Monthly Archives: June 2019

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By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 24, 2019 The central bank expects the Philippine economy to enjoy lower inflation this year and next year amid an expected decline in average petroleum prices globally and an appreciation of the peso that will improve the buying power of importers.

by INQUIRER.net BrandRoom, Jun 24, 2019 Filipinos can now pay over 1,000 types of bills and perform other financial transactions practically anywhere using the new Bayad Center App.

22 June 2019 – THE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT CONVENTION (nee GBV), 2019 and the VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT RECOMMENDATION, 2019, WERE ADOPTED BY THE CENTENARY INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE IN GENEVA. The easy part is done. Now, for the real work – [Read more.]

By: Consuelo Marquez, INQUIRER.net, Jun 22, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has fully met the “minimum standards” for the elimination of human trafficking cases, according to the “2019 Trafficking in Persons” report of the U.S. Department of State.

by Joel Franco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 22, 2019 ILOILO CITY — It was one of those freak accidents. A frozen meat factory worker was reaching for something inside a machine on Saturday morning when his hand caught the blades.

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by Faye Orellana, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 20, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Thirty five illegal Chinese workers will be deported and barred from reentering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday.

LIVING WAGES, REAL END TO ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, A DECENT FUTURE OF WORK, END INEQUALITY! 15 June 2019 — “LIVING WAGES, REAL END TO ENDO, MORE PARTICIPATION, NO GBV, A DECENT FUTURE OF WORK, END INEQUALITY!” were the resounding themes in the National Trade Union Seminars on Employment Security and Constructive Industrial Relations…

By: Darryl John Esguerra, INQUIRER.net, Jun 19, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipinos who consider themselves poor hit a new record low of 38 percent, or some 9.5 million families in the first quarter of 2019, a Social Weather Station (SWS) survey released Tuesday night showed.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 19, 2019 The peso is seen weakening to 55 to $1 by year-end as the yawning current-account deficit mainly due to strong imports and weak exports continues to put pressure on the local currency, London-based Capital Economics said.

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By Elijah Felice Rosales, Business Mirror, Jun 19, 2019 THE country’s antitrust body has trimmed to 15 working days, from 30 calendar days, its review period for merger proposals in line with the government’s policy on ease of doing business (EODB).

by Roel Pareño (Philstar.com) – Jun 19, 2019 ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Naval intelligence and members of the Inter-agency Council Against Trafficking intercepted a boat carrying at least 100 victims of human trafficking in waters off Zamboanga City on Tuesday night.

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28 May 2019 – The NTUC Phl Women Committee met on 29 May 2019 in Quezon City to review what has been done and to plan for 2019-2021 activities. Women Chair Milagros Ogalinda chaired the meeting, attended by sixteen representatives from FFF, KMM, PACIWU, NATOW, NLU, NUBE, Obrero Pilipino, TOPPS, federations with existing federation women…

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Jun 18, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Major associations of local manning agencies yesterday asked the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the Social Security System (SSS) Rationalization Act, which requires mandatory membership of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

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by Business World, Jun 18, 2019 PAYPAL HOLDINGS, Inc. said a study it conducted has found that nearly 70% of freelancers in the Philippines have business plans, signalling their intention to make occasional work assignments become more sustainable over the long term.

BY BERNADETTE E. TAMAYO, Manila Times, Jun 18, 2019 INCOMING senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Monday laid down his priority bills in the 18th Congress, which include the proposal to increase the salary of teachers.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 18, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Tobacco-producing local government units (LGUs) will receive a total of P15.8 billion in shares from cigarette excise taxes collected in 2016.

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by Anna Felicia Bajo/DVM, GMA News, Jun 17, 2019 An infrastructure-oriented think tank on Monday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to gauge the objections of various groups before signing off on the Solar Para sa Bayan (SPSB) franchise.

by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 17, 2019 Moratorium on SSS, PhilHealth OFW premium hikes sought MANILA, Philippines — A non-government organization (NGO) on labor migration called for the moratorium on all premium hikes to be collected from Filipino migrant workers as it warned that this would likely push workers away from seeking…

by Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star), Jun 17, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — On the fourth floor of an offshore gaming firm somewhere in Paranaque City, a sprawling cafeteria serves a variety of Chinese food.

by Karlston Lapniten, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 17, 2019 BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — The Philippines had planned to be self-sufficient in rice by 2017 and be at par with rice exporting countries like Vietnam and Thailand.

14 December 2018 — Participants in the National Trade Union Center (NTUC Philippines) tripartite culmination activity on “Strengthening the Campaign for an ILO Convention and Planning Enterprise Level Campaigns on GBV in the World of Work” in Quezon City on 14 December 2018, reported on successes in the GBV campaign at the international and national…

Despite robust growth, income inequality widening — NEDA