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Former health chiefs, experts propose policy for dealing with COVID-19
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Date posted on April 25, 2020
Metro Manila, other ‘high-risk’ Luzon areas to remain on lockdown
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Date posted on April 24, 2020
Duterte extends enhanced community quarantine in NCR, other ‘high-risk’ areas
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Date posted on April 24, 2020
World Bank forecasts Philippine remittances to drop 13% in 2020
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Date posted on April 24, 2020
How the other half automates
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Date posted on April 24, 2020
@DBMgovph issued National Budget Circular No. 580, in which all departments, agencies, SUCs and GOCCs ordered to tighten belts amid COVID-19 pandemic—to defer vehicle purchases, building construction, local/foreign travels, celebrations, hiring consultants, etc. @InquirerBiz
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Date posted on April 23, 2020
.@DBMgovph issued National Budget Circular No. 580, in which all departments, agencies, SUCs and GOCCs ordered to tighten belts amid COVID-19 pandemic—to defer vehicle purchases, building construction, local/foreign travels, celebrations, hiring consultants, etc. @InquirerBiz pic.twitter.com/KvRyGOqBEo — Ben O. de Vera (@bendeveraINQ) April 23, 2020
UP profs propose longer lockdown
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Date posted on April 23, 2020
by Franz Lewin, Manila Times, 23 Apr 2020 A group of professors from the University of the Philippines (UP) proposed a “sectoral approach” on the lifting of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon.
Building a robust mental health policy for workplaces in the Philippines in a Covid-19 world
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 23, 2020
Three hours longer, the pandemic workday has obliterated work-life balance
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 23, 2020
[ANALYSIS] Should Duterte lift the lockdown? An imagined debate
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Date posted on April 23, 2020
Sectoral impact, responses and recommendations
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on April 22, 2020
PH’s biggest management group submits plan to resume public transport during COVID-19 lockdown
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Date posted on April 21, 2020
By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Apr 2020 A business group proposed that only buses and trains be allowed to operate in Metro Manila in the meantime, opening modes of public transportation that it thinks are enough to support the skeleton crew of essential businesses.
JobStreet: Pandemic might change PH workforce
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Date posted on April 21, 2020
by Manila Standard, 21 Apr 2020 The COVID-19 has revealed the good, the bad, and the ugly side of companies from all around the world.
CHED: No more face-to-face classes for colleges, universities using new school calendar as COVID-19 crisis continues
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Date posted on April 21, 2020
By CNN Philippines Staff, 21 Apr 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 21) — The Commission on Higher Education says colleges and universities following the new school calendar will no longer require students to attend face-to-face classes in the light of the COVID-19 crisis.
PHL growth rates in past decade ‘improved’ under rebased NIA
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Date posted on April 21, 2020
By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, 21 Apr 2020 THE Philippines’s economic performance in the past 10 years showed an improvement using the rebased National Income Accounts (NIA) estimates released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday.
Coronavirus: Will Covid-19 speed up the use of robots to replace human workers? https://bbc.com/news/technology-52340651 #AIGeneration #AIYouthSkills
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Date posted on April 20, 2020
Coronavirus: Will Covid-19 speed up the use of robots to replace human workers? https://t.co/aMLdGn7KOo #AIGeneration #AIYouthSkills @kiranshaw @biz @aifdn @ITU_AIForGood @TAiforgood @globalaisummit @Benioff @danieljpeter @whoismrrobot @RobertoValentUN @VincentCoyle1 pic.twitter.com/GTxzaw8VAF — Manav Subodh (@ManavSubodh) April 20, 2020
Ecozone firms ask govt: halt further ECQ extensions
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Date posted on April 20, 2020
By Elijah Felice Rosales, Businessmirror, 20 Apr 2020 MORE than 175,000 workers in economic zones are out of jobs for many weeks now, with some of them receiving zero pay under the ongoing lockdown, prompting industry groups to ask that the quarantine be lifted as scheduled on April 30.
Lessons may be delivered via TV, radio for school year 2020-2021 – DepEd
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on April 20, 2020
6 Apr 2020 – FARMERS (FFF) URGE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT TO REGULATE IMPORTS AMID PLANT, PLANT, PLANT PROGRAM
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Date posted on April 20, 2020
6 Apr 2020 – FARMERS URGE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT TO REGULATE IMPORTS AMID PLANT, PLANT, PLANT PROGRAM
Over 1 million construction workers stranded, displaced due to Luzon lockdown
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 18, 2020
16 Apr 2020 – DOLE announces suspension of acceptance of application for financial assistance under CAMP for formal sector workers.
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on April 18, 2020
IMF and World Bank take steps to contain pandemic and reduce debt burdens, but fall short of an equitable plan for reconstruction
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Date posted on April 17, 2020
What returning to work will look like in offices, cafes and factories around the world
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Date posted on April 17, 2020
Overlooked: migrant workers in the COVID-19 crisis
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Date posted on April 16, 2020
Private school groups warn of teacher exodus
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Date posted on April 16, 2020
by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 16 Apr 2020 September school opening opposed MANILA, Philippines — Various private school organizations are against the proposal to open classes in September, warning the government that many of their members are on the verge of closure after operations were suspended due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
World Economic Outlook, April 2020: Chapter 1
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Date posted on April 16, 2020
Senior citizens to get 6 months of pension in advance: lawmaker
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Date posted on April 16, 2020
by ABS-CBN News, 16 Apr 2020 About 9.7 million senior citizens will get 6 months of their pension in advance this April to help them cope with the coronavirus pandemic that prompted a lockdown of the entire Luzon and several regions, a lawmaker said Thursday.
IMF sees Asia Pacific economic growth at standstill in 2020
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Date posted on April 16, 2020
Chamber wants construction to resume under ‘productive work-site quarantine’
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Date posted on April 16, 2020
PLDT, Smart set 6-month period for bill payments
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Date posted on April 16, 2020
by Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), 16 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. are offering postpaid subscribers a six-month installment bills payment to help ease the financial burden of their customers during the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 outbreak.