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by Artemio Dumlao – The Philippine Star, 28 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue is being urged to hold a dialogue with influencers and other digital workers, such as Axie players, before imposing another tax burden.

By Mayvelin U. Caraballo, 28 Aug 2021 JAPAN’S global investment bank Nomura has tagged the Philippines as one of the “troubled 10” in emerging markets (EM) amid the potential of normalizing monetary policy in the United States and China’s weakening economy.

By: Mahar Mangahas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 Aug 2021 The participation of academics at international conferences hasn’t slackened in this time of pandemic. It has merely changed its mode, with the research papers now presented virtually, like by Zoom, instead of face to face. There is no more foreign travel, which lessens both the financial…

Additional source of funds for gov’t fight vs pandemic By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 Aug 2021 The country’s gaming regulator will lift a moratorium on the establishment of new casinos three years after it was put in place by President Duterte, after the Chief Executive said the government needed new sources of…

by Elijah Felice Rosales – The Philippine Star, 28 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government expects income from Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) to plunge to P4 billion this year as most of them have relocated to other Southeast Asian countries at the height of the pandemic.

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By Beatrice M. Laforga, 27 Aug 2021 The Philippines should brace for a credit rating downgrade next year after Fitch Ratings adjusted its outlook to negative from stable on dimming growth prospects, an economist from ING Bank N.V. Manila said.

By Ruben D. Torres, Manila Times, 27 Aug 2021 THE acceptance by President Duterte of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) nomination for him to run as vice president and choose his presidential running mate in next year’s election definitely changes all previous political equations. Indeed, it can be a real game changer.

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by Miguel Louis Galang – Philstar.com, 27 Aug 2021 Alex, 28, works a day job as an interior designer for an architectural firm. In between, she moonlights as a mural artist, having painted for various establishments like malls and restaurants.

by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy will have to wait until late next year to see a return to its pre-crisis levels as the pandemic continues to put a drag on the country’s much-needed rebound.

by Mayen Jaymalin – The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Amid the rising number of COVID-19 patients, St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig is reportedly struggling in attending to patients after some of its health care workers have resigned.

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab – The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — At least 100 medical personnel of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) have been infected with COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, but most of them showed mild symptoms of the disease.

by Alexis Romero, Romina Cabrera – The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang wants the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to explain why the health department thinks that the StaySafe application had very limited effect on COVID-19 contact tracing efforts.

by Louise Maureen Simeon, The Philippine Star, 27 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Economic losses due to lockdown measures in Metro Manila and nearby provinces have gone down to P74 billion per week and may decline further to as low as P8 billion if restrictions are fully relaxed.

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By: Cathrine Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, 26 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) fis acing manpower problems following the resignation of a number of health workers, a facility official said Thursday.

By CNN Philippines Staff, 26 Aug 2021 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 26) — Prolonged school closures result in complex problems, including “heightened risk of drop out, child labor and child marriage,” the United Nations Children’s Fund Philippines said.

By Ben O. de Vera, 25 Aug 2021 The Philippines suffered from one of the biggest hikes in joblessness in the Asia-Pacific region last year, and many Filipinos continued to bewail lack of income amid prolonged COVID-19 quarantine, two multilateral lenders said.

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By TED CORDERO, GMA News, 25 Aug 2021 The National Privacy Commission (NPC) said Wednesday it has ordered the immediate takedown of four online lending apps in a bid to protect the data privacy rights of borrowers. In a statement, the NPC said it issued four separate orders directing Wefund Lending Corporation, Joywin Lending Investor…

By Ma. Elma Ilagan–Ame, 25 Aug 2021, Manila Times IN 2021, the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) issued two memorandum circulars (MCs) that impacts cooperatives’ financial, performance and social audits, and the way they are related to each other.

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by Reuters, 24 Aug 2021 TOKYO — Asia’s robust economic recovery from last year’s coronavirus low is losing momentum as a surge in COVID-19 cases sees shops empty again and factories close, dimming prospects for corporate profit growth after a blockbuster half year.

by Reuters, 24 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The coronavirus pandemic may have pushed as many as 80 million people in developing Asia into extreme poverty last year, threatening to derail progress on global goals to tackle poverty and hunger by 2030, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday.

by Evelyn Macairan – The Philippine Star, 24 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Hospicio de San Jose in San Miguel, Manila is asking for cash and food donations after the charitable institution recorded over 100 cases of COVID-19.

by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star, 24 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila tumbled eight notches in a global safe cities index as its ranking slid in almost all indicators, especially on personal and health security.