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Online sexual exploitation of children may rise during lockdown – NGOs

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

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IEA sees record 2020 oil demand fall due to coronavirus

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

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Higher risk of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children during quarantine

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

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DOLE’s virus aid guidelines for OFWs selective, unfair

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

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Free electricity for March and April for low-income households

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

By CNN Philippines Staff, 15 Apr 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 15) — Power distribution utilities will no longer charge households whose monthly electricity use fall below 50 kilowatts per hour for the March and April billing periods, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases announced on Wednesday.

DTI clarifies rents are deferred, not waived during ECQ

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

By Kris Crismundo, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has clarified to tenants of both residential and commercial spaces that rental fees and charges are deferred but not waived, during the enhanced community quarantine.

[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s coronavirus aid: Too little, too slow, too politicized

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

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Fewer meetings, more toilet lids: What workplaces will look like after lockdowns

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

by Agence France-Presse, 15 Apr 2020 WASHINGTON — Around the world countries are hitting their coronavirus peaks and starting to grapple with questions about when and how to reopen their economies. But those people fortunate enough to have not lost their jobs should be prepared for a “new normal” when they finally go back to…

PIDS study clearly defines who are real middle-class citizens in PH

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

by Christia Marie Ramos, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than a month after the entire Luzon was placed under lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), President Rodrigo Duterte approved a P50-billion wage subsidy for middle-income workers.

Allow sugar mills, plantations to operate, Bukidnon gov told

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

by Ian Biong, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) appealed to Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. to lift his orders shutting down sugar mills and plantations in the province because “such restrictive policy would only result in artificial shortage and thus price spikes.”

P50-B pay subsidy approved for middle-income workers

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

by Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte approved a P50.8-billion wage subsidy program for workers at micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on Monday after he expressed reservations about a Senate proposal to include more than 5 million families in the government’s social amelioration program.

Build, Build, Build rail projects get IATF greenlight to proceed despite lockdown: Tugade

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

by ABS-CBN News, 15 Apr 2020 The MRT-7 Quezon Memorial Circle Station under construction. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA – Construction will resume for the government’s flagship railway projects despite lockdowns in the country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said on Wednesday.

14 Apr 2020 – DOLE belies it is underreporting the number of workers affected by the community quarantine to contain COVID-19.

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

8 Apr 2020 – OFWs displaced by COVID-19 to get P10k from DOLE

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

1 Apr 2020 – DOLE bent on providing assistance to as many workers in the formal economy as we give to informal sector workers.

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

25 Mar 2020 – Local, overseas workers affected by COVID-19 assured of gov’t assistance

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

Crisis can spark transformation and renewal

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2020

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7 Predictions for a post-coronavirus world

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2020

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Very pleased to see these health and hygiene guidelines for informal food vendors and spaza shops out in the world. Many informal workers have been classified as essential workers and need health guidelines adapted to their workplaces and circumstances.

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on April 14, 2020

Very pleased to see these health and hygiene guidelines for informal food vendors and spaza shops out in the world. Many informal workers have been classified as essential workers and need health guidelines adapted to their workplaces and circumstances. https://t.co/Mc7YqlDE9N — Laura Alfers (@Laura_WIEGO) April 14, 2020

Building resistance: a rights-based, holistic approach against Covid-19

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2020

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AI is helping us combat the economic problem of human trafficking

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on April 14, 2020

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The coming mental health crisis as remote working surges

Published by rudy Date posted on April 13, 2020

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10 Apr 2020 – Two more frontliners die from COVID-19

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on April 11, 2020

Mandaluyong hospital’s chief nurse passes away due to COVID-19 via Inquirer Mobile: http://inqm.news/axgn Ospital ng Paranaque’s Dr. Ephraim Neal Orteza succumbs to COVID-19 via Inquirer Mobile: http://inqm.news/axgs

The new inequalities and people-to-people social protection

Published by rudy Date posted on April 3, 2020

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School, interrupted: 4 options for distance education to continue teaching during COVID-19

Published by rudy Date posted on April 1, 2020

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Could basic income protect livelihoods during the coronavirus crisis?

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on March 30, 2020

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29 March 2020 – Twelve Filipino doctors have died fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Philippine Medical Association said Sunday.

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on March 30, 2020

29 March 2020 – Twelve Filipino doctors have died fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Philippine Medical Association said Sunday.

14 ways to protect your mental health in the pandemic, according to Public Health England

Published by rudy Date posted on March 29, 2020

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Social protection responses to the Covid-19 crisis: Country responses in Asia and the Pacific (data as of 25 March 2020).

Published by rudy Date posted on March 25, 2020

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Green energy could drive Covid-19 recovery with $100tn boost

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on March 20, 2020

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“National treatment for migrant workers!”

