by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — At least 48 percent of Filipino families feel that they are poor, results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on self-rated poverty (SRP) showed on Monday.

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More Filipino families have rated themselves as “borderline food-poor” compared to previous surveys in 2019, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed on Monday.

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By Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco, 14 Dec 2020 THE serial “flunking” of Filipino learners in several international academic examinations shows the “sudden death” of education in the country, according to the Federation of Associations of Private School Administrators (Fapsa).

by Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com), 14 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Adverse health impacts linked to air pollution could more than double in Metro Manila and four other provinces in Luzon should proposed coal-fired power plants be switched on, a study of an independent research group projected.

by Catherine Talavera (The Philippine Star), 14 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s functional literacy among Filipinos aged 10 to 64 years old improved in 2019 as it reached 91.6 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported over the weekend.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 14 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Sex remains the predominant mode of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said over the weekend.

by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), 14 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Cabinet officials and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the construction sector have raised alarm over moves to allow the unregulated entry of foreign contractors in the country, which they said could spell the local firms’ demise.

by Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The House labor and employment committee has approved a measure providing a 14-day paid pandemic leave to workers in a bid to give them further relief amid the crisis.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—By 2022, pedestrians and commuters can hop from one public transport to another along Edsa, Metro Manila’s main and congested thoroughfare, safely and seamlessly through what project proponents describe as greenways to be financed partly by an Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan.

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by Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country faces a postpandemic skills and employment gap that may leave 2.4 million skilled jobs vacant and unfilled if there are no significant reforms in education and training of workers.

by Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), 12 Dec 2020 TUGUEGARAO, Philippines — Eighteen health workers of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) and six linemen of the Cagayan Electric Cooperative were among the latest confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 recorded in this town yesterday.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 Dec 2020 Foreign-led projects approved by the country’s investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in the third quarter fell 83 percent to P31 billion amid prolonged COVID-19 quarantine.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 Dec 2020 Amid weak recovery in consumer confidence and spen­ding, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) further downscaled its outlook for the Philippines, saying the economy will suffer from a steeper drop of 8.5 percent this year.

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By: Consuelo Marquez, INQINQUIRER.net, 10 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education on Thursday said it is addressing the education quality by investing in educational facilities and reviewing its curriculum after a 2019 study showed the country’s poor performance in math and science tests.

by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—Long tern investments in the Philippines declined by over a tenth last September after four consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year growth as the lockdown in the preceeding month curtailed investor activity, according to the central bank.

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By CNN Philippines Staff, 10 Dec 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 10) – Filipino Grade 4 students finished dead last in an international study assessing their mathematics and science proficiency.

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By Cai Ordinario, 9 Dec 2020 People from different walks of life buy basic necessities at a covered court in Sta. Lucia, Pasig City. The World Bank said a large share of breadwinners remained jobless even after the government started easing community quarantines.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—The COVID-19 pandemic will make 2.7 million more Filipinos poor this year on top of a record slide in the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) or economic output in what could be the worst outturn post-war, the World Bank said Tuesday.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—The influx of K to 12 graduates into the job market by the time the economy is seen still recovering from this year’s pandemic-induced slump will bloat the jobless rate to 7-9 percent in 2022, the country’s chief economist said.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—The COVID-19 pandemic will make 2.7 million more Filipinos poor this year on top of a record slide in the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) or economic output in what could be the worst outturn post-war, the World Bank said Tuesday.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that shed millions of jobs and shuttered thousands of businesses, the state-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) on Monday (Dec. 7) said the scheduled increase in contribution rate to 13 percent from 12 percent at present will push…