by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 5 Dec 2020 The damage to be inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic on the Philippine economy will be like a “long scar” that can take longer to heal, according to UK-based Oxford Economics.

By: Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 5,000 minors below 15 years old are employed as domestic workers in violation of the Batas Kasambahay of 2013, according to a government survey.

by ABS-CBN News, 4 Dec 2020 MAYNILA — Mas mainam kung itataas sa 18 anyos ang minimum age na maaaring payagang maging domestic worker o kasambahay ang isang indibidwal, mula sa kasalukuyang 15 anyos, sabi ng isang child welfare group.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 4 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is capable of attracting $50 billion worth of foreign direct investments (FDIs) and generate three million jobs over the next decade, foreign businessmen said.

by Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star), 4 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Over 119,000 public utility vehicle (PUV) operators have received cash subsidy from the government as part of social amelioration measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — With the COVID-19 pandemic and the stringent lockdown shuttering thousands of businesses, about 4.5 million Filipinos became jobless this year and the unemployment rate jumped to 10.4 percent — the highest in 15 years, the government reported on Thursday.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic has not only ended decades of steady growth for the Philippine economy, but also plunged the country into its most serious recession since after World War II and even worse than the 1984 economic crisis that led to…

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 4 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is expected to remain under a prolonged quarantine next year, with restrictions seen to be removed only in 2022, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

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By William B. Depasupil, Manila Times, 3 Dec 2020 ALMOST 50,000 or 4 percent of about 1.4 million Filipinos working as domestic helpers or “kasambahay” are minors, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE).

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by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—The central bank called on the national government to accelerate its own spending program to boost growth amid emerging data that the private sector remains gun shy on taking out loans, which are now at their cheapest in history, which would generate economic activity.

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by By Jenina P. Ibañez, Reporter and Denise A. Valdez, Senior Reporter, BusinessWorld, 2 Dec 2020 THE recently signed 15-country mega trade deal could worsen a post-pandemic Philippine economy, some analysts said, as a potential surge in imports could upset the balance of trade.

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By: Miguel R. Camus, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel Corp. (SMC), one of the country’s largest expressway operators, said the transition to full cashless toll collections on Dec. 1 this year was “smooth and peaceful”.

By Ferdinand Patinio, 1 Dec 2020 MANILA – After getting fresh funding to help displaced and stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said documented and undocumented Filipino workers abroad or in the country would benefit from the Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong (AKAP) program under the Bayanihan to Recover as…

(Philstar.com), 1 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — With a vote of 204 in favor, seven against and three abstentions, the House of Representatives passed Tuesday a bill banning labor-only contracting in the private sector, a move which some lawmakers said would not completely ban the “abusive” practice of contractualization in the country. House Bill No.…

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — COVID-19’s impact on economies will spill over to next year, such that the pandemic-induced economic losses in the Philippines would exceed 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) both in 2020 and 2021 no thanks to slow recovery in consumer confidence,…

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By Jenina P. Ibanez, Reporter, BusinessWorld, 30 Nov 2020 THE Philippines should improve the education curriculum to boost competitiveness of its future workers, business leaders said.

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by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A total of 333,697 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have so far been repatriated amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 chair Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday night.

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by RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT, 29 Nov 2020 A LABOR group slammed Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC) for its planned “100-percent retrenchment” of its teachers and staff, calling their action “illegal and inhumane” while still under the state of pandemic.