Monthly Archives: October 2016

by Catherine Pillas, BusinessMirror, October 12, 2016 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), backing down on the position taken by the country’s economic managers, has scrapped the proposal for a P125 across-the-board wage increase.

by Patty Pasion @pattypasion, October 12, 2016 How far is the labor department from its target of cut contractualization by 50% this year and completely abolish it by 2017? MANILA, Philippines – In his 8-point policy agenda, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III echoed President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign promise to end the abusive practice of labor-only…

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star), October 12, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands (CCPI), the country’s first and oldest business group, is batting for the use of nuclear power and of the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) to address issues in power supply and high cost of…

CompTIA’s September jobs report reveals some grim statistics for IT pros: 142,000 jobs were lost last month. Tech sector growth slowed as well, but positions were still created rather than lost. By Brandon Vigliarolo, October 11, 2016 It’s not the best time to be an IT professional. Budgets are getting tight, cloud computing is making…

by Sunstar, October 10, 2016 MORE than 200,000 minimum wage earners in the Ilocos Region are set to get additional pays ranging from P12 to P27 per day starting October 2, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole).

When it comes to personal expenses, savings, and investments, how do millennials stack up? by Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines – According to latest figures, almost half of the Philippines’ employed population are millennials. Their collective spending power is shaping the direction of our economy – so it’s no surprise that advertisers and big brands want to…

HK PAY ONLY A THIRD OF MINIMUM WAGE By BEH LIH YI, Reuters, October 7, 2016 JAKARTA – A survey of ads for jobs in Asia and the Middle East found that foreign domestic workers are paid most in Hong Kong, yet earn a fraction of what they would make if they worked in wealthier…

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by Freddie G. Lazaro, Manila Bulletin, October 5, 2016 Vigan City, Ilocos Sur – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in has set the minimum wages for domestic workers in the Ilocos region. Based on the Wage Order No. RB1-DW-01, which took effect on October 2, 2016, the monthly minimum wage of domestic…

‘FOR SAFETY PURPOSES’ http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/583860/news/pinoyabroad/pinoy-domestic-helpers-in-hk-barred-from-cleaning-exterior-windows HONG KONG — Filipino domestic helpers here will no longer be allowed to clean the windows of the flats of their employers in high-rise buildings, according to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO).

By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), October 5, 2016 MRT-3 promised to boost train speeds, frequency, and ridership within the first 100 days of the Duterte admin. It put up Prez Rody to announce glowing statistics in his State of the Nation last July. Yet as the deadline falls this Saturday, the trains are as…

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), October 5, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has suspended the operations of six manpower companies which have reportedly been supplying big commercial firms, including malls, with “endo” (end of contract) workers.

By Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), October 4, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The World Bank has retained its three-year economic growth forecasts for the Philippines, but stressed these projections can be exceeded if the government can ramp up its infrastructure spending as planned and provide clarity on its economic policies.

By Mayen Jaymalin and Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), October 4, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will start shutting down this week firms engaging in “endo” – short for end-of-contract or labor contractualization.

By ATTY. DODO DULAY, Manila Times, October 4, 2016 It used to be that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) problem was only something you read in the newspapers or watched on TV. But when it started hitting close to home, you knew that HIV has become a major public health issue for ordinary Filipinos.

By Joyce Ilas, CNN Philippines, October 4, 2016 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Karlo Salazar and Kenji Nuñez have been together for almost 10 years and they plan to stay together ’till death do they part. The couple is planning to tie the knot in 2018 in California or in New Zealand, where same-sex marriage…

by Stéphanie Thomson, Editor, World Economic Forum, 4 October 2016 Google regularly appears towards the top of the “best places to work” lists, and with good reason. The company perks are legendary: free meals and snacks, dog-friendly offices, pods for taking a nap, generous vacation and parental leave, and highly competitive salaries.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), October 3, 2016 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines – Exporters are opposing the proposed nationwide P125 minimum wage increase as it would affect economic growth and the country’s trade competitiveness.

By Delon Porcalla (The Philippine Star), October 3, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – A lawmaker wants red tape at the Social Security System (SSS) reduced drastically by cutting the usual six-month processing and release of members’ benefits to a maximum of just 30 days.

By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), October 3, 2016 The MRT-3 commuter railway broke down every two to three days in the first half of 2016. Now it’s worse, bogging down two to three times a day. Disobeyed is President Rody Duterte’s order to transport officials to cut the long waiting lines of passengers under…

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), October 3, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Investment pledges approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) continued to increase in the first nine months despite a slowdown prior to the elections and growing foreign investor concerns in the country’s political landscape.

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By Ghio Ong (The Philippine Star), October 2, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – A barangay watchman died and 12 others were hurt during a cleanup drive of an estero or waterway in Ermita, Manila yesterday.

By Francis J. Kong (The Philippine Star), October 2, 2016 For 30 years, Johnson had arrived at work at 9 a.m. on the dot. He had never missed a day and had never been late. Consequently, on one particular day, 9 a.m. had passed without Johnson’s arrival and that caused a different sensation. All work…

By Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star), October 2, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Workers, corporate executives and other individual taxpayers may no longer enjoy tax exemption on their annual bonuses.

BY PAUL JAYSENT FOS , ROMBLON NEWS, 02 OCTOBER 2016 Patay ang isang electrician sa bayan ng Looc, Romblon matapos na makuryente habang ito ay nag-aayos ng mga wirings ng isang tindahan sa nasabing bayan nitong October 01 ng umaga.

Tempo, Oct 2, 2016 Isa ang patay habang sugatan ang iba pa nang bumagsak ang isang improvised platform na ginamit sa dredging at cleanup drive sa Balete Pumping Station malapit sa Romualdez Bridge sa Ermita, Manila kahapon.

Philippine Daily Inquirer, http://opinion.inquirer.net/97831/getting-old/amp When did they turn the corner into the sunset of their lives? One moment they were in their prime, and the next they had become frail, softer in their voice, a bit tentative in their step. And yet they loom large—still pillars of home and society, suns around which moons revolve.

By David Reyes, October 1, 2016, http://www.sportsrageous.com/others/call-center-jobs-philippines-become-obsolete-soon/49031/ In the Philippines, the Business Processing (BPO) industry, which is commonly called the call center industry, generated around $22 billion, last year, creating close 1.1 million jobs in the country. But all this may change soon, as Newsweek recently reported an increasing number of companies across the globe…

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star), October 1, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – There would be no need for feed-in tariff (FIT) incentives for solar when prices of solar panels have gone down and the country would need to import more gas by 2022, making it competitive with other sources of power, the Philippine Solar Power…