by Carla Gomez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Nov 2020 BACOLOD CITY —- The Kabankalan City Hall in Negros Occidental was closed to people since Friday, Nov. 20, after at least 18 employees tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

by INQUIRER.net, 23 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Reports that the F00d and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted grants from foreign anti-tobacco groups have alarmed the International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations (INNCO), an umbrella group of more than 35 national consumer associations.

by INQUIRER.net, 23 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Mass departures of foreigners due to the COVID-19 pandemic will continue until the end of the year and will have a major impact on the state of the country’s tourism, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Monday.

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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star ) – 22 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) has trimmed its revenue and headcount projections until 2022 due to the pandemic.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 22 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has approved the new Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) which considers projects related to addressing the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and investments in rural areas as activities entitled to incentives.

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Citing difficulties in attracting new students and ramping up enrollment, the 107-year-old College of the Holy Spirit of Manila (CHSM) will be ceasing operations after school year 2021-2022.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Nov 2020 The IT-BPM industry will hire fewer new workers and make less money than expected in the last years of the Duterte administration after the latest projections pulled down the already lowered forecast for 2022.

by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Nov 2020 The central bank’s view that the worst is over for the pandemic-ravaged local economy has been reinforced by the latest data about the movement of money in and out of Philippines during the third quarter.

by John Unson (Philstar.com), 21 Nov 2020 COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The Bangsamoro government has released a P20,000 rehabilitation support each to parents of 180 children engaged in child labor as part of a campaign to address such malpractice.

by Vanne Elaine Terrazola, Manila Bulletin, 21 Nov 2020 Senator Joel Villanueva has called on the Department of Labor and Employment to immediately deploy labor inspectors at the ongoing Skyway Extension project in Muntinlupa City to determine if there were lapses in the safety protocols at the construction site.

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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 20 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Australian government and Macquarie Group Foundation have launched a program to help women-led businesses in the Philippines bounce back from the pandemic through investments.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 20 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may fully recover from the impact of the pandemic only in the second half of 2022 as the country has to climb out of one of the deepest economic holes in Asia Pacific, according to Moody’s Analytics.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 20 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) has joined the call for climate justice, saying that the Philippines continues to bear the brunt of the impact of climate change despite being among the world’s lowest carbon emitters.

(The Philippine Star), 20 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than 50 million Filipinos are still without access to toilets, prompting health experts to warn that such conditions could easily lead to another epidemic in the country.

(The Philippine Star), 20 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Population is moving to stop the rising prevalence of teenage pregnancy in the country, with 75,000 young women likely to become first-time mothers next year.

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By Jemy Gatdula, BusinessWorld, 19 Nov 2020 The big news is last weekend’s signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Touted as the world’s biggest free trade agreement, the RCEP is said to promise gazillions for the Philippines.

by AFP Relaxnews, 19 Nov 2020 Could the future of work be asynchronous? This way of working involves a more flexible approach to organizing working hours and giving employees more control over their schedules. Easily applicable when working from home, going asynchronous notably promises a better work-life balance.

by Agence France-Presse, 19 Nov 2020 WASHINGTON, United States — The global economy faces a hard road back from the Covid-19 downturn, and nations should remove trade barriers on medical technologies to aid the recovery, the IMF chief said on Thursday.

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by ABS-CBN News, 19 Nov 2020 MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas made a surprise 25 basis points policy rate cut on Thursday, bringing the overnight reverse repurchase facility to a new historic low of 2 percent.

by Luz Wendy T. Noble, 18 Nov 2020 A DEEPER-THAN-EXPECTED recession in the Philippines will increase the downside risks for the banking industry, S&P Global Ratings said.

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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 18 Nov 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Ecozone locators will now be able to avail of the five percent gross income tax incentive to include COVID-related expenses as direct costs to maintain operations during the quarantine period.

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by Rey Gamboa (The Philippine Star), 17 Nov 2020 The big news on the sidelines of the closing session of the annual meeting of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) last Sunday was the virtual signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), resulting in the creation of the largest free trade bloc…