Monthly Archives: September 2019

by Constance Dierickx, 25 Sep 2019 The stakes are high when a new leader takes over. Despite their training and experience, a full 74% of new leaders say they are unprepared for the new role, and in 18 months nearly half of them disappoint or fail entirely. In many cases, leaders either judge too quickly,…

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by Wilmer T. Tardio (The Philippine Star) – 24 Sept 2019 As a second tranche of the comprehensive tax reform package, House Bill 4157, also known as the Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Rationalization Act (CITIRA), which replaced the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-quality Opportunities (TRABAHO) bill, was approved by the House of…

by Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star) – 24 Sept 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, whose relations with international bodies have turned sour, has been listed among 48 countries that registered a rising retaliation against civil society groups and human rights defenders who have been cooperating with the United Nations.

by Marton Dunai, Geert De Clercq, 24 Sep 2019 BUDAPEST/PARIS (Reuters) – Nuclear power is losing ground to renewables in terms of both cost and capacity as its reactors are increasingly seen as less economical and slower to reverse carbon emissions, an industry report said.

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By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 24 Sep 2019 Foreign businessmen on Tuesday, Sept. 24, warned that more than 700,000 jobs would disappear in just a year if Philippine government efforts to revise a system for tax incentives led to the incentives’ removal.

NATIONAL TRADE UNION CENTER (NTUC Phl)

NTUC Phl) is the succeeding organization of the 2015 Supreme Court-decided TUCP under then President Ernesto Herrera.

The group of 18 national unions and federations, with declared 300,000 members, conducted its founding Convention in Quezon City on 18 August 2018.

NTUC Phl is the same dynamic organization which labored to take in new national unions and federations after then President Democrito Mendoza resigned, and was Constitutionally-succeeded by then General Secretary Ernesto Herrera in 2012.

27 Sept 2019 – HOW ARE THEY COPING NOW, THE INFORMALS DISPLACED BY CLEARING OPERATIONS? The public, long-suffering from disruptions by sidewalk vendors and other informal workers, applauded clearing operations by new-found enthusiasm of local governments. Read more. Where are these informals now? Have they been provided with alternative selling and operations spaces? How are…

2 dead, 1 injured after Hotel Sogo collapses while undergoing demolition in Manila – Sept 23

Two farm workers from Masbate City died due to electrocution. – Sept 4, 2019

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by Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News, 23 Sep 2019 MANILA—The Department of Health (DOH) is calling on local government units (LGUs) to intensify efforts toward zero open defecation amid the resurgence of the poliovirus in the country.

If passed into law, the bill would integrate labor education into the mandatory social science subjects under the general education curriculum by Mara Cepeda, Rappler, 23 Sep 2019 MANILA, Philippines – A bill that would require higher education institutions to integrate into their general education curriculum the rights of Filipino laborers hurdled the House of…

(4th UPDATE) A Hotel Sogo prematurely collapses while undergoing demolition in Manila by Rambo Talabong, 23 Sep 2019 MANILA, Philippines (4th UPDATE) – Two construction workers were declared dead and one of their colleagues were injured after a Hotel Sogo branch in Malate, Manila, prematurely collapsed as it was undergoing demolition on Monday, September 23.

By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Sept 2019 AboitizLand has made its debut in Metro Manila’s property market, choosing the residential apartment-for rent business as its vehicle with a fresh deal to buy 50 percent of microstudio apartment developer Point Blue.

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Oxfam Pilipinas’ SHE projects envisions ‘a world where consent is valued, pleasure is acceptable, and sexual health and satisfaction are achieved’ by Janella Paris, Rappler, Sep 22, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Women can only achieve genuine political and social power if they have full control over their bodies.

by Bilyonaryo, 22 Sep 2019 The Catholic Church is going out on a limb to tell the country’s biggest private banks how to run their business. Bishop Broderick Pabillo, an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, urged Bank of the Philippine Islands, Banco De Oro, and Metrobank to divest from coal. The…

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by Elizabeth Angsioco, Manila Standard Today, 21 Sep 2019 “Implementation is next.” The Implementing Rules and Regulations of the “Bawal ang bastos” law, or the Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313) is now being developed by the Technical Drafting Committee for this purpose.

by Vito Barcelo, Manila Standard Today, 21 Sep 2019 At least 10 chartered planes from China will arrive in the country next week for the deportation of nearly 700 Chinese nationals who were arrested by Immigration authorities for illegally working in Palawan, Pasig, Parañaque and Pampanga.

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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 ABS-CBN News, 20 Sep 2019 NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Patay ang isang misis matapos pagsasaksakin ng kaniyang mister sa loob ng kanilang bahay sa Victorias, Negros Occidental nitong Huwebes.

By Lorenz S. Marasigan, Business Mirror, 20 Sep 2019 Globe Telecom Inc. underscored the need for intensified efforts on education and legislation to help curb piracy in the Philippines, as illegal consumption of content has already massively migrated to the digital arena.