Philippines

·     Why Duterte must own up to the Philippines' COVID-19 disaster (Nikkei Asian Review, 14 August 2020)

·     Nurse who died of COVID-19 gets P7,000 hazard pay, not P30,000 – daughter (Inquirer, 14 August 2020)

·     Philippines unlikely to keep lockdown despite surging infections (Bangkok Post, 11 August 2020)

·     Unions urge government to intervene on behalf of 'exploited' Filipino Austal workers (WA Today, 7 August 2020)

·     Coronavirus: Philippine doctors wary of Duterte's 'militaristic' response (Taiwan News, 6 August 2020)

·     Virus-hit Philippine economy plunges into recession (The Jakarta Post, 6 August 2020)

·     Coronavirus latest: Remittances to Asia set to drop by double digits (Nikkei Asian Review, 3 August 2020)

·     Philippines to update COVID-19 strategy as healthcare workers seek 'timeout' (CNA, 2 August 2020)

·     Duterte Takes Aim at ‘Oligarchs’ in Address to Nation as Philippines’ COVID-19 Cases Rise (The Diplomat, 28 July 2020)

·     The Philippines is going cashless – finally (Techwire Asia, 27 July 2020)

·     Thousands of stranded Filipinos crammed into baseball stadium amid COVID-19 risks (CNA, 25 July 2020)

·     Life on hold for millions of Philippine migrant workers (Arab News, 24 July 2020)

·     Bello sees more workers losing their jobs, working hours (Manila Bulletin, 23 July 2020)

·     Protecting Filipino Healthcare Workers from COVID-19 (Manila Bulletin, 21 July 2020)

·     Why Philippines’ online gaming industry may not survive coronavirus (SCMP, 17 July 2020)

·     31 Filipino workers in Kuwait dead of COVID-19, says embassy official (Coconuts, 16 July 2020)

·     The Gulf’s migrant workers are being exploited amid the coronavirus crisis, rights groups say (CNBC, 14 July 2020)

·     Philippine President Duterte’s popularity at risk, US dollar weakening & other Covid stories (The Print, 14 July 2020)

·     More than 1,000 Philippine cops infected with coronavirus (Rappler, 10 July 2020)

·     Philippines: Hundreds of Construction Workers Test Positive for COVID-19 (Benar News, 9 July 2020)

·     In Duterte's 4th year, COVID-19 causes highest unemployment on record (Rappler, 7 July 2020)

·     Philippines to seek extension of Saudi deadline to repatriate 274 bodies of workers from Kingdom (Arab News, 2 July 2020)

·     314 displaced Filipino workers in Kuwait repatriated (The Manila Times, 2 July 2020)

·     Wanted: Job czar for millions of jobless Filipinos (Manila Bulletin, 1 July 2020)

·     Duterte presidency unravels as coronavirus ravages Philippines (Aljazeera, 30 June 2020)

·     WHO allows repatriation of remains of OFWs who died of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia (Manila Bulletin, 26 June 2020)

·     COVID-19 pandemic has made OFWs even more vulnerable (The Inquirer, 25 June 2020)

·     Coronavirus: Filipino health workers 'need extra protection' (BBC News, 24 June 2020)

·     Violation of workers’ rights at seven-year high (hrmasia, 23 June 2020)

·     DFA: Over 51,000 overseas Filipinos return home amid COVID-19 pandemic (The Inquirer, 23 June 2020)

·     Mass layoffs hit PH aviation industry (The Inquirer, 19 June 2020)

·     Philippines to repatriate OFWs from Saudi Arabia amid COVID-19 pandemic (Arab News, 18 June 2020)

·     Filipino migrant workers struggle amid COVID-19 restrictions (ASEAN Today, 17 June 2020)

·     Thousands of garment workers in the Philippines fear job losses (IndustriALL, 15 June 2020)

·     Coca-Cola Philippines union leaders defending their members' right to safe work sacked for 'economic sabotage'! (Market Screener, 15 June 2020)

·     Filipina cruise ship worker commits suicide while awaiting repatriation (The Inquirer, 12 June 2020)

·     Asia-Pacific health workers hit hard by Covid-19 (PNA, 11 June 2020)

·     AirAsia Philippines to lay off 260 workers (The Inquirer, 7 June 2020)

·     Philippines jobless rate surges amid coronavirus lockdown (The Star, 7 June 2020)

·     7.3 million Filipinos jobless in April amid COVID-19 pandemic (CNN, 5 June 2020)

·     House approves P1.3-trillion economic stimulus package vs pandemic (Rappler, 4 June 2020)

·     House OKs bill on coronavirus testing for vulnerable sectors (Rappler, 4 June 2020)

·     Sotto urges Duque to immediately pay health workers who have COVID-19 (CNN, 3 June 2020)

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