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by Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), 21 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) rounded up 36 foreigners after it raided an alleged illegal online gaming company at the Double Dragon Plaza Tower 3 in Pasay on Monday afternoon, an official said yesterday.

The total combined GDP of 10 ASEAN member states was valued at US$3.2 trillion in 2019. This places ASEAN, collectively, as the fifth largest economy in the world, after the United States, China, Japan, and Germany.#TheASEANPost #ASEAN #Population #Growth #Economy #Development pic.twitter.com/nCSV9hyH3Y — The ASEAN Post (@theaseanpost) April 21, 2021

by Agence France-Presse, 21 Apr 2021 Seven members of a crew forced to abandon their cargo ship after it ran aground during a typhoon in the Philippines have been rescued and the bodies of four others found, authorities said Wednesday.

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By Leila B. Salaverria, 20 Apr 2021 The Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday said the collection of data on membership in organizations, such as the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC), was a requirement under the law, even as it disputed claims that the groups’ members were being profiled.

Reminder from the Ateneo Human Rights Center if community pantry organizers are asked to give details about themselves or their operations. | via @lianbuan pic.twitter.com/qSS8ZGXtYP — Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) April 20, 2021

by Xave Gregorio (Philstar.com), 20 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — For the third year in a row, the Philippines slid down the World Press Freedom Index of Paris-based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières, RSF).

JUST IN: DILG Undersecretary Martin Diño said those planning to put up community pantries would now need a permit from their LGUs or barangays to ensure social distancing rules and other safety protocols will be followed. | @CMRamosINQ pic.twitter.com/RrPIkIieqP — Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) April 20, 2021

Non shared screenshots of social media posts made by the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and other proof of alleged red-tagging. @manilabulletin pic.twitter.com/Lc2SVSd0DD — Martin Sadongdong (@MB_mrtnsdngdng) April 20, 2021

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 20 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Total projects approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) rose 66 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, a top trade official said.

by Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star), 20 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has approved the grant of P20,000 one-time financial assistance to Employees Compensation (EC) pensioners to help ease their financial burden caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Elijah Felice Rosales (The Philippine Star), 20 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A total of 21 hotels in Metro Manila and Southern Tagalog have repurposed their operations into isolation and quarantine facilities in response to the recent surge in COVID-19 infections.

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LOOK: Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio responds to President Rodrigo Duterte's recent statement on the West Philippine Sea. Duterte asked Carpio and ex-DFA Secretary Albert Del Rosario: If you’re bright, why did we lose the West Philippine Sea? | @TristanNodalo pic.twitter.com/ePhnLQv3Ot — CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) April 29, 2021

Tadah! Highlights of Pres. Duterte's speech tonight @gmanews pic.twitter.com/cGtKSLruns — Joseph Morong ?? (@Joseph_Morong) April 19, 2021

By Jhesset O. Enano, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 Apr 2021 The Philippines has vowed to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 75 percent by 2030, but it will rely on foreign aid and resources to reach the lion’s share of its commitment, according to the country’s first-ever submission of its mitigation plans to the United…

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by Marje Pelayo, 19 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) has approved COVID-19 to be on its list of occupational and work-related compensable diseases.

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Apr 2021 Officials of the Department of Health (DOH) in Cagayan Valley are drawing flak for holding a five-day disaster response training program at a Nueva Vizcaya hotel shortly before Holy Week, a gathering that apparently led to an outbreak of COVID-19 among the participants, most of them newly hired…

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By Bernadette D. Nicolas, Businessmirror, 16 Apr 2021 THE Philippine government is looking to set up a fund to acquire all coal-fired power plants in Mindanao and shut them down in a bid to make the island heavily reliant on renewable-energy resources.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 16 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bounced back strongly in February after a two-month slump as more host countries reopen their economies in line with the global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

By Karl R. Ocampo and Melvin Gascon @Tea, 16 Apr 2021 Livestock industry leaders on Thursday blasted the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) for allegedly using flawed data to justify the importation of frozen pork which could flood the market to the detriment of local producers struggling against…

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By Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2021 Public school teachers on Tuesday called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to grant them additional overtime pay for the 77 extra days that they were required to report for work during an extended school year marked by the raging pandemic.

By Reuters, 15 Apr 2021 MANILA — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted a moratorium on new mineral agreements imposed in 2012, reopening the door to fresh mining investments as he seeks to boost state revenues to fund infrastructure projects and other initiatives.