by Pia Lee Brago (The Philippine Star), 17 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the incidence of online sexual abuse and exploitation in the Philippines, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund.

by Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News, 17 Sep 2020 MANILA – At least 40 children aged between 10 and 14-years-old give birth in the Philippines every year, an official from the Population Commission (POPCOM) said, Thursday.

by INQUIRER.net, 17 Sep 2020 MANILA — The Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) said Thursday the country’s dependence on coal power has actually driven power prices higher, as seen in the recent spike in electricity prices.

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) chief on Thursday said that “normalcy” in tourism — based on travel — could only likely happen in 2024.

by Carla Gomez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 17 Sep 2020 BACOLOD CITY —- Sections of a hospital in Silay City were locked down starting Wednesday after eight staff members and seven patients tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

by Czarina Nicole Ong Ki, Manila Bulletin, 17 Sep 2020 The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the reported cases of sexual abuse committed by members of the rebel New People’s Army (NPA) in Kananga, Leyte against minor girls.

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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 16 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Government infrastructure spending returned to the negative territory in July, as strict health protocols imposed to arrest the coronavirus spread weighed down on much-awaited resumption of construction activities.

by Yolanda Sotelo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 DAGUPAN CITY —- The Ilocos Norte government has recommended placing a business processing and outsourcing (BPO) company in the province under a “lock-in” work setup after its seven customer service representatives tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

by Cathrine Gonzales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Sixty-one percent of deaths in the Philippines because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are male, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday.

by Reuters, 16 Sep 2020 MANILA–From across the Philippines, they gathered to pray by Zoom. They were praying to be allowed to leave: To be allowed to take up nursing jobs in countries where the coronavirus is killing thousands in hospitals and care homes. In recent months, these care workers have taken to calling themselves…

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 UK-based think tank Oxford Economics has further downgraded its 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) projection for the Philippines to a negative 8.2-percent, no thanks to weak consumer spending and project delays due to restrictions amid a prolonged quarantine.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines—Almost three out of every four households in the Philippines had members who lost their jobs or went underemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a survey by the Tokyo-based think tank Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI).

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by Bella Perez-Rubio, (Philstar.com) – 15 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education on Tuesday announced its intention to fund the connectivity and communication expenses of both its teaching and non-teaching staff.

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by Cathrine Gonzales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy is seen to contract by 7.3 percent in 2020, but is expected to rebound next year as the economy is further reopened and the coronavirus disease 2019 is contained, according to a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released…

DEPARTMENT of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones on Monday, September 14, 2020, said migration of learners from private schools to government schools stopped as the economy gradually reopened.

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by Genalyn Kabiling, Manila Bulletin, 14 Sep 2020 A one-time 60-day grace period for paying loans, including credit card payments, will be allowed under the Bayanihan 2 law to ease the burden of the public amid the coronavirus pandemic.

by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Sep 2020 New socioeconomic and behavioral patterns are shaping the future of the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) market in Southeast Asia, which appears to be less and less influenced by the news cycle about coronavirus transmission, according to a new Nielsen study.

By Patricia B. Mirasol, BusinessWorld, 14 Sep 2020 Migraines cost businesses millions of dollars. In Singapore, a study showed that migraines, a neurological condition that can cause debilitating head pain, cost the Singaprean economy SGD1 billion per year. In Malaysia, the productivity loss at work due to migraines was nearly 20-fold higher for presenteeism (showing…

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 14 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Young celebrities aged 15 to below 18 years old are now allowed to resume their work in the entertainment industry, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said over the weekend.