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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 4 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Coal will remain the Philippines’ top power source over the coming decade despite a recent government ban on coal-powered generators, the impact of which will likely be felt only on a much longer term, a Fitch unit said.
MANILA – Citing reports of students holding a “Christmas sale” of sensual photos and videos to raise funds for distance learning-related expenses, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Cybercrime and the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group to intensify their probe and crackdown on these activities.
by Minka Klaudia Tiangco, Manila Bulletin, 3 Jan 2020 Two people died while four others were injured after a bus plying Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City caught fire Sunday.
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ByBEN KRITZ, Manila Times, 2 Jan 2021 Have you noticed how much development in climate change mitigation and adaptation the Philippines, considered one of the most environmentally at-risk countries in the world, has been able to achieve, thanks to funding from developed countries?
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by Manila Standard, 31 Dec 2020 A Kuwaiti criminal court on Wednesday handed a death verdict by hanging to a Kuwaiti woman who tortured to death Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende, a Filipino domestic worker, due to jealousy.
Nanguna si Sen. Manny Pacquiao at si Raffy Tulfo sa senatorial preferences survey ng Pulse Asia. pic.twitter.com/FRaGQsmwz5 — News5 (@News5PH) December 31, 2020
The Straits Times/Asia News Network, 31 Dec 2020 SINGAPORE — As the threat of contracting the coronavirus on public transport and in densely packed office spaces loomed, employees from all over the globe bade their workplaces goodbye and hunkered down at home to work.
MANILA, Philippines — Current strategies to get smokers to drop their habit — including going cold turkey, counseling, and nicotine replacement therapy — have not been very effective, according to Peter Paul Dator, president of The Vapers PH, as quoted in a joint statement issued on Tuesday by various groups advocating safer alternatives to cigarettes.
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By Susan G. De Leon, 27 Dec 2020 CALOOCAN CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) — Citing the agency’s mandate under Republic Act No. 9231 or the Special Protection of Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act, the Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) said they were able to assist close to 340,000 minors, along with…
by Leslie Ann Aquino, Manila Bulletin, 27 Dec 2020 The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has profiled 274,924 child laborers in the country. “This is indeed unfortunate. This is why we had to work doubly hard to arrest the situation,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in a statement Sunday.
by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 25 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) has laid out the guidelines for the enrolment of members in a mandatory provident fund (MPF) program.
by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 25 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Total projects approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) reached over 300 for the year, which are expected to create 70,000 jobs.
by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 25 Dec 2020 YEARENDER MANILA, Philippines — Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine economy was already considered a rising star – one of the fastest-growing markets in Asia, with strong growth prospects, a vibrant consumption culture, and a young, skilled workforce.
By Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco, Businessmirror, 24 Dec 2020 The new normal demands a “safety culture” as preventing the spread of the Covid-19 virus is contingent on public compliance and private sector cooperation.
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3rd Sunday of January is Day of sanctity and protection of human life! #WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideos
January – A new year for sanctity and protection of human life Monthly Observances: National Microinsurance Month Zero Waste Month Weekly Observances: Week 1: Nat’l Time Consciousness Week 2: Clean-Up Week Week 3: National Mental Health Week Last Week: Children’s Week; Courtesy Week Daily Observances: Second Sunday: Unknown Citizens’ Day (honoring unknown patriotic citizens) Third…
2020 Yearender Sixty workers were killed, six injured or ill, in twelve* serious work incidents in the Philippines in January-December 2020, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. One incident in agriculture, another in a mill warehouse, three in construction, one construction worker on the way to work, one March medevac airplane incident, one…
by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—The top management of the state-run Social Security System (SSS) on Wednesday (Dec. 23) said pushing through with the scheduled increase in private sector employees’ fees to 13 percent next year would not only prolong pension funds but also raise future benefits for…
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