Filipinos eke out a living online as Covid-19 pandemic decimates jobs and incomes

  • 📰 The Straits Times
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 46 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 22%
  • Publisher: 63%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

MANILA - By 1pm, dietitian Violah Koh, 39, has already received her fifth package of the day: two plants, pots and some garden soil. Throughout the morning, a kilo of tilapias, a bagful of onions, garlic and ginger, and a powerbank were delivered to her doorsteps. Still to arrive is an order of iced coffee from Dunkin' Donuts.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MANILA - By 1pm, dietitian Violah Koh, 39, has already received her fifth package of the day: two plants, pots and some garden soil.

Pilots and flight attendants have hung up their snazzy uniforms and now driving around Manila to deliver dim sum. A popular rapper raps jingles on his Facebook and YouTube accounts to promote his fried chicken business. "My mother doesn't know when she'll be called back to work," says Ms San Mateo. So for now, they are all relying on her mother's cooked food sales to get them through the day.

Mr Albert Terejesas, 26, and his wife walk about 10km a day to sell fish, shrimp and squid from one home to another. "What that data is telling us is that there is high demand for telco services due to a surge in demand for e-commerce," Economic Planning Secretary Karl Chua says. "It's not a windfall," says Ms San Mateo, whose mother makes about 400 pesos a day selling food online. That is less than the 500 peso minimum wage in Metropolitan Manila.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 8. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

askST: Why are there still reports of workers in dorms being infected with Covid-19?New infections among workers may be detected from two sources, even after the testing of all migrant workers in dormitories has been completed.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

US, China to discuss trade deal amid COVID-19 disruptionNegotiators from the United States and China will on Saturday discuss the 'phase one' trade deal signed earlier this year - before the coronavirus ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

National Wages Council to reconvene again in August to tackle ‘profound impact’ of Covid-19SINGAPORE — The National Wages Council (NWC) will be reconvening again later this month to review the wage and employment guidelines it issued earlier in March this year.
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

MoneySense launches campaign to teach Singaporeans financial prudence amid Covid-19 pandemicSINGAPORE — National financial education programme MoneySense has rolled out three initiatives as part of a 12-week long campaign to help Singaporeans better manage their finances amid the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

From Ivorian student to footballer in China - with help from COVID-19When Tobi Junior makes his debut in China's second division it will be the realisation of a life-long dream stretched across three continents -- ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

DPM Heng Swee Keat to deliver ministerial statement on further Covid-19 support measures on MondayMr Heng's statement comes amid a deepening recession due to the Covid-19 pandemic.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »