by CHARLENE A. CAYABYAB, SunStar, 15 Feb 2021 CLARK FREEPORT — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has renewed its bid to free more than half a million children who are into child labor.

by Patricia B. Mirasol, BusinessWorld, 15 Feb 2021 Course Belt founder Paolo R. Isyasa started as a one-man team with a one-page website offering a single course. He spent P1,000 launching the educational platform that has garnered the attention of the CIIT College of Arts and Technology, which contributed to Course Belt’s P2 million initial…

by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines—Contrary to the most pessimistic projections at the start of the pandemic, the country’s estimated 10 million expatriate Filipinos came through in 2020 to send home dollars in amounts that were just a fraction less than 2019 levels.

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by Daxim L. Lucas, Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Do you feel cash machine withdrawal fees are too high? Look around because, starting April 7, automated teller machines (ATM) may charge different rates for the same transaction under new rules approved by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

by Sunstar, 13 Feb 2021 MORE than 50,000 children have been withdrawn from child labor, but the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is still far from achieving its target.

By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 12 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) vowed to continue its investigation on the alleged recruitment of children as warriors in areas of armed conflict, saying such acts constitute a war crime.

By Lisbet Esmael, CNN Philippines, 12 Feb 2021 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 12) — Lufthansa Technik Philippines—one of the country’s biggest aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul companies—will slash its workforce by 20%, affecting 300 jobs starting April, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit the aviation industry.

by Christian Deiparine (Philstar.com), 10 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines (Updated Feb. 11, 7:31 a.m.) — Filipinos in the policy, research, business, civil society and media communities had the lowest approval rating for their government’s response to the pandemic among Southeast Asian countries, a new online survey made public on Wednesday has found.

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February 11 2130 Manila time Solidarity with CTU Myanmar, trade unions around the world, for democracy in Myanmar, with the daily noise barrage of people in Myanmar. #WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideos

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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 9 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ hot property sector is sizzling with unoccupied spaces carried over from 2020, which are bound to keep prices in check this year, property consultants have said.

by Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 9 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra yesterday said the department has asked President Duterte to certify as priority bills that would amend the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act to strengthen the government’s campaign against online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC).

By BusinessMirror, 9 Feb 2021 The Internet can be a risky place, especially for children or minors. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, concerned parents had a tough time keeping their kids off the Internet. When home quarantines were mandated and classes moved online, the challenge of monitoring children’s Internet activities multiplied. From The Associated Press: “Study:…

Umaasa kami na masusunod ang vax priority list na ito. Kung kabilang kayo sa mga prayoridad na sektor, alamin sa inyong mga local officials at health authorities ang schedule ng bakunahan at kung kasama ang inyong pangalan sa masterlist ng mga eligible na magpabakuna. pic.twitter.com/XG2tU46R8i — risa hontiveros (@risahontiveros) February 9, 2021

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by Marc Jayson Cayabyab (The Philippine Star), 5 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A second fatality was found yesterday near the blast site of an ammonia tank leak that hit a cold storage facility in Navotas.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 8 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment is eyeing to impose sanctions on a cold storage facility in Navotas partly owned by Mayor Toby Tiangco’s mother for failing to report the death of two employees due to ammonia leak last week, DOLE Secretary Silvestre…

by Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star), 8 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The European Union has called on the Philippines to address extrajudicial killings and improve governance in the context of promoting human rights and holding violators accountable as part of their new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA).

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by Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, BusinessWorld, 8 Feb 2021 THE PHILIPPINES ranks 83rd out of 162 countries in freedom index. Filipinos became freer in 2018 after the country jumped three notches in the 2020 Human Freedom Index.

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by ABS-CBN News, 8 Feb 2021 MANILA – The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) on Sunday called for social support for minors who have pregnancies after the state statistics bureau said births among girls ages 15 years old and below went up by 7 percent in 2019 compared to the preceding year.

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By Ferdinand Patinio, 8 Feb 2021 MANILA – Some 1.6 million workers and around 30,000 establishments will benefit from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) suggestion for a wage subsidy under the proposed Bayanihan to Arise as One Act or Bayanihan 3.

By Javier Joe Ismael, Manila Times, 7 Feb 2021 SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday opposed a “no fail policy” in distance learning, saying that its long-term impact might do more harm than good to the academic performance of learners.