Padolina, Diana Marie R.

Managerial Economics

BSA 1-2/BSA 1-7 Prof. Noemi C. Gocuyo

Assignment #1

Check local news online (example, for the Philippine Daily Inquirer:
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/) and list down 10 positive statements and 10 normative
statements drawn from your readings.

Positive Statements

1. COVID-19 kills 61 more; PH toll now at 34,773.

2. Tropical storm Jolina’s total damage to agriculture hits P299.4M.

3. Occidental Mindoro’s San Jose town shuts offices after 33 staff found COVID positive

4. Fast Facts: New coronavirus variants detected in Ph.

5. Comelec may raise 10% limit for physical campaign rallies if pandemic situation

improves.

6. SONA 2021: Assessing the Philippine government's pandemic response.

7. 4 areas under Signal No. 1 as 'Kiko' moves over Philippine Sea.

8. On a roll, local factories sustain output growth in July.

9. Philippine grocery items cheapest in Southeast Asia – survey.

10. Covid- 19 makes Duterte's 2022 poverty-reduction goal unachievable.

Normative Statements

1. Remote Learning isn't working for Filipino families

2. The vaccinated is key to opening up the economy

3. Gov’t like boy who cried wolf in flip-flop on quarantine status – business group
4. Recovering from a lack of sleep takes longer than you might think, study says

5. This book tells how top technoprenuers thrive during a crisis

6. Foreign, domestics investment not needed to protect nature - Legarda

7. Raffy Tima on covering conflicts: Piblic should not just rely on statements from

authorities, rebels

8. Art as unburdening, according to Jel Suarez

9. WBC chief thinks Pacquiao won't retire yet

10. The virus is the enemy

References:

https://www.inquirer.net/

https://cnnphilippines.com/

https://www.philstar.com/

https://mb.com.ph/

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/