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By Sonny M. Angara, Business Mirror, 18 Oct 2019 Many young Filipinos have their minds set on finding their future outside the Philippines, according to the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) Asean Youth Survey. The data is disheartening: 52.9 percent of the Filipino youth aged 15 to 35—the so-called millennial and Gen Z—prefer to work…
iINQUIRER.net US Bureau, 18 Oct 2019 DALY CITY, California -– The story of Nanay Fedelina, domestic worker and human trafficking survivor, is featured in the BA Original Documentary “KEPT: Six Decades of Servitude,” airing this weekend on TFC.
By: Karl R. Ocampo , Philippine Daily Inquirer 18 Oct 2019 In an unprecedented move, the country’s sugar producers, millers, traders and major users, mainly food processors, have united against the government’s plan to liberalize the sugar industry.
by Cathrine Gonzales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Police rescued on Friday four “female therapists” from an alleged sex den disguised as a spa in Quezon City.
By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 Oct 2019 The Philippine economy remains strong, but may grow below 6 percent next year if current growth dampers will persist, according to the lead economist of the Bank of the Philippine Islands.
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By: Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 Oct 2019 Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente on Thursday warned recruiters and their men that they could face life behind bars if convicted for human trafficking.
by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 18 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Thursday rejected a lawmaker’s proposal to extend the period of probationary employment to two years from the current six months, saying the measure, if passed into law, would deny probationary workers a path to regular employment.
By: Daxim L. Lucas, Inquirer Business, 17 Oct 2019 The net outflow of short term investments from the Philippines was halved in September compared to the same period last year, but the total exodus so far of foreign portfolio investments continued to rise, according to data form the central bank.
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3 economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Michael October 15, 2019 STOCKHOLM — Two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a third from Harvard University won the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for groundbreaking research into what works and what doesn’t in the fight to reduce…
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by Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star) – 14 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A party-list lawmaker yesterday urged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) to take steps in preventing thousands of Chinese nationals working for Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) from turning into TNTs or tago nang tago.
by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Oct 2019 Social media may teem with clashing opinions over many issues, but some traits bound Filipinos like being conformist, religious and traditional, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
MAPPING THE FUTURE By: Rolando T. Dy, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Oct 2019 Why is rural poverty in the Philippines (30 percent) about 2.5 times that of Asean peers? The reasons emanate from agriculture growth and exports.
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By: Ben O. de Vera, INQInquirer Business, 14 Oct 2019 Social media may teem with clashing opinions over many issues, but some traits bound Filipinos like being conformist, religious and traditional, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).
by Jovic Yee, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has yet to draw up additional benefits for its direct contributors, as mandated by a new law. But starting next year, it would impose on them a 0.25-percent premium rate increase, bringing annual contributions to as high as…
by Catherine Talavera (The Philippine Star) – 13 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority has designated a new tourism enterprise zone (TEZ) in Bataan.
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‘Puwede namang sabay at hindi isa lang ang pagpipilian,’ says Senator Francis Pangilinan as the government mulls transitioning 23 provinces from rice farming to raising other crops by Rappler.com, 12 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Senator Francis Pangilinan on Saturday, October 12, called for a thorough study of the government proposal to shift 23 provinces…
By Roderick Abad, Business Mirror, 12 Oct 2019 THE Philippines remains one of the top preferred destinations for household helpers as the demand for them underwent an unprecedented increase in Saudi Arabia, reported a leading ethical platform for servant recruitment.
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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