by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), 24 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Senators have raised the possibility that some government officials may be profiting from the sale of face shields, noting that health authorities have yet to present solid scientific basis for their mandatory use.

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by Andrew J. Masigan (The Philippine Star), 23 Jun 2021 I spent the better part of last week conferring with fellow economists from the University of the Philippines and De La Salle University. We discussed the state of the economy and the decisions that led to four quarters of economic contractions. We agreed that: 1.…

by Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), 23 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom Inc. has entered into a partnership with the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development to deploy KonekTayo WiFi in over 100 NHA resettlement sites nationwide.

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(Philstar.com), 23 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education on Wednesday said the Civil Service Commission has approved its appeal to rehire 1,700 provisional Senior High School teachers for the next academic year.

by Kristine Joy Patag (Philstar.com), 23 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of administrative and criminal charges against Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian and two other city officials over the 2015 Kentex fire that resulted in the death of 74 workers and injury to several others.

Orm Bunthoeurn | Publication date 22 June 2021 |Phnom Penh Post Forty-two civil society organisations (CSOs) urged the government to ratify the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Convention No 190 on Violence and Harassment (C190) in the world of work. In their June 21 joint statement marking the two-year anniversary of the C190 adoption, the CSOs…

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(Philstar.com), 22 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Teachers on Tuesday hit President Rodrigo Duterte’s rejection anew of proposals for a safe return to physical classes even in areas with low COVID-19 transmission.

Some articles say that the ??’ IMD competitiveness ranking is the worst in 5 years. After going through and checking various sources, we can see that it’s actually the lowest since PGMA’s time (17 years). https://t.co/AapDIENCBZ pic.twitter.com/n68MU8Mlqg — Nicky Franco (@HoR_102) June 22, 2021

by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star), 22 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker revealed that data provided by the Department of Health (DOH) to the House of Representatives have shown that there are about 17 million Filipinos suffering from depression, or approximately one-sixth of the 110 million Filipino population.

by Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star), 22 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang yesterday confirmed that more than P18 billion under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 remains unobligated but it is unsure whether President Duterte would call for a special session to extend the fund’s validity.

by Chino S. Leyco, Manila Bulletin, 21 Jun 2021 The government task force in charge of wage subsidy has given employers and employees until end of this month to return the cash aid disbursed to ineligible workers, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.

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by Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star), 21 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — An estimated P18 billion in unutilized funds for pandemic response programs would go to waste when Republic Act No. 11519 or Bayanihan 2 expires on June 30 amid the dire need to arrest the surge in COVID-19 infections in many provinces.

by Mary Ann LL. Reyes (The Philippine Star), 20 Jun 2021 Defying predictions, remittance flows have proven resilient during the COVID-19 crisis, with officially recorded remittance flows to low and middle-income countries reaching $540 billion in 2020 or only 1.6 percent lower than the $548 billion recorded in 2019.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 20 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution seeking the end of the military coup in Myanmar and calling for the release of political prisoners, including its de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Data from the PSA showed that registered deaths from January to December 2020 reached 613,267, fewer than the total of 620,414 in 2019. by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 20 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Deaths due to COVID-19 accounted for only 1.5 percent of total mortality in the Philippines last year, the Philippine…

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by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 18 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines slipped seven notches in the global competitiveness ranking, the sharpest drop in Asia-Pacific and its poorest performance over the last five years, as the country’s mediocre pandemic response led to an economic deterioration, the worst in several decades.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 18 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Businesses all over the globe are turning more optimistic as the world recovers from the impact of the pandemic, with downside risks becoming less and less, an international think tank said.

(The Philippine Star), 18 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Bong Go encouraged poor and indigent patients to prioritize their medical-related needs amid the ongoing health crisis caused by COVID-19.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 18 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The number of jobless Filipinos has slightly declined over the past six months but remains above pre-pandemic level, a new survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

by Elijah Felice Rosales (The Philippine Star), 18 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — As the vaccination of essential workers has begun in Metro Manila, the Department of Finance (DOF) expects policymakers to take the next step of reopening the economy to allow workers to regain the jobs they lost during the COVID pandemic.

by Manila Times, 17 Jun 2021 THE country’s internet speed has greatly improved and it has moved up in global rankings, according to the Ookla Speedtest Global Index Report.