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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.

by The Straits Times/Asia News Network, 29 Nov 2020 SINGAPORE — Going green could bring up to US$1 trillion in annual economic benefits to Southeast Asian economies by 2030, a report by global management consulting firm Bain and Company said last Thursday (Nov 26).

By: Solita Collas-Monsod, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 28 Nov 2020 What has the country lost to COVID-19? This column will not deal with the number of deaths (8,242), or the number of cases (424,297), or translate these into all sorts of indicators, like number of work days lost or amount of income foregone, or medical expenses,…

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star ) – 28 Nov 2020 QUEZON CITY, Philippines — The Quezon City government yesterday opened a shelter for survivors of gender-based violence, particularly women, children and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

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by Krissy Aguilar, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ COVID-19 task force has required government agencies and local government units to use the StaySafe.ph application in a bid to consolidate contact tracing data.

by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is eyeing a law that would provide every learner in the country with a laptop and access to the internet.

by Roberto R. Romulo (The Philippine Star ), 27 Nov 2020 The government declared in August 2019 that teenage pregnancy is a national social emergency on the back of clearly worrisome trends.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 27 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may incur P3.4 trillion in economic losses this year due to the pandemic and the destruction brought about by the recent typhoons, a lawmaker and economist said.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 27 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The net outflow of speculative funds or hot money more than tripled to $3.94 billion from January to October compared to last year’s $1.22 billion despite the strong inflows in October, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 27 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines —Fourteen Philippine academic institutions have made it to top 650 universities in Asia – according to education information provider Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) – with the University of the Philippines still on top with its improved ranking from 72nd last year to 69th this year.

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