Monthly Archives: April 2019

By Armando Fenequito Jr., Manila Bulletin, Apr 27, 2019 DAVAO CITY – A pilot was killed after the aerial spray plane he was flying crashed in Davao del Norte Saturday.

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  Seventeen workers were killed, eleven workers were injured and 23 missing in ten serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – April 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Mining (five) and Construction (four). Four workers died, eight were injured and 20 were missing…

Over 90 employees of quake-hit Pampanga supermart remain unaccounted for–Pineda By: Tonette Orejas – @ttorejasINQ Inquirer Central Luzon / 01:15 PM April 23, 2019 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The rest of the more than 90 employees of the ill-fated Chuzon Supermarket in Porac town in Pampanga could not be accounted for, according to Vice Governor Dennis Pineda, who…

by Sam Reeves (Agence France-Presse) – Apr 26, 2019 JENJAROM, Malaysia — From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China’s ban on accepting the world’s used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil.

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26 April 2019 – THESE CALL CENTERS IN GLEAMING BUILDINGS MIGHT NEED TO CARE MORE ABOUT THEIR PEOPLE. — Let this employee of a big call center tell the story [translated from Pilipino]: I want to report this security officer in this big building in Ortigas, Pasig. In the 22 April earthquake, the emergency exit…

by INQUIRER.net US Bureau, Apr 26, 2019 San Bruno Police arrested Maria Delosreyes on suspicion of human trafficking. SAN BRUNO POLICE SAN BRUNO, California – A Filipina was arrested Wednesday, April 24 on suspicion of human trafficking. Her husband is also a suspect but is still at large, San Bruno police said.

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by BAP, GMA News, Apr 26, 2019 At least 17 women, including eight minors aged between 14 and 16, were rescued from an alleged human trafficking ring by authorities in an entrapment operation conducted in Cavite, James Agustin reported on Unang Balita.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) – Apr 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Fitch Ratings has slashed the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for 2019 and 2020 due to the delayed passage of the 2019 national budget, the series of rate hikes by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the trade war…

By CNN Philippines Staff, Apr 25, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 25) — The number of fatalities in the strong earthquake that hit Luzon early this week has climbed to 18, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported Thursday.

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, Apr 25, 2019 THE implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law may have worsened the plight of lower-income households, according to studies commissioned by state-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Apr 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Domestic workers in Western Visayas will get a salary increase starting May 8, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) announced yesterday.

Three papers from influential economists cast doubt on the idea that there are beneficial aspects to automation. Beneficial aspects to workers, that is. By Chris Matyszczyk for Technically Incorrect | Apr 25, 2019

by Peggy Choi, Apr 25, 2019 In a world with an overwhelming amount of information available, it is sometimes not easy to figure out how to apply it.

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By: Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer Business, Apr 24, 2019 World Bank economist: No risk of debt distress for Philippines, Asean MANILA, Philippines — Despite Chinese debt trap fears, Asean countries including the Philippines would unlikely have difficulty settling their obligations, an economist of the Washington-based multilateral lender World Bank said Wednesday.

By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQUIRER.net, Apr 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has expressed alarm over the proliferation of fake overseas employment certificates (OECs) being used by undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in going abroad.

The BPO Industry Employees Network says a company that participates in earthquake drills did not evacuate its workers when the actual event happened, while another assured its employees that their building can withstand a stronger tremor by Anna Gabriela A. Mogato, Rappler, Apr 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – A group pushing for the welfare and…

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By Gregory Wallace, Apr 23, 2019 (CNN)The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a nearly complete ban on the manufacturing and importing of asbestos.

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by Michelle Fox @MFOXCNBC, Apr 23, 2019 Man behind four-day work week explains how the balance works If you want a more productive employee, give them a paid day off from work every week.

By: Tonette Orejas – @ttorejasINQ Inquirer Central Luzon, Apr 23, 2019 CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The rest of the more than 90 employees of the ill-fated Chuzon Supermarket in Porac town in Pampanga could not be accounted for, according to Vice Governor Dennis Pineda, who supervised the rescue operation at the collapsed four-storey building…

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by Abe Almirol, Manila Standard, Apr 22, 2019 Gamu, Isabela-Tobacco farmers here are complaining about the long-delayed benefits from their share of the excise tax through Republic Act 8420 as amended by Republic Act 10351.

2 trafficking victims arrive in the Philippines Rudy Santos (The Philippine Star) – April 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Two chefs who were duped into working at a restaurant in Lagos, Nigeria arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 last night. According to representatives of the Filipino community in Lagos, Abraham Duque and…

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