by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), 4 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A House ad hoc committee has approved a bill seeking to reform the pension system for military and other uniformed personnel (MUP).

by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), 4 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to grant mental wellness leave to workers has been filed in the House of Representatives.

by Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), 4 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to double the monthly social pension of about three million indigent senior citizens from P500 to P1,000 was approved recently by the House of Representatives.

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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 3 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Inequality in the Philippines has increased substantially as the country is seen lagging in Asia-Pacific in terms of recovery, according to Moody’s Analytics.

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by Alexis Romero, Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 2 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government cannot release all records of the controversial war on drugs because of “national security” issues, President Duterte said yesterday as he urged human rights groups to be careful in assessing deaths linked to the campaign.

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BY CAI ORDINARIO, 2 Jun 2021 PHILIPPINE exporters may not be able to take advantage of the recovery of the country’s export markets because of the container crisis, according to exporters and local economists.

Dine-in restaurants, personal care services, events places By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Jun 2021 The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has increased the allowable capacity for dine-in services, personal care businesses and others, although data showed that the pandemic was still far from being under control.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 2 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — At least half of the total retail transactions will be online as early as next year or one year ahead of the 2023 target of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as the regulator continues to ramp up efforts to transform the Philippines…

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by Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star), 1 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang is against the proposal to allow fully vaccinated senior citizens to go out of their homes so they can contribute to economic recovery.

A thorough review and evaluation of PH-US ties long overdue Next article By Jose ‘Pete’ T. Arce Jr., 1 Jun 2021 THE armed Philippine communist insurgency bred martyrs to its cause, posers after ego and gain and enormous collateral damage in its wake. For more than half a century, it raged from the cities to…

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 1 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — While exports are expected to post a huge turnaround this year, the Philippines is seen lagging behind the other ASEAN-6 economies as COVID-19 cases continue to impact external trade, an international think tank said.

by Alexis Romero, Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), 1 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang does not see the need to immediately pass an extension of the law that funded the government’s pandemic response.

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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 31 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — S&P Global Ratings expects the inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Philippines to recover this year after declining for three straight years.

(Agence France-Presse), 31 May 2021 PARIS, France — For the first time since 2019 and following a flurry of net-zero pledges from the world’s largest emitters, UN climate negotiations resume Monday in a virtual format less than six months before the crunch COP26 summit.

by Ranier Allan Ronda (The Philippine Star), 31 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Former Department of Information and Communications Technology acting secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. lambasted the DICT’s alleged anomalous and overpriced deals with the VSAT (very small aperture terminal) internet connectivity for the Free Wifi in Public Places program, which the agency had sought…

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By: Mariejo S. Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 31 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic not only worsened the shortage in public transport but also made it harder for Filipino workers to go to work as transport prices shot up, according to a study by transport policy researchers.

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(The Philippine Star), 30 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Exporters are seeking “very urgent” assistance to cope with worsening supply chain and logistics issues, including lack of vessel space, soaring freight rates and container shortage resulting in shipment delays and huge losses.

by Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), 30 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Telco giant PLDT Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. are deploying the country’s first carbon fiber cell site towers on urban rooftops to boost their network rollout.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 30 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Eight in every 10 Filipinos believe that health protocol violators are the cause of the spread of COVID-19 in the country, a recent survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.