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against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

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Online sexual exploitation of children may rise during lockdown – NGOs

IEA sees record 2020 oil demand fall due to coronavirus

Higher risk of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children during quarantine

DOLE’s virus aid guidelines for OFWs selective, unfair

Free electricity for March and April for low-income households

DTI clarifies rents are deferred, not waived during ECQ

[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s coronavirus aid: Too little, too slow, too politicized

Fewer meetings, more toilet lids: What workplaces will look like after lockdowns

PIDS study clearly defines who are real middle-class citizens in PH

Allow sugar mills, plantations to operate, Bukidnon gov told

P50-B pay subsidy approved for middle-income workers

Build, Build, Build rail projects get IATF greenlight to proceed despite lockdown: Tugade

14 Apr 2020 – DOLE belies it is underreporting the number of workers affected by the community quarantine to contain COVID-19.

8 Apr 2020 – OFWs displaced by COVID-19 to get P10k from DOLE

1 Apr 2020 – DOLE bent on providing assistance to as many workers in the formal economy as we give to informal sector workers.

25 Mar 2020 – Local, overseas workers affected by COVID-19 assured of gov’t assistance

Crisis can spark transformation and renewal

7 Predictions for a post-coronavirus world

Very pleased to see these health and hygiene guidelines for informal food vendors and spaza shops out in the world. Many informal workers have been classified as essential workers and need health guidelines adapted to their workplaces and circumstances.

Building resistance: a rights-based, holistic approach against Covid-19

AI is helping us combat the economic problem of human trafficking

The coming mental health crisis as remote working surges

10 Apr 2020 – Two more frontliners die from COVID-19

The new inequalities and people-to-people social protection

School, interrupted: 4 options for distance education to continue teaching during COVID-19

Could basic income protect livelihoods during the coronavirus crisis?

29 March 2020 – Twelve Filipino doctors have died fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Philippine Medical Association said Sunday.

14 ways to protect your mental health in the pandemic, according to Public Health England

Social protection responses to the Covid-19 crisis: Country responses in Asia and the Pacific (data as of 25 March 2020).

Green energy could drive Covid-19 recovery with $100tn boost

December – Month of Overseas Filipinos

“National treatment for migrant workers!”

Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!

Time for a new gender-equality playbook

#Coronavirus in Phl

Archives

Online sexual exploitation of children may rise during lockdown – NGOs

IEA sees record 2020 oil demand fall due to coronavirus

Higher risk of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children during quarantine

DOLE’s virus aid guidelines for OFWs selective, unfair

Free electricity for March and April for low-income households

DTI clarifies rents are deferred, not waived during ECQ

[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s coronavirus aid: Too little, too slow, too politicized

Fewer meetings, more toilet lids: What workplaces will look like after lockdowns

PIDS study clearly defines who are real middle-class citizens in PH

Allow sugar mills, plantations to operate, Bukidnon gov told

P50-B pay subsidy approved for middle-income workers

Build, Build, Build rail projects get IATF greenlight to proceed despite lockdown: Tugade

14 Apr 2020 – DOLE belies it is underreporting the number of workers affected by the community quarantine to contain COVID-19.

8 Apr 2020 – OFWs displaced by COVID-19 to get P10k from DOLE

1 Apr 2020 – DOLE bent on providing assistance to as many workers in the formal economy as we give to informal sector workers.

25 Mar 2020 – Local, overseas workers affected by COVID-19 assured of gov’t assistance

Crisis can spark transformation and renewal

7 Predictions for a post-coronavirus world

Very pleased to see these health and hygiene guidelines for informal food vendors and spaza shops out in the world. Many informal workers have been classified as essential workers and need health guidelines adapted to their workplaces and circumstances.

Building resistance: a rights-based, holistic approach against Covid-19

AI is helping us combat the economic problem of human trafficking

The coming mental health crisis as remote working surges

10 Apr 2020 – Two more frontliners die from COVID-19

The new inequalities and people-to-people social protection

School, interrupted: 4 options for distance education to continue teaching during COVID-19

Could basic income protect livelihoods during the coronavirus crisis?

29 March 2020 – Twelve Filipino doctors have died fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Philippine Medical Association said Sunday.

14 ways to protect your mental health in the pandemic, according to Public Health England

Social protection responses to the Covid-19 crisis: Country responses in Asia and the Pacific (data as of 25 March 2020).

Green energy could drive Covid-19 recovery with $100tn boost

December – Month of Overseas Filipinos

“National treatment for migrant workers!”

Accept National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar. Reject Military!

Time for a new gender-equality playbook

#Coronavirus in Phl

Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!