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) trying to sneak out of the country as tourists have been nabbed by Immigration agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia).

by Marichu A. Villanueva (The Philippine Star), Aug 12, 2019 For the next three years, the economic managers of President Rodrigo Duterte have set their sights to completing the journey set on Day One of his administration. The journey “from stability to prosperity” is the vision for the Philippines when the term of President Duterte…

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by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star) – Aug 12, 2019 Newly installed Agriculture Secretary William Dar is on the right path. He is targeting to double farmers’ income in five years and grow agriculture production by at least three percent annually.

By: Faye Orellana, INQUIRER.net, Aug 11, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has nabbed an illegal recruiter who once managed to successfully facilitate the departure of two of his victims.

by Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star), Aug 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — One person died and four others were injured when a concrete wall collapsed during the demolition of a condemned building in Caloocan City on Thursday afternoon.

by Jess Diaz, Neil Servallos (The Philippine Star), Aug 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Thanks to tax incentives for establishments engaged in “medical tourism,” some of the country’s top-rated hospitals enjoy substantial tax breaks.

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by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 9, 2019 The Department of Finance (DOF) thinks the voice sector of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry should not be prioritized for tax incentives, since the sector is already competitive enough.

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by Bilyonaryo, Aug 9, 2019 Pagcor misses the point in segregating Chinese workers in POGO hubs Senator Win Gatchalian thinks Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. Chair Andrea Domingodoes not have a handle on the real issues bedevelling the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) and its droves of illegal Chinese workers.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 9, 2019 The second package of the Duterte administration’s tax reform program has a new name and, if conflicting proposals by two government agencies are settled, would have a new character, too. A new version of the second package, formerly called Tax Reform for Attracting Better…

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 8, 2019 Merchandise exports rose for the third straight month in June while imports contracted also for three consecutive months, auguring well for second-quarter economic growth.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 09, 2019 The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza), getting fed up of being “demonized” for giving out tax incentives, stressed that its registered companies had poured into the economy more than P10 trillion in recent years.

(UPDATED) The Philippine government’s economic team must play catch up, as growth slows down again in the 2nd quarter of 2019 – the lowest in 17 quarters by Ralf Rivas, Rappler, Aug 8, 2019 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The impact of politicians bickering over the 2019 national budget lingers on, as the country’s gross domestic…