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Intellasia East Asia News – Philippines’ total external trade declines by 5.1 pct in May

Intellasia East Asia News - Employers urged to sup …

United Nations agencies for children and labour rights, Unicef and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) called for increased support to breastfeeding women in the workplace. They made this call in commemoration of World Breastfeeding Week on the first week of August. ILO Philippines Country director Khalid Hassan said that maternity protection in the workplace remains an unfulfilled right. “Paid and job-protected maternity leave and...

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Intellasia East Asia News – Philippines’ total external trade declines by 5.1 pct in May

Intellasia East Asia News - BSP greenlights $2.73B …

The Monetary Board approved new borrowings by the government in the second quarter, targeted towards financing various railway projects around the country. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said in a statement on Friday that these public sector foreign borrowings totalling $2.73 billion in the second quarter were lower by 23 percent compared to the same period a year ago. These loans supplement the national government’s financing requirements,...

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Supreme Court requires writ for Taguig’s judicial jurisdiction over EMBO

Supreme Court requires writ for Taguig's judicial …

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. A writ of execution is a legal order issued by a court that authorizes the enforcement of a judgment or court decision MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) said Taguig must first secure a writ of execution before the city’s courts can assume pending litigations over the EMBO (Enlisted Men’s Barrio) barangays, which used to be part...

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Completed Mindoro oil spill extraction is ‘hollow victory,’ say civic groups

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Some civic leaders are concerned the completed oil spill extraction will be falsely touted as a victory during President Marcos' SONA next week MANILA, Philippines — Ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), several groups on Wednesday, July 19, a number of civic groups expressed concern that the completion of the oil extraction from the sunken MT Princess Empress would be touted as an accomplishment by the...

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Intellasia East Asia News – ‘Stagnant investments slowing Philippine economy’

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The slow pace of growth in investments into the Philippines could impact the momentum of economic expansion in the country, coupled with the possibility of food prices driving up inflation yet again. In a webinar yesterday, the research arm of the Moody’s Group maintained that the Philippines would still be one of the fastest growing economies in the region, but also flagged that economic scarring has started to manifest in the country. Looking...

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