By Ian Nicolas Cigaral(Philstar.com), 24 Aug 2020 In a report released Monday, online property marketplace Lamudi said it saw a “switch” in property hunters’ preferences from financial districts to non-CBD properties during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. Lack of public transportation during the lockdown period is to blame. MANILA, Philippines — Property seekers…

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 24 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) plans to put a cap on the finance charges imposed by banks and financial institutions on credit card loans to help ease the burden of consumers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Cesar Ramirez, Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), 4 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Three men were electrocuted in separate incidents in Pangasinan and Cagayan over the weekend.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 24 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Capital Market Development Council (CMDC) is studying reforms in the corporate pension system to ensure that private sector employees get enough retirement funds, while also helping the development of the domestic capital market, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

by Greg Refraccion, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 Aug 2020 MARIVELES, BATAAN —- Twenty-eight workers at a factory in the Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) here have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19).

by Cathrine Gonzales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Over 23.6 million learners have so far enrolled for School Year 2020 to 2021, which the Department of Education said composed 85 percent of last year’s enrollment.

by Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), 23 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra is seeking the intervention of the Church and spiritual leaders in addressing the reported increase in suicide cases in the country as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to wreak havoc on lives and the economy.

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by (Philstar.com), 23 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Eleven business groups on Sunday commended the Supreme Court for a decision made public this week that stressed that arrests made on the basis of warrantless searches based on anonymous tips are invalid.

by Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star), 23 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) hopes to start its mass hiring of 50,000 contact tracers by next month.

By Xianne Arcangel, CNN Philippines, 23 Aug 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 23) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) plans to put up over 5,000 new WiFi spots in the country in the next four months to boost internet connectivity.

Forty-five workers were killed, four injured or ill, in six* serious work incidents in the Philippines in January-June 2020, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. One incident in agriculture, another in a mill warehouse, one in a construction area, one construction worker on the way to work, one quarantine incident, one medevac airplane…

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By Cai Ordinario, BusinessMirror, 22 Aug 2020 Elderly Filipinos could account for more than 20 percent of the country’s total health expenditures this year due to Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

by ABS-CBN News, 22 Aug 2020 MANILA – The employees union of state-run IBC-13 on Saturday alleged mismanagement and unpaid dues to workers, claiming the network was on the verge of bankruptcy.

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), 22 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — About four in 10 adult Filipinos expect their quality of life to worsen in the next 12 months, according to the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

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By: Karl R. Ocampo – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Aug 2020 The government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) has triggered severe fragmentation of agricultural lands, ultimately disempowering farmers who do not have the capital to sustain production on their own while struggling to pay their obligations so they can get their land titles.

By: Consuelo Marquez – Reporter, 21 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Only over three million Filipinos were rendered jobless due to the continuing scourge of the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected 178,022 people nationwide, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Friday.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 21 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) will look into the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) study that said nearly three million Filipinos may have been infected with coronavirus disease.

by Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat & Chino Leyco, Manila Bulletin, 21 Aug 2020 Gov’t says worst part may be over as signs of recovery are emerging The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s largest business organization, has warned that the country’s economic indicators are “truly disturbing” and called on the government to come up…

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 21 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP), one of the participants in the government’s Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program, said it may be difficult to meet its production target under the program due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In his report, President Rodolfo Capoquian cited both bright and grim developments as the pandemic sizzles. “Andami nating pinagdaanan sa loob ng isang taon.”

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By Marna Dagumboy Del Rosario, Manila Bulletin, 20 Aug 2020 CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga – Workers in manufacturing industries within this Freeport zone will be housed in areas accessible here to ensure continuity of factory operations and avoid eventual shutdown due to health crisis and work stoppage.

By Benjamin Pulta, Manila Bulletin, 20 Aug 2020 MANILA – Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Thursday said frivolous suits clogging lower courts are expected to lessen following the overhaul of the rules of court.

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