Monthly Archives: March 2019

By: Daxim L. Lucas, Inquirer Business, Mar 11, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Long term equity investments into the country weakened in 2018 as foreign firms infused less capital into local ventures — capping off five straight months of weaker inflows — the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

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Manila eyes cutting back on sending skilled workers abroad by as much as 90 per cent by Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent, Gulf News, Mar 8, 2019 Manila: The Philippine government will impose limits on sending workers abroad in certain skilled labour categories, officials say, in order to prevent a local shortage of workers.

By: Jovic Yee – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 07, 2019 For the Philippines to attract more visitors, attention should be given not only to revive and market its top destinations but also to ensure job security in the service sector, according to an organization of tourism workers.

The paper is now one of the most discussed scientific works ever and has been signed by a huge number of experts by Andrew Griffin, 7 Mar 2019 A dire warning to the world about its future, which predicts catastrophe for humanity, is continuing to gain momentum.

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By: Maila Ager, INQUIRER.net, Mar 06, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian disclosed on Wednesday the “alarming” state of the quality of education in the Philippines, particularly the deteriorating performance of students and teachers, which he blamed largely on the implementation of the K to12 program.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Mar 6, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Bus drivers and conductors will receive a fixed salary starting Saturday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced yesterday.

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by Patricia Lourdes Viray (philstar.com) – Mar 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — In all foreign-funded infrastructure projects, there should be preferential allocation for Filipino workers, the Department of Labor and Employment said Tuesday.

by ABS-CBN News, Mar 5, 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/03/05/19/world-bank-study-shows-ph-economy-hampered-by-lack-of-competition A new study by the World Bank showed lack of competition in the Philippine market continues to hamper the country’s economic growth. But the Philippine antitrust body insists, reforms are already underway to address the issue of monopolies in key markets. – Business Nightly, ANC, March 4, 2019

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Mar 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos can expect more imported rice to enter the country as the law liberalizing the local rice industry takes effect today.

https://www.trtworld.com/americas/between-600-000-and-800-000-people-trafficked-across-borders-globally-24654 A survey by the UN had found that human trafficking cases have reached a record-high in recent years, with armed conflict and displacement being major drivers of human trafficking. A survey – Global Report On Trafficking In Persons – conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for 2016 has noted…

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By Chito Chavez, Manila Bulletin, Mar 4, 2019 With the approval of the first-ever cross sectoral work plan on human trafficking, the Philippine government intends to raise the bar in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) as the country hosts consultative meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-member countries in Panglao, Bohol beginning…

by Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 4, 2019 The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is in the final stages of preparing the common tower policy for eventual affirmation and signing.

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by ABS-CBN News, Mar 4, 2019 Nag-aayos ng dokumento ang household worker na si Cecilia Siapno na papuntang United Arab Emirates.

by ABS-CBN News, Mar 04 2019 MANILA- Nine out of 10 Filipino adults say smoking should be banned in public places, results of a survey released Monday showed.

By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel , Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 04, 2019 Pro-competition reforms in critical services sectors could annually add at least P26.8 billion to the Philippine economy, the World Bank said in a report released on Monday.

by Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star), Mar 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Party-list group ACTS-OFW is seeking a daily minimum wage of P900 for construction workers to help address a looming shortage due to migration.

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by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the bill that offers handbooks for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) containing their rights and benefits.

by Faye Orellana, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Saturday expressed its pleasure on the latest ranking in the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2019, which saw it moving three notches up from its ranking last year.