By Analou De Vera, Manila Bulletin, 10 Nov 2019 Employers should provide their workers, who are senior citizens and PWDs (persons with disabilities), with equal wages and benefits, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Sunday.

By FEDERICO D. PASCUAL JR. WHO says two heads are better than one? May be so when the twin heads function as one for the same body, but not for the signature campaign of President Duterte against illegal drugs.

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Four women were recently rescued from a human trafficking attempt at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Sunday.

(The Philippine Star), 9 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — State-run Social Security System (SSS) said yesterday it is considering the creation of a special program which will cater to Filipinos employed in the informal sector.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – 8 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The government is still unable to monitor the condition of all Filipino workers abroad due to the refusal of some foreign employers and recruitment agencies to comply with hiring regulations of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration.

by Katrina Hallare, 7 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Five people, who were believed to be victims of human trafficking, were rescued at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday.

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by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday said it told manufacturers not to further increase their suggested retail prices until the first quarter of next year.

by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), 6 Nov 2019 It seems well meaning government officials well versed in economic theory are no match against the evil geniuses running the rice cartel. The Rice Tariffication Law was meant to blunt the cartel’s hold on the rice market… with real supply and demand determining prices. But it…

By: Carla Gomez, Inquirer Visayas, 6 Nov 2019 BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Prosecutor’s Office has ordered the release of 31 of the 42 adults who were arrested at the offices of progressive groups in Bacolod and Escalante cities last week.

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Truck carrying water for quake survivors crashes, kills helper, hurts driver – 5 Nov 2019

For security reasons, the suspects are charged inside the headquarters of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office by Marchel P. Espina, 5 Nov 2019, Rappler BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – The 44 individuals suspected of being members of the armed communist rebel group New People’s Army were charged here Monday, November 4, with illegal possession of…

Filipinos seeking work abroad should verify the validity of jobs with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, says POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia by Sofia Tomacruz, 5 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) advised Filipinos seeking work abroad to be wary of fake employment opportunities advertised on Facebook pages posing as…

By Ben Kritz, Manila Times, 5 Nov 2019 EVER since the Russian government, through its atomic energy agency Rosatom, first made its pitch to sell nuclear technology to the Philippines back in 2016, the Department of Energy (DoE) under Secretary Alfonso Cusi has gone to great lengths to try to convince a largely indifferent public…

The China Post/Asia News Network, 5 Nov 2019 TAIPEI — Migrant workers from Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines staged separate protests in Taipei on Sunday to demand the abolishment of all placement agencies and the enforcement of a compulsory government-to-government hiring system.

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by Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star), 4 Nov 2019 MANILA ,Philippines —Illegal lending by Indian nationals or the so-called “5-6” has significantly decreased in the country amid the government’s crackdown against such activity.

By: DJ Yap, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has always spoken proudly of his “Moro lineage” and the “Maranao bloodline” of his maternal ancestors.

by Koustav Samanta and Roslan Khasawneh, Reuters, 1 Nov 2019 SINGAPORE — Southeast Asia is accelerating plans to harness energy from the sun in coming years as the cost of generating electricity from some solar power projects has become more affordable than gas-fired plants, officials and analysts said.

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By: Ronnel W. Domingo, Philippine Daily, 31 Oct 2019 The Department of Energy yesterday formally received an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on the Philippines’ capability to adopt nuclear energy for electricity generation.

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by Preciosa S. Soliven (The Philippine Star), 31 Oct 2019 (Part II of “Model Occupational Skills Training for SHS and Unemployed Adults”) The 1991 Congressional-Senate Education Commission (EDCOM) Survey of Philippine schools was undertaken to fulfill education gaps as well as the 1990 Philippine ratification of the Convention of the Rights of the Child. The…