Monthly Archives: August 2019

By: Faye Orellana, INQUIRER.net, Aug 11, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has nabbed an illegal recruiter who once managed to successfully facilitate the departure of two of his victims.

11 August 2019 – MANY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A MINIMUM WAGE OF P537 PER DAY MEANS. We could have more friends and allies in the community for labor advocacies if we reached out, even in informal ways, and raised better awareness about our labor and social advocacies. [Read more]

by Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star), Aug 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — One person died and four others were injured when a concrete wall collapsed during the demolition of a condemned building in Caloocan City on Thursday afternoon.

by Jess Diaz, Neil Servallos (The Philippine Star), Aug 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Thanks to tax incentives for establishments engaged in “medical tourism,” some of the country’s top-rated hospitals enjoy substantial tax breaks.

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by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 9, 2019 The Department of Finance (DOF) thinks the voice sector of the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry should not be prioritized for tax incentives, since the sector is already competitive enough.

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by Bilyonaryo, Aug 9, 2019 Pagcor misses the point in segregating Chinese workers in POGO hubs Senator Win Gatchalian thinks Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. Chair Andrea Domingodoes not have a handle on the real issues bedevelling the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) and its droves of illegal Chinese workers.

Worker dies when boulder rolled down on him in Albay quarry site Inquirer Southern Luzon, August 08, 2019 12:18pm LEGAZPI CITY –– A 71-year-old worker died on Thursday morning when a boulder rolled down on him at a quarry site at the foot of Mayon volcano in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province, police said.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 9, 2019 The second package of the Duterte administration’s tax reform program has a new name and, if conflicting proposals by two government agencies are settled, would have a new character, too. A new version of the second package, formerly called Tax Reform for Attracting Better…

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 8, 2019 Merchandise exports rose for the third straight month in June while imports contracted also for three consecutive months, auguring well for second-quarter economic growth.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 09, 2019 The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza), getting fed up of being “demonized” for giving out tax incentives, stressed that its registered companies had poured into the economy more than P10 trillion in recent years.

(UPDATED) The Philippine government’s economic team must play catch up, as growth slows down again in the 2nd quarter of 2019 – the lowest in 17 quarters by Ralf Rivas, Rappler, Aug 8, 2019 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The impact of politicians bickering over the 2019 national budget lingers on, as the country’s gross domestic…

By Rene E. Ofreneo, Business Mirror, Aug 8, 2019 The “endo” debate is not likely to end soon. The re-filing of the security of tenure (SOT) bill in the Senate is an invitation for the renewal of the heated debates between organized labor and the employers’ associations.

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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Aug 8, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Six out of 10 Filipinas manage their own household’s budget, but only two of 10 are able to put money into savings, according to a study commissioned by Insular Life Assurance Co. Ltd. (InLife).

by Inquirer Southern Luzon, Aug 8, 2019 LEGAZPI CITY –– A 71-year-old worker died on Thursday morning when a boulder rolled down on him at a quarry site at the foot of Mayon volcano in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province, police said.

by Marje Pelayo, UNTV News, 7 Aug 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Tuesday (August 6) that it has issued the guidelines on the issuance of certification to employees who wish to apply for involuntary separation benefit or unemployment insurance after being laid off involuntarily from their previous…

By Rea Cu, Businessmirror, Aug 7, 2019 THE Philippine government gave away an estimated P1.12 trillion in tax incentives and exemptions to around 3,150 companies for the period of 2015 to 2017, the Department of Finance (DOF) has reported.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), Aug 7, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Growth in consumer prices further eased to 2.4 percent in July, the slowest in two years, on the back of cheaper rice, fuel and utilities, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report yesterday.

by Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research, Aug 07, 2019 According to the latest data from the Department of Health, 1,291 Filipino youth aged 15 to 24 were diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the first four months of 2019. In April alone, 240 people in the same age range were diagnosed with HIV. —

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By Dale Israel, for CNN Philippines, Aug 6, 2019 Lapu-Lapu City (CNN Philippines, August 6) — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Central Visayas arrested four Chinese nationals and rescued 34 other Chinese women they allegedly set up for prostitution in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.

By Chino S. Leyco, Manila Bulletin, Aug 6, 2019 The Philippines gave away an estimated P1.12 trillion in tax incentives and exemptions to a select group of 3,150 companies from 2015 to 2017, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

by Alex Magno (The Philippine Star), Aug 6, 2019 Over 40 million Filipinos are employed. Of that number, less than 300,000 are affiliated with a labor union.

(Philstar.com), Aug 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Leila De Lima has filed a bill to ensure the protection of children against exploitation and other internet-based crimes.

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by Denise A. Valdez, BusinessWorld, Aug 5, 2019 THE Philippines moved up to fifth place from ninth a year earlier in Kaspersky Lab’s global list of countries with most online threats detected in the second quarter of 2019.

By Cai Ordinario, Business Mirror, Aug 5, 2019 Staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s office in Region 7 check the documents submitted by the Pantawid Pamilya partner-beneficiaries before receiving their EMV chip-enabled cards from the Land Bank of the Philippines.