by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (philstar.com) – Apr 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night ordered a review of all government contracts with companies and other countries — a development that business leaders said they would closely watch amid uncertainty over the directive’s effect on investor confidence.

NBI Region 10 Director Patricio Bernales says 10 people – 7 of them minors – were rescued in an operation at a Cagayan de Oro hotel by Bobby Lagsa, Rappler, Apr 3, 2019 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Region 10 has arrested 4 people, two of them…

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by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Two victims of human trafficking, one of them a minor, were rescued in a police operation in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur.

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Three victims paid HK$43,000, HK$20,000 and HK$15,000 respectively to the suspect to get a caregiver job in Canada but it never happened By ASIA TIMES STAFF A 40-year-old Filipina domestic worker was arrested at the Philippine Consulate General in Admiralty for allegedly offering non-existent jobs overseas to three colleagues.

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https://www.pids.gov.ph/press-releases/438 In terms of education, advocates of gender equality in the Philippines should also pay attention to enhancing boys’ wellbeing, without compromising girls’ educational progress.

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By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 02, 2019 A month after President Duterte signed the Rice Import Liberalization Law that would soon allow the unimpeded entry of imported rice in the country, prices of palay and rice continued to dip as of the third week of March.

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has denied the request of a fire officer to dismiss evidence presented against him in connection with the deadly Kentex factory fire in Valenzuela City in 2015.

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‘IT’S LIKE STANDING IN HELL’ By: Maricar Cinco, Philippine Daily, Apr 1, 2019 Household taps in Occidental Mindoro have run dry as intense heat continued to ravage farms and water sources in the province prompting an agriculture official to raise fear that the worst was yet to come, and a mayor to liken the heat…

by Mar S. Arguelles, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 1, 2019 SORSOGON CITY — Senator Bam Aquino has warned that 90 percent of the foreign direct investments (FDI) in the country would pull out if the Duterte administration insists on pushing for its second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN 2) law.

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By: Solita Collas-Monsod, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 30, 2019 The Department of Finance (DOF) recently uploaded on its website a summary of infrastructure flagship projects funded in part through official development assistance, with signed agreements. It also uploaded all the loan agreements involved.

By: Faye Orellana, INQUIRER.net, Mar 30, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Agents of the Bureau of Immigration intercepted Friday morning at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) 18 women and 12 men who are believed to be victims of human trafficking.

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by IMF Blog, 28 Mar 2019 Young people face tough labor markets and job shortages in countries all over the world. For example, about 20 percent of 15- to 24-year-olds in the average emerging market and developing economy are neither in work nor in school—this group includes countries such as Brazil, Ghana, and Malaysia, among…

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By FEDERICO D. PASCUAL JR., Philippine Star, Mar 28, 2019 PRESIDENT Duterte should order full disclosure to allay fears that the huge Chinese loans he had contracted to finance his ambitious megaprojects mortgaged patrimonial assets and could lead to a “debt trap.”