by Louise Maureen Simeon, Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 6 Mar 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Inflation quickened for the fifth straight month in February to a new two-year high of 4.7 percent as prices of meat and oil products continue to rise, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday.

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By Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Mar 2021 Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday warned employers against firing workers who will refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 4 Mar 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Corruption, bureaucratic red tape, and preferential treatment of the powerful compounded increasing trade barriers to pull down the Philippines in the latest annual gauge of economic freedom.

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By: Vincent Cabreza, Inquirer Southern Luzon, 3 Mar 2021 BAGUIO CITY—Employees of business process outsourcing (BPO) firms, or call centers, have been isolated this week due to a possible coronavirus outbreak after workplace tests confirmed that many of the 118 infection cases recorded in Baguio on Wednesday (Mar. 3) came from these facilities.

by Merlina Hernando-Malipot, Manila Bulletin, 3 Mar 2021 If schools all around the world were just one big classroom, 168 million children would be marked “absent” in the class attendance due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Almost 9 in 10 Filipinos feel they have been negatively impacted by COVID-19, said LinkedIn study, citing job insecurity, reduced working hours and reduced pay. This led to a cautious economic outlook among Filipinos,with 3 in 4 believing economic situation in PH has worsened. pic.twitter.com/p69ryaRfup — Tina Arceo-Dumlao (@tinaarceodumlao) March 2, 2021

By Ruben Cruz Jr., Businessmirror, 2 Mar 2021 The lockdowns that were imposed across the country starting March 2020 or one year ago to contain the Covid-19 pandemic completely disrupted the country’s economy.

by Marlowe Hood (Philstar.com), 2 Mar 2021 PARIS, France — Nature apparently is not healing and carbon emissions that declined during lockdowns are increasing, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.

By: Ben O. de Vera, INQPhilippine Daily Inquirer, 1 Mar 2021 Cash remittance flows to the Philippines would again buck the projected prolonged global downtrend this year and grow by as much as 7 percent to support a rebound in household spending, financial giant Morgan Stanley said.

March 8 International Women’s Day Continuing Solidarity with CTU Myanmar, trade unions around the world, for democracy in Myanmar, with the daily protests of people in Myanmar against the military coup and continuing oppression. #WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideos

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By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, 26 Feb 2021 Addressing taxation gaps in the digital economy may require the government to boost its digital infrastructure expansion nationwide, according to the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

by Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star), 26 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued an order stopping the private motor vehicle inspection system or MVIS as a requirement for car registration.

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  By Daxim L. Lucas, 23 Feb 2021 Almost half of senior leadership positions in mid-market businesses in the Philippines are now held by women, the highest proportion among the 29 large economies surveyed annually by global consultancy firm Grant Thornton.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine economy was projected to grow at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2021, compared to an increase in output in the fourth quarter of 2020, as a result of a decision to keep in place current COVID-19 quarantine restrictions…

by Raul Montemayor, 23 Feb 2020 (First of two parts) The rice tariffication law (RTL) was born on Feb. 14, 2019 when President Rodrigo Duterte signed it, promising a host of benefits for consumers and gains for the economy.

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By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQINQUIRER.net, 22 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that would mandate all public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) to integrate labor education subjects in their general education curriculum.

By Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 Feb 2021 The digitalization framework laid down by the central bank in recent years helped mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country as many Filipinos were able to buy essential needs and send money to their dependents despite last year’s lockdown.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Up to 95 percent of the economy would resume jobs and provide income once the entire Philippines is placed under a uniform and the least stringent of its Covid-19 quarantine levels, which the government’s chief economist has been pushing amid a…