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By VIRGIL LOPEZ, GMA News, 8 Jun 2020 Workers of small businesses based in seven regions are not covered by the second tranche of the COVID-19 emergency subsidy, President Rodrigo Duterte told Congress on Monday.

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(UPDATED) The Philippines’ unemployment rate for April surges to 17.7%, the highest ever on record, as the coronavirus pandemic wipes out jobs by Ralf Rivas, 5 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Unemployment soared to 17.7% in April 2020, equivalent to around 7.3 million jobless Filipinos amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)…

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by Jovee Marie de la Cruz, BusinessWorld, 3 Jun 2020 Around 30 jeepney drivers from Caloocan City out of work since the lockdowns in March hold a rally to ask City Hall to let them ply their routes. They say they have yet to receive cash aid from the government, and that they should also…

By: Leila B. Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 June 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Anger mounted in Metro Manila on Tuesday over lack of public transportation for workers allowed to return to their jobs after three months of quarantine, with senators calling the situation an emerging crisis and slamming transportation officials for their insensitivity and lack…

By Eimor Santos, CNN Philippines, 2 Jun 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 2) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) wants to subsidize employers to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on job security.

By Leslie Ann Aquino, Manila Bulletin, 2 Jun 2020 Only very few complaints have been received by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regarding how companies comply with health protocols.

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Workers were forced to walk or to hitch rides on trucks or, if they were lucky, in cars due to a lack of public transportation. Many were stranded. By: Jodee A. Agoncillo, Krixia Subingsubing, Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — They were raring to go back to work on Monday…

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By Lorenz S. Marasigan, Businessmirror, 1 June 2020 WITHOUT assisting public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers, the government risks a transport paralysis, which could lead to an economic recession, a coalition of transport advocates warned.

by Franco Luna (Philstar.com), 31 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A coalition of transport sector workers and advocates on Saturday expressed concern over the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases’ decision to limit the number of buses and jeepneys available when Metro Manila shifts to the more relaxed general community…

23 May 2020 – Days are tough in the days of the #corona Waiting for ayuda, hearing further disadvantaged people scrambling for relief, but some just waiting to be served, as in ‘ihahain na lang’

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A recent survey found out that around 41 percent of Metro Manila residents relied heavily on external monetary assistance while only 33 percent used their own salaries during the COVID-19 lockdown period.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Businessmirror, 29 May 2020 Recruitment and manning agencies are now compelled to shoulder the board and lodging expenses of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), who lost their jobs en masse amid the raging novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.

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by Cecille Suerte Felipe (The Philippine Star), 29 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seems to be taking its toll not just on the physical health of Filipinos but also on their mental health.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 29 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than 300 small private hospitals are in danger of closing down due to the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic and the failure of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to release insurance claims, the Private Hospitals Association of…

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 29 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s economic managers will work on 11 structural reforms over the next 12 months to support the so-called new normal of economic activity amid the prevailing coronavirus pandemic.

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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 27 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Despite delays on the first batch of assistance, small firm workers displaced by the pandemic have started to receive the second and final tranche of aid promised to them by the government.

By Hanah Tabios, Manila Bulletin, 27 May 2020 Business establishments offering temporary homes to guests will have to double their effort in keeping their spaces safe and free from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the Department of Tourism (DOT) finally laid out its health and safety guidelines for the operations of accommodation establishments under the…

By TED CORDERO, GMA News, 27 May 2020 Around 75,000 workers in the hotel and accommodation industry will be displaced due to disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Philippine Hotel Owners Association Inc. (PHOAI).

By TED CORDERO, GMA News, 27 May 2020 Around 75,000 workers in the hotel and accommodation industry will be displaced due to disruptions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Philippine Hotel Owners Association Inc. (PHOAI).