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THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY is the “clear laggard” in Asia, as it is likely to only return to its pre-pandemic level by end-2022 due to the snail-paced vaccine rollout, Moody’s Analytics said.
The research arm of Moody’s Investors Service expects the Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 5.3% this year, slower than the 6.3% estimate it gave in March. This is also more pessimistic than the government’s 6-7% full-year growth target.
“China, Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam have returned to previous output levels, while Indonesia and Thailand are on track to return this year. This makes the Philippines the clear laggard in Asia,” Moody’s Analytics Senior Asia Pacific Economist Katrina Ell and Associate Economist Dave Chia said in a note on Monday.
The online appointment booking for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Step 2 registration process will be available to 14 cities and municipalities starting on Monday, May 24, said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a Facebook post on Sunday, May 23, the PSA said the Step 2 o
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May 23, 2021 | 7:40 pm
A LAWMAKER on Sunday pushed for the inclusion of domestic workers, or
kasambahay, under the economic frontline workers group that is next in line for priority vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
In a statement on Sunday, Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose C. Singson, Jr. said household helpers need “immediate protection” and called on the national task force managing the COVID-19 response to consider their addition in the A4 vaccination category.
“I can’t see any valid justification to exclude
kasambahays in the vaccine priority list. If we want families that do not go outside their homes safe from the virus, we should also have our
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SunStar File May 21, 2021 CENTRAL Visayas had the highest reported cases of violence against women and children (VAWC) in the country in 2019 at 3,186, according to data from the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) 7 based on the 2019 Annual Report on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Act of 2012.
Reported VAWC cases in the region’s cities and provinces also significantly increased from 2018, when there were only 1,633 cases.
The National Capital Region ranked second highest with a total of 1,554 reported VAWC cases in 2019, which is lower than the 1,731 reported cases in the region in 2018.
VAWC CASES IN REGION 7
2018
SOURCE: 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT OF 2012