by Angelica Y. Yang/BM, GMA News, 20 Nov 2019 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expressed support for the e-payment of wages in formal accounts for private-sector workers in a joint forum with the labor sector on Monday.

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By Roy Mabasa, Manila Bulletin, 20 Nov 2019 Progress has been made in the latest round of high-level dialogues between the United States and the Philippines in combating child trafficking, the U.S. Embassy in Manila said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Flexibility is difficult for many workers to take advantage of in practice. by Abigail Hunt, 19 Nov 2019 The gig economy – which sees Uber-style platforms link workers to the purchasers of their services – is growing globally. Policy players from the World Bank to the European Parliament have lauded platforms for their role in…

Duterte economic team heeds Senate request to defer import-easing plan By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 Nov 2019 The Duterte administration’s economic team is heeding the Senate’s request to defer the liberalization of the sugar industry even as the government wanted to bring down domestic prices and address supply shortages by possibly…

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with a report from Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News, 18 Nov 2019 MANILA – The Rice Tariffication Law is worse than supertyphoon Yolanda in terms of its damage to the livelihood of rice farmers, an alliance of farmers organizations and advocates said on Monday.

By CATHERINE S. VALENTE, Manila Times, 17 Nov 2019 The number of adult Filipinos who viewed their lives positively slightly dipped in the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Saturday.

by Jon Viktor Cabuenas/LBG, GMA News, 17 Nov 2019 The Social Security System (SSS) said it is now working to enroll more informal workers, especially farmers, into its program.

By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQINQUIRER.net, 17 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — It is “crucial” for the government to “act now” and compensate farmers for losses amounting to P61.77 billion due to flood of rice imports, Senator Francis Pangilinan said.

by DAXIM L. LUCAS, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 16 Nov 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) has lauded the Philippines’ efforts to impose higher excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products as an international model for cost-effective promotion of health and reduction of non-communicable diseases.

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab (The Philippine Star) – 16 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Tips from the Filipino drivers of Chinese offshore gaming operators led to the arrest of two Chinese nationals operating a prostitution ring at a posh casino hotel in Pasay.

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com) – 15 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — More young and educated workers are leaving the Philippine agriculture sector than entering and staying in it in search of stable income and better working conditions, a government study released Friday found.

Source: Xinhua| 2019-11-15 MANILA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — More and more young Filipinos are shunning farming in favor of working in the industry and services sectors where they see the pay to be not only better but also more stable, according to a government study released on Friday.

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by Umberto Bacchi, Thomson Reuters Foundation, 14 Nov 2019 LONDON – From tagging photos on Facebook to driving with Google Maps, people should join forces in “data unions” to demand payment for letting online tools collect their data, according to an economist advocating for radical reforms to improve society.

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by Ian Nicolas Cigaral with a report from The STAR/Louella Desiderio, 12 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ IT-BPM industry slashed its growth targets for the remainder of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term as the government’s plan to scale back tax incentives continues to fray the industry’s nerve.