By: Mahar Mangahas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 15, 2019 Of the estimated 30.6 million adult Filipino users of the internet—see “First Quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey: Internet usage steady at 46% of adult Filipinos,” www.sws.org.ph, 6/4/19—virtually all have Facebook (FB). It is three times as popular as YouTube.

by Yongping Zhai, Jun 14, 2019 As the world responds to climate change, energy systems are evolving, and fast. The past 10 years have seen the rise (and dramatic cost reduction) of renewables such as wind and solar, to the extent that they are no longer considered ‘alternative’ energy.

By Dan Murtaugh, Jun 14, 2019 Hydrogen, which has been touted as the fuel of the future much of the past five decades, may finally be on the verge of converting its potential to reality.

by Eva Visperas (The Philippine Star), Jun 13, 2019 URBIZTONDO, Pangasinan, Philippines — A television lineman died after he fell from a tree while installing cables in Barangay Dalanguiring in this town on Tuesday.

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by Margaret Claire Layug/NB, GMA News, Jun 12, 2019 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is planning to “slow down” the deployment of nurses abroad as there was a “great need” for people with the said profession locally.

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Business Mirror, Jun 12, 2019 Workers cook brown sugar in a factory in Bacolod, Negros Occidental. Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez told the BusinessMirror the government remains firm in keeping sugar prices low by shunning plans to liberalize the sugar trade industry.

by Business World, Jun 12, 2019 THE Department of Finance (DoF) has been ordered to step up its legislative liaison activities to ensure the passage of the remaining tax reform packages, ahead of the opening of the 18th Congrss on July 22, among other priorities that include exploring import liberalization for more agricultural products and…

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BY BEN KRITZ, TMT, Manila Times, Jun 11, 2019 IF it seems to be a little more difficult to get around town starting this week, it is likely because ride-hailing service Grab was to have removed about 8,000 active drivers from its platform on Monday due to those operators not obtaining a transport network vehicle…

By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines—The flow of job-creating investments into the Philippines slowed in the first quarter of the year after going strong in 2018, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

LOANS FROM GSIS, ACCREDITED LENDERS By: Matthew Reysio-Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers owe a combined debt of at least P319 billion, an increase of P18 billion in just over two years, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Jun 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Nearly three months since the opening of the rice market, local consumers continue to enjoy lower prices, but farmers remain to be at the losing end.

by Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star), Jun 10, 2019 Blames ‘regulatory inertia’ for project delays MANILA, Philippines — Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp., the country’s biggest power producer, has warned of regular rotating blackouts in Luzon due to the “regulatory inertia” that has prevented the construction of new power plants.

by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines—The flow of job-creating investments into the Philippines slowed in the first quarter of the year after going strong in 2018, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Over 2 million jobs are up for grabs as the government pushes for more infrastructure problems. However, Filipinos no longer want to get down and dirty, and would rather work in hotels abroad. by Ralf Rivas, Rappler, 7 Jun 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Philippines’ golden age of infrastructure seems to be lackluster for Filipinos. While…

by Cathrine Gonzales, 7 Jun 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Police have rescued 27 female, including 11 minors, from alleged prostitution racket following an entrapment operation of their alleged pimps in Antipolo City, Rizal.

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by Jovic Yee, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 Jun 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Pedicab driver Rodolfo Valdes says it will be hard for him to quit smoking even if the government imposes a higher tax on cigarettes over the next few years.

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral(Philstar.com), 6 June 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Committed foreign direct investments rose more than three-fold in the first quarter of 2019, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Thursday showed.

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LABOR FORCE SURVEY By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News, 5 Jun 2019 The unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent in April 2019, from 5.5 percent a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Wednesday, citing results of the Labor Force Survey.

JUNE 5, 2019 — Young and educated Filipinos continue to dominate internet use in the country, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed.

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By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 Jun 2019 MANILA, Philippines–An estimated 1.3 million jobs were created over the past 12 months allowing the Philippines to log an employment rate of 94.9 percent — the highest among all April rounds of the Labor Force Survey since 2009 — the government said on Wednesday.

By Dexter A. See, Manila Times 5 Jun 2019 TABUK CITY, Kalinga: The Cordillera office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE-CAR) has found about 60 Chinese working in the P4.37-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project without the required alien employment permits.

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by JONATHAN LLANES, Sun Star, 4 Jun 2019 THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) Cordillera assured zero cases of child labor in the country’s Summer Capital amid reports about children selling sando bags at the Baguio City market.

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