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by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Jan 2021 More than 916,000 enterprises registered and renewed their business names under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) last year, driven mostly by pandemic-weary entrepreneurs who wanted to start their own mom-and-pop stores or sell products online.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines—If current COVID-19 quarantine restrictions drag on until end of 2021 and mass vaccination lags behind, the Philippine economy cold eke out only a 2.9 percent growth, according to economists at the Ateneo de Manila University on Thursday (Jan. 21).

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 21 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Nissan Motor Philippines became the third car manufacturer in 3 years to halt assembly in the Philippines, highlighting the struggles of the broader automobile industry that government has been trying to revive for years.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Jan 2021 The Philippines’ two biggest dollar-earning export sectors have made inroads in trying to minimize the potential impact on jobs of the automation of goods and services production under a looming “fourth industrial revolution” (4IR), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday.

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by Beatrice M. Laforga, 20 Jan 2021 THE PHILIPPINES needs to improve its technical and vocational education to offset the expected loss of 24% of the jobs in the business process outsourcing (BPO) and electronics manufacturing industries by 2030, due to increased automation, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.

by Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News, 20 Jan 2021 MANILA — The number of recorded online sexual exploitation cases among children in the Philippines continues to rise despite the pandemic, and one of its youngest victims was a barely-month-old baby, the country’s inter-agency council against trafficking revealed on Wednesday.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 20 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Contracting COVID-19 does not constitute grounds to terminate household service workers (HSWs) or “kasambahay,” according to the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC).

By Andrew J. Masigan, BusinessWorld, 17 Jan 2021 Filipinos are worried about the future of the economy — and for good reason. The heavy handed lockdown pushed many businesses to bankruptcy, especially micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). While there is no exact data as to how many businesses have closed, a United Nations survey…

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By Dr. Jaime Jimenez, BusinessWorld, 19 Jan 2021 In a pandemic, the prevention of a wider spread of a virus and economic recovery are the essentials of the day. Among other things, budgeting during a pandemic needs to focus on three things: response measures, social protection, and economic stimulus.

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by Cai Ordinario, 18 Jan 2021 THE Philippines’s recovery from its “corona coma” could take longer, as the economy will likely post a growth of around 3 percent to 4 percent this year, according to the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development (Acerd).

by January 15, 2021, 2:37 PM by Leslie Ann Aquino, Manila Bulletin, 15 Jan 2021 Only 77 percent of the 72,000 establishments inspected last year were found compliant with occupational health and safety standards, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said Friday.

by Robie de Guzman, untvweb, 18 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported that close to 12,000 Filipino travelers were barred from leaving the country last year amid the bureau’s continued drive against illegal recruitment and human trafficking.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 18 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) is again accepting applications for cash assistance from workers who were infected with COVID-19 and other work-related illness or injury. “Workers may ready their documentary requirements as the new guidelines for cash assistance application will be announced on…

(by Philstar.com), 18 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration stopped more than 11,700 Filipino passengers from leaving the country in 2020.

DOLE said the government has already repatriated over 400k OFWs, who were affected by Covid-19. @BusinessMirror pic.twitter.com/mjOCc6d3ZL — Samuel Medenilla (@sam_medenilla) January 17, 2021

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By CNN Philippines Staff, 16 Jan 2021 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 16) – A big majority of workplaces inspected by the Labor department complied with COVID-19 safety guidelines, an official said.

by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), 16 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Almost a year after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, one in every five business establishments still does not comply with health and safety protocols in the workplace.

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