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.

By: Matthew Reysio-Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines – When the Department of Education (DepEd) began the virtual enrollment of millions of students in June, Janet Villamar, 44, braced for a conversation any parent fears.

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September 28 is International Day for Universal Access to Information. Stay safe! Wear mask. Wash hands. Physical distancing. Inexpensive access, correct information!

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(The Philippine Star), 12 Sep 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Bong Go has expressed support for and co-sponsored a measure ensuring that protection given to freelancers is up to par with that of regular employees.

by Raffy Cabristante, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 12 Sep 2020 DUMAGUETE CITY – Another community hospital in Negros Oriental has been placed under lockdown to prevent the possible transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

by Raymund Antonio, Manila Bulletin, 12 Sep 2020 Workers displaced by the coronavirus pandemic may look for new job opportunities at the free job posting platform created by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and its private partner.

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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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