By KAELA MALIG, GMA News, Jul 11, 2019 Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Executive director Undersecretary Juan Antonio Perez III said that around 500 Filipino teenagers give birth every day.

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by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines –At least 3.9 million Filipino children have received nourishment from the government’s feeding program since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said.

Inquirer Central Luzon, Jul 10, 2019 TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija –– Policemen rescued four women, including two minors, from a bar that is allegedly being used as a prostitution front in Barangay Sampaloc here before dawn on Tuesday, police said.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines–“Bantayan n’yo ‘yan (Keep a tight watch over that).” This was Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III’s order to the country’s two biggest revenue agencies amid expectations of a further increase in illicit cigarette trade once higher excise taxes kick in next year…

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News, Jul 10, 2019 MANILA – The National Privacy Commission on Wednesday said it has seen a surge in complaints against online lending apps that are supposedly humiliating borrowers remiss in their payments by using their personal data.

By Claire Jiao, Bloomberg, Jul 10, 2019 Online casinos in the Philippines that employ tens of thousands of foreign workers are set to surpass call centers as Manila’s top new office space users.

BY THE MANILA TIMES, Jul 10, 2019 INVESTIGATORS are looking into faulty electrical wiring as the cause of the fire that hit a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) passenger-cargo ship, which left an apprentice injured in Mandaue City, Cebu on Wednesday.

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by Carla P. Gomez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 9, 2019 BACOLOD CITY –– Leaders of the labor unions in the largest bus transportation group based in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental have thrown their support to Leo Rey Yanson, who was ousted by his siblings as company president, and family matriarch Olivia Yanson.

by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 9, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Newly elected Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has appealed to the management of the famous pearl shake chain Zagu to respect the rights of workers who went on strike to protest alleged “contractualization and union busting.”

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Jul 9, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s largest labor group yesterday called for the passage of the so-called Eddie Garcia bill in the House of Representatives to ensure the safety of workers in the entertainment industry.

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by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 9, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — To address and shed light on issues such as gender-based violence in the Philippines, we should first start talking about it.

Asian Journal / INQUIRER.net News Partner, Jul 09, 2019 LOS ANGELES – As the United States celebrated its independence this week on 4th of July, freedom takes on a new meaning for Fedelina Lugasan, a victim of modern-day slavery and human trafficking.

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By: Ben O. de Vera , Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 08, 2019 The Duterte administration’s plan to spend P10.98 trillion on public investments during its six years in office will ultimately lift 440,000 people out of poverty by 2022, the country’s chief economist said.

by Neil Arwin Mercado, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 8, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Some 80 percent of adult Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of President Rodrigo Duterte for the second quarter of 2019, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed Monday.

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by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – Jul 7, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Labor group Partido Manggagawa (PM) has assailed employers for calling on President Duterte to veto the security of tenure bill.

by Rhodina Villanueva (The Philippine Star) – Jul 7, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Rights defenders have expressed dismay over the behavior of Philippine officials, including government supporters, during the 41st session of the (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland.

by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 7, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday said had started its own investigation into the alleged trafficking of Lumads from Mindanao to Pangasinan.

by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – Jul 6, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III yesterday disputed a report that the Philippines is among the worst countries in the world for workers, saying Filipino workers enjoy greater protection under the Duterte administration.

by Maricar Cinco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 6, 2019 Violence erupts as Nutriasia workers go on strike in Laguna SAN PEDRO CITY — Violence erupted at the factory of condiment-maker NutriAsia in Cabuyao City in Laguna province after “hundreds” of workers went on strike Saturday morning.

by Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 6, 2019 ILOILO CITY –– Church leaders and human rights groups have decried the killing of a transport leader and the arrest of a pastor and nine other members of church and farmers groups on Negros Island since last week.

by Tony S. Bergonia, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 6, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A savings account that offers 3% interest, does not require a minimum deposit or maintaining balance and needs only a smartphone to open and maintain.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) – Jul 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing liberalization of rice trade in the country can potentially boost gross domestic product (GDP) growth by 0.44 percentage point as the agriculture sector would be diversified,” the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.