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By: Neil Arwin Mercado, INQINQUIRER.net, 29 Mar 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is calling on the government to certify the bill providing a 14-day paid pandemic leave to workers as urgent, citing the reimposition of enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and four provinces amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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LOOK: Latest Pulse Asia Survey shows that 6 in 10 Filipinos don't want to get vaccinated against COVID-19. @rapplerdotcom pic.twitter.com/Vi0LgXimVc — Bonz Magsambol (@bnzmagsambol) March 26, 2021

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By Melissa Luz Lopez, CNN Philippines, 22 Mar 2021 PNP checkpoint along the boundary of Cainta, Rizal and Pasig City on day one of the ‘bubble’ Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 22) — Lockdowns cannot be the only solution to the worsening COVID-19 outbreak, private sector leaders said on day one of what authorities call…

(Philstar.com), 21 Mar 2021 MANILA, Philippines (Corrected 6:39 p.m.) — Government will roll out new COVID-19 restrictions in Metro Manila and four provinces in Calabarzon and in Central Luzon for two weeks which include a ban on non-essential travel and mass gatherings, as the country struggles to contain a new surge in infections.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 18 Mar 2021 MANILA, Philippines — More government offices have been put under lockdown as COVID-19 cases among employees spike, with authorities using the closure to implement necessary sanitation and disinfection procedures.

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Almost 9 in 10 Filipinos feel they have been negatively impacted by COVID-19, said LinkedIn study, citing job insecurity, reduced working hours and reduced pay. This led to a cautious economic outlook among Filipinos,with 3 in 4 believing economic situation in PH has worsened. pic.twitter.com/p69ryaRfup — Tina Arceo-Dumlao (@tinaarceodumlao) March 2, 2021

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by Christian Deiparine (Philstar.com), 10 Feb 2021 MANILA, Philippines (Updated Feb. 11, 7:31 a.m.) — Filipinos in the policy, research, business, civil society and media communities had the lowest approval rating for their government’s response to the pandemic among Southeast Asian countries, a new online survey made public on Wednesday has found.

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By Emmet Lyons, CNN, 21 Jan 2021 (CNN) — Dave Russell is a light sleeper, but he never had any issues sharing a bed with his girlfriend, Izzy James, before the pandemic.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 20 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Contracting COVID-19 does not constitute grounds to terminate household service workers (HSWs) or “kasambahay,” according to the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC).

by Cai Ordinario, 18 Jan 2021 THE Philippines’s recovery from its “corona coma” could take longer, as the economy will likely post a growth of around 3 percent to 4 percent this year, according to the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development (Acerd).

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 11 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A labor group fears a “worse” unemployment situation in the country this year, unless the government enforces the necessary intervention measures.

By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu, INQINQUIRER.net, 7 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that at least 91 percent of Filipinos are worried over the possibilities that their immediate relatives would contract COVID-19 — record-high numbers almost a year into the global pandemic that has infected millions.

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By JULIA MARI ORNEDO,GMA News, 6 Jan 2021 Contrary to the advice of health experts, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno encouraged Filipinos to go out even amid the coronavirus pandemic and to stop “cowering” at home to boost the economy.