11 January 2020| Press Release IRENA report findings released alongside the launch of new Sustainable Energy Jobs Platform during 10th Assembly Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 January 2020 – Renewable energy could employ more than 40 million people by 2050 under the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) climate safe energy path, according to a…

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By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquire, 9 Jan 2020 The country’s fisherfolk are already bracing for the impact of the last tranche of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act as their fuel costs are expected to increase by P1,000 a month with its implementation—a seemingly small amount but a huge sacrifice…

Think tank’s confidential interviews reveal extent of industry problem by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 9 Jan 2020 Construction companies allot up to 35 percent of their budgets for infrastructure projects to pay off government officials and employees and prevent them from causing any further delays, a think tank said, citing confidential interviews with industry players.

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Preparing the workforce of the future will require billions of dollars. But the cost of inaction will be even higher. by Carol Stubbings, 9 Jan 2020 It’s a new world that needs new skills. To many, that is an exciting prospect, because it speaks to progress. But the sheer speed, scope, and impact of technological…

By BusinessMirror, 9 Jan 2020 The discovery of the mutilated body of Joanna Demafelis in a freezer in Kuwait, in February 2018, so outraged President Duterte, who called her death a “national shame” and ordered a ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait. The Kuwaiti government panicked, and sent high-level delegates to Manila…

By Bernadette D. Nicolas & Jovee Marie N. dela Cruz, Busnessmirror, 9 Jan 2020 HIGHER oil prices, declining remittances and a multibillion-peso bill for bringing thousands of Filipino workers to safety—that might be the cost of the unfolding geopolitical conflict in the Middle East.

By The Manila Times, 9 Jan 2020 OVER the weekend, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) interceded in a strike by employees at the Petron Bataan Refinery (PBR), ordering them to end their walkout and return to work. While DoLE’s explanation for prohibiting the labor action at the country’s largest refinery was logical, the…

By Jan Arcilla, Manila Times, 9 Jan 2020 STATE think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) urged the government to take several measures to make education more accessible to persons with disabilities (PWDs).

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By Bianca Cuaresma, Businessmirror, 8 Jan 2020 THE simplified version of the standard deposit account yielded more than 2 million account holders 18 months after its implementation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor reported.

By Manuel Cayon, Businessmirror, 8 Jan 2020 A farmer starts plowing his rice field in Pampanga after a brief rainfall in this file photo. DAVAO CITY—Government would aim to raise local rice production than imports this year when local rice farmers begin to reap the benefits of government intervention last year, the Department of Agriculture…

by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 8 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure seeking another salary increase for government workers.

By BusinessMirror, 8 Jan 2020 Miguel Warren, Payoneer’s VP for Southeast Asia & Pakistan and general manager for Hong Kong, leads off the event as he talks about how the company allows freelancers, entrepreneurs and MSMEs to scale their businesses globally at a cost-effective price and a commendable customer experience. The business-process outsourcing sector is…

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by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 Jan 2020 The state-run pension fund Social Security System (SSS) has hired two more local fund managers to handle P2 billion in pure fixed-income funds during the next two years.

Richmond Mercurio with Romina Cabrera(The Philippine Star), 7 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Mandaluyong City regional trial court has granted a three-day temporary restraining order (TRO) against a government policy that limits the number of Angkas riders in the ongoing motorcycle taxi pilot run.

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January 7, 2020 An industrial policy propelled by innovation is needed to drive the country’s manufacturing growth amid the bleak near-term outlook of the sector, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

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by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 Jan 2020 The Government Service Insurance System has extended until the end of 2020 the settlement of inactive members’ unpaid loans under the so-called GSIS Program for Restructuring and Repayment of Debts (PRRD).

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by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 7 Jan 2020 Special Report (First of two parts) MANILA, Philippines — Last year, people waited for water to drip from their faucets. This year, people are waiting yet again. But this time, they are waiting for something bigger, something that would affect the long-term supply in the…

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