Monthly Archives: May 2019

By Bernadette D. Nicolas, Businessmirror, May 31, 2019 MILITANT labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) warned on Thursday that the “treacherous railroading” of the passage of the Senate’s version of the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill will legalize “Endo,” or the end-of-contract scheme, through manpower agencies.

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by Anna Felicia Bajo/NB, GMA News, May 31, 2019 The Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) on Friday criticized the House of Representatives’ move to adopt Senate Bill 1826 as an amendment to House Bill 6908, which approved the measure that seeks to end contractualization in the country.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), May 31, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — While economic growth remains strong across regions, but income inequality continues to widen primarily because of weakness in the agriculture sector and rapid population growth, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

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by Faye Orellana, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 29, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Authorities have rescued 11 suspected victims of human trafficking in separate incidents in Pasay City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Wednesday.

By CNN Philippines Staff, May 29, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 29) — The principal authors of the Safe Spaces Act are elated as the bill that penalizes catcalling and other forms of sexual harassment has lapsed into law.

Brothers found dead inside Surigao del Norte Tunnel by Richmond Hinayon, ABS-CBN News, May 29, 2019 TAGANAAN, Surigao Del Norte – The bodies of two miners were recovered inside a tunnel at a private mining site in Sitio Duyungan, Barangay Laurel on Tuesday afternoon.

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by ABS-CBN News, May 29, 2019 Ikinadismaya ng ilang labor groups ang hindi pagdaan sa bicameral proceedings sa Kongreso ng panukalang security of tenure na layon daw wakasan ang ilegal na kontraktuwalisasyon.

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by Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News, May 28, 2019 MANILA – In the coming school year, more than 1.3 million children in the Philippines will remain out of school, according to the latest report of London-based child aid agency Save The Children.

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by Edith Regalado With Evelyn Macairan, Mitchelle Palaubsanon/The Freeman (The Philippine Star), May 28, 2019 DAVAO CITY , Philippines — President Duterte has signed into law Republic Act 11291 or the Magna Carta of the Poor as part of measures to ease poverty

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By Butch Fernandez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2019394 THE chairman of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs is moving to update the 28-year-old Foreign Investment Law, aiming to lure more foreign direct investments (FDI) into the country to create more jobs.

1 killed, 2 hurt as boiler explodes in Zamboanga City factory by Julie Alipala, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2019 ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — A worker was killed while two others were wounded when the industrial steam machine or boiler inside a factory in Barangay Talisayan here heated up and exploded around 11:30 am on…

by Neil Arwin Mercado, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Senate ratified on Tuesday the bill that would allow hotel, restaurant and other workers to receive 100 percent of the service charges collected from customers.

Like most poor students in the Philippines, Mela Jane Catacho, 19, dreams of helping her family break out of poverty.

By Leslie Ann Aquino, Manila Bulletin, May 27, 2019 Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill that was passed recently by the Senate will enhance the enjoyment of the work­ers’ constitutional rights to job security, and they are grateful to the senators for taking one giant step to end ‘Endo’…

with a report from Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News, ABS-CBN News, May 27, 2019 MANILA – The proposed sin tax on tobacco would be implemented in tranches to give farmers room to make the transition to other crops such as corn, onion or garlic, among others, a lawmaker said Monday.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Businessmirror, May 27, 2019 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said contractualization will still be allowed under the pending of Security of Tenure (SOT) bill, allaying fears of employers the legislation will abolish the controversial work arrangement.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), May 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Local farmers are losing as much as P95 billion with the implementation of the rice import liberalization law.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), May 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte Cabinet’s Economic Development Cluster (EDC) remains confident that the government would be able to meet its spending target for 2019 as line agencies laid out their respective “catch up” plans for the rest of the year, according to the Department…

by Nathaniel Mariano, Manila Standard, May 25, 2019 Three in 10 Filipinos believed their personal quality of life has improved in the past 12 months, the latest Social Weather Stations’ survey revealed on Friday.

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), May 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Nearly four in 10 Filipinos believe their personal quality of life improved in the last 12 months, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in its latest survey.

by Maricel Cruz, Manila Standard, May 25, 2019 The Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc. in the House of Representatives on Friday demanded equal treatment and to be treated as district congressmen.

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