By Ben Kritz, Manila Times, 4 Oct 2020 Promoting nuclear power anywhere in the world at this point makes about as much sense as promoting zeppelins as a practical transportation option, and nowhere more so than in the Philippines. Reality and common sense, however, have never been much of an impediment to this country’s “nuclear…

by Eva Visperas (The Philippine Star), 4 Oct 2020 STA. BARBARA, Pangasinan – This town has recorded an unprecedented single-day surge in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID cases.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 3 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Businesses in the service sector and wholesale and retail trade can now operate at full capacity, while restaurants and fast food outlets may seat beyond 50 percent capacity in general community quarantine (GCQ) areas, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said yesterday.

by Elizabeth Marcelo (The Philippine Star), 3 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — An executive of a Valenzuela footwear factory where 74 people – mostly workers – were trapped and killed in a fire in May 2015 has been acquitted of criminal charges, along with three officials of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

By: Ronnel W. Domingo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Oct 2020 The Philippine franchising sector is seen shrinking by 70,000 outlets to 130,000 by the end of 2020 from a peak of 200,000 stores at the end of 2019 due to the onslaught of the coronavirus.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Oct 2020 As many as 3 million more Filipinos will either be jobless or fall into poverty this year due to the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Bank.

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by Merlina Hernando-Malipot, Manila Bulletin, 2 Oct 2020 The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Friday, Oct. 2, said some countries have started easing restrictions, which were imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on foreign workers.

We are happy to share with you all an advocacy brief by @ITPCglobal, @SalamanderTrust and partners on Women, HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights before COVID-19. The advocacy brief can be assessed here https://t.co/qGw4oXtcVJ pic.twitter.com/4stKtKM0L6 — GBV Prevention Net (@GBVnet) October 2, 2020

by Reuters, 2 Oct 2020 MANILA—In the middle of a coronavirus lockdown in the Philippine capital, Grace Lagaday was struggling to breastfeed her newborn without milk storage bottles and nursing pads.

Authority of the Freeport of Bataan Administrator Emmanuel Pineda said their 87 locators, which have 20,000 workers, were able to resume their operations. Prior to the pandemic, he said 97 locators with 46,000 workers were operating in their ecozone. @BusinessMirror pic.twitter.com/TyCYVVD6ae — Samuel Medenilla (@sam_medenilla) October 1, 2020

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by Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star), 1 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said that the return of long-haul provincial bus operations coming to and from Metro Manila is still not guaranteed as most provinces remain hesitant to open their borders amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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SAVE THE DATES | This October, we invite you to join us in our celebration of the Mental Health Month together with our international and local partners. Let's call for greater investment and access for MH in the Philippines!#SulongMH #MoveForMentalHealth #TuloyAngKwento pic.twitter.com/IfEfp22xK4 — MentalHealthPH (@mentalhealthph) October 1, 2020

by Nestor Corrales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 1 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy on Wednesday said 22 crew members of the corvette BRP Quezon tested positive for COVID-19 while it was docked at Poro Point in San Fernando City, La Union province.

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By: Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Decrying discrimination, a group of jeepney drivers asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to nullify government orders during the COVID-19 pandemic that gave least priority to them when public utility vehicles (PUVs) were gradually allowed to operate again.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 30 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines—The Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc. (SEIPI) has revised its forecast for the country’s total electronics exports and now sees a smaller contraction of 15 percent this year.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 30 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has approved the guidelines of a new law extending a 60-day grace period for the repayment of all existing loans to ease the burden of consumers and companies severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PH Navy says 23 ship crew of BRP Quezon (PS70) tested + for COVID19. One personnel who has symptoms was brought to the quarantine facility at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. 22 crew who are asymptomatic are at a naval base in Cavite. The 25 crew who tested – are on quarantine aboard PS70 pic.twitter.com/OEdgpTJEwK — Frances…

The Straits Times/Asia News Network, 30 Sep 2020 WASHINGTON — Poverty in East Asia and the Pacific could increase this year for the first time in 20 years as the coronavirus pandemic keeps people in poverty and creates a class of new poor, the World Bank said on Tuesday (Sept 29).

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October 1 is International Day of Older Persons. Stay safe! Wear mask. Wash hands. Physical distancing. Our senior persons deserve their non-home lives, too!

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By: Armand Galang, Karl R. Ocampo, Marlon Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Sep 2020 CABANATUAN CITY—Left with no choice, Donie Roberto, a farmer in Barangay Bitas here, has to sell his rice harvest at P15.50 a kilogram, just a little above production cost.

By Melissa Luz Lopez, CNN Philippines, 29 Sep 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 29) — The Philippine economy will see a deeper slump this year as the COVID-19 crisis remains uncontained in the country, pushing more people into poverty, the World Bank said.