by The Nation/Asia News Network, 21 Oct 2019 BANGKOK — An increasing number of manufacturers are moving their production bases from China and Hong Kong to Thailand due to the US-China trade war, the Board of Investment (BOI) has said.
by KBK, GMA News, 21 Oct 2019 Patay ang isang traffic enforcer sa Caloocan Matapos magulungan ng isang 10-wheeler, ayon sa ulat ng Balitanghali nitong Lunes.
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By CNN Philippines Staff, 21 Oct 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 21) — Many private hospitals might opt not to renew their accreditation with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), which allows their patients to avail of services which would be paid by the state health insurer.
by Robie de Guzman, UNTV News, 21 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday reported it rescued 17 individuals who were allegedly recruited illegally as household service workers in the Middle East.
by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), 20 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will allocate P100 million every year to provide an education subsidy for college students who are children or dependents of its low-income members.
by Mar S. Arguelles, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 Oct 2019 LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — Two workers of an internet service company died on Saturday afternoon due to electrocution as they were installing a concrete post on a national road in Tiwi town in Albay province.
by Rio N. Araja, Manila Standard, 20 Oct 2019 To ease the impact of liberalization, Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said the government is set to grant rice farmers a one-time cash gift of P5,000 in December.
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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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June 2025
Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”
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.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
1 Jun – World Day of Parents
5 Jun – World Environment Day
7 Jun – World Food Safety Day
8 Jun – World Oceans Day
12 Jun – World Day Against Child Labour
15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances
17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun – World Refugee Day
25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer
27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Daily Observances:
June 6: Migrant Workers Day
June 19: Filipino Youth Day
June 25: Day of the Filipino Seafarer
