By: Leila B. Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Senior citizens should be able to go to groceries and shopping malls during designated hours in a day in order to get their necessities, according to the National Commission of Senior Citizens, a newly formed government body.

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by Cathrine Gonzales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has achieved a “100 percent” enrollment in public schools amid the adverse impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the education sector.

by Reuters, 8 Oct 2020 NEW DELHI — Millions of people in South Asia are being pushed into extreme poverty as the region where a quarter of humanity lives suffers its worst-ever recession due to the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said on Thursday.

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is considering to let companies and businesses “distressed” by the COVID-19 pandemic to defer its payout of the 13th-month bonus of their workers.

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — An overwhelming majority of Filipino adults — 86 percent — have admitted that they have been stressed over the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.

Workers, labor groups look to DOLE, lawmakers to fill the gaps in the government response to their sector’s pains during the pandemic—hopeful that moving forward, the pain will be better shared among all stakeholders. By Samuel Medenilla, Businessmirror, 8 Oct 2020 In this May 20, 2020 file photo, garment workers in Taytay, Rizal, whose livelihood…

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October 7 is World Day for Decent Work. Stay safe! Wear mask. Wash hands. Physical distancing. Build unions. Build decent work!

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by Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star), 7 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s financial position is still “good” despite the pandemic, but strict quarantine restrictions are holding back the economy, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

by Joanna Rose Aglibot, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 Oct 2020 SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES —- The last active case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Masinloc town has recovered from the disease, officials said.

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by Noreen Jazul, Manila Bulletin, 7 Oct 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) released the first version of its workplace handbook on COVID-19 management and prevention on Wednesday.

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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 7 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Credit card billings plunged by 27 percent in the first semester as usage slumped amid the coronavirus pandemic.

by INQUIRER.net, 7 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Denis Gorkun, president of PMFTC Inc., highlighted on Monday the commitment of the Philippines’ leading cigarette maker to “delivering a smoke-free future,” which is in fact the slogan of its parent company, Philip Morris International.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 6 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is now expecting a deeper gross domestic product (GDP) contraction of seven to nine percent this year as the economy stalled due to containment measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.

by Inquirer Bureaus, 6 Oct 2020 Julia Jossielh Cillador, 13, a Grade 8 student, woke up early on Monday and was ready to attend her class at Iloilo National High School before daybreak. She wore her school uniform, went next door to her aunt’s house, opened a desktop computer and attended her classes.

by Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 Oct 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Forty-five students logged in for online class on Monday, the first day of the school year, at Caloocan City Business High School, but by the end of the day, only 37 were left, according to Nimfa David, the school principal.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 Oct 2020 Headline inflation eased to a four-month low of 2.3 percent year-on-year in September but the lack of public transportation, especially in Metro Manila, pushed transport costs to a 22-month high, hurting poor households the most.

October – many observances in the Philippines. National Statistics Month Cooperatives Month National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month National Indigenous Peoples Month Weekly Observances: Oct 17-23: National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week Week 2: – National Health Education Week – Local Government Week – National Mental Health Week Last Week:…

October 5 is World Day of Teachers. Stay safe! Wear mask. Wash hands. Physical distancing. Unions teach the world about inequality and injustice!

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By CNN Philippines Staff, 5 Oct 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 5) — Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday claimed government’s win over the COVID-19 pandemic as over 22 million students from public schools return to school — sans face-to-face classes — despite the outcry of teachers and parents facing multiple challenges.