By: Solita Collas-Monsod, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 Sep 2020 As I reported to you earlier, Reader, the Philippine Development Plan 2017-22, whose priorities admittedly (by President Duterte himself in its foreword) were guided by his 0+10 point Socio-Economic Agenda, has an accompanying Results Matrix.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 11 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The government’s lockdown measures kept foreign investors on the sidelines in the second quarter – the strictest period for the quarantine – as the country grappled with the outbreak of the coronavirus.

(Philstar.com), 11 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights on Friday backed a Senate bill seeking to intensify the government’s efforts to crackdown on human trafficking.

by Associated Press, 11 Sep 2020 GENEVA — The United Nations independent expert on poverty is warning that the worst impacts from the coronavirus pandemic on poverty are yet to come, and that measures taken by governments to protect people so far have been insufficient.

by Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 Sep 2020 ILOILO CITY – Capicenos are paying tribute to two coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) frontliners who died in a vehicular accident in the municipality of Ivisan while on their way to fetch returning overseas Filipino workers (ROFs).

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A pro-environment group has called on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to stop funding coal energy-based projects ahead of a virtual meeting hosted by the country, claiming that it is a primary driver for pollution in Asia.

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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 11 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — With the outbound shipments of electronic products on a double-digit decline in the seven months to July this year, the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc. (SEIPI) expects total electronics exports to fall by a fifth this year from a…

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 11 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The gross non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of the local banking industry picked up for the seventh straight month in July, hitting its highest level in almost six years as overdue loans continued to soar amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

by Leila B. Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Poverty could worsen next year due to the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the urban rather than the rural areas might bear most of the brunt, acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said on Thursday.

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by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 10 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The government’s economic planning body is standing pat on its forecast 5.5 percent gross domestic product (GDP) contraction this year despite the emergence of other risk factors on top of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 10 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and nearby provinces lost an estimated P1.5 trillion in sales for every month that these areas were on lockdown, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 10 Sep 2020 No academic freeze – DepEd MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of private elementary and high schools across the country will suspend operations this school year due to low enrollment of students, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).

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(Philstar.com), 10 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has put millions of people worldwide out of work, paralyzing both small businesses and big industries.

(Philstar.com) – 10 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), an umbrella organization of private schools, on Wednesday projected that private schools will reach only half of last year’s enrollment rates for School Year 2020-2021.

by (Philstar.com) – 10 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Almost a fifth of Filipinos may not have access to face masks amid the coronavirus-induced quarantines, new data from an international finance comparison platform suggests.

by Glenn San Luis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 Sep 2020 Among the many adjustments that all businesses have had to undertake during this ongoing pandemic, the shift to online learning has become inevitable and necessary. It is also near the top of all “to do” lists for companies that need to transform to survive in…

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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 9 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Global rating agency Fitch Ratings expects the Philippines to suffer a deeper economic contraction of eight percent this year, and noted a continued erosion of the country’s fiscal buffers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

by Robertzon Ramirez, Rudy Santos (The Philippine Star) – 9 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently stopped two Filipinas from leaving for the United Arab Emirates after they presented fake documents, an official said yesterday.

by Marichu A. Villanueva (The Philippine Star), 9 Sep 2020 At this stage, both the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) are still evolving in coming up with the “new normal” of learning amid the continuing public health crisis spawned by the 2019 coronavirus disease, or COVID-19 pandemic.

by Manila Bulletin, 9 Sep 2020 by Charissa Luci-Atienza The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) assured the public Wednesday that it will inspect more private establishments and workplaces to ensure safe and secure working conditions for country’s workers amid the COVID-29 pandemic.

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — There are 40 percent of Filipinos who believe that the country’s economy would be in a more problematic state in the next 12 months compared to now, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed.

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