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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By Hannah Torregoza, Manila Bulletin, Jan 6, 2019 Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has pressed the Department of Energy (DOE) to publicly release its report on the integrated work plan for nuclear power infrastructure in the country.

by Romina Cabrera (The Philippine Star), 6 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — As the government and motorcycle-taxi firms continue to lock horns, the interagency technical working group (TWG) has claimed app-based firm Angkas has not met foreign ownership provisions for transportation carriers.

By ERNIE B. ESCONDE, Manila Times, 6 Jan 2019 Members of the Bataan Refiners Union of the Philippines (BRUP) working at the Petron Bataan Refinery (PBR) here entered the second day, Sunday, of their strike over alleged union-busting and noncompliance by management with their collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

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By Merlina Hernando-Malipot, Manila Bulletin, Jan 3, 2019 To improve the chances of achieving the objectives of the Free Tuition Law, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was urged to strengthen the monitoring of the quality of higher education institutions (HEIs), both public and private, as well as the quality standards it advocates.

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