by Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) does not have clear data on the number of contractual or non-regular workers in the country as it admits having shortcomings in regularizing workers.

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III admitted on Wednesday that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) lacks manpower in monitoring all the foreign workers in the country, including those in the Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) industry.

by Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — While recognizing that same-sex couples have a right against discrimination, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as “premature” a petition that seeks to legalize same-sex marriage, and castigated the petitioners for using the issue to pull a publicity stunt.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Sep 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Families of overseas Filipino workers can now check the condition of their loved ones online as the government starts implementing an online OFW welfare monitoring system (OWMS).

by Jess Diaz, Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – Sep 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A total of P166.5 billion has been allocated for the universal health care (UHC) program for its first year of implementation next year.

By Reuters, Sep 3, 2019 Armed with gloves, rubber boots, and a rake, “Mangrove Warrior” Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every day to stop it from being engulfed by trash.

by Tetch Torres-Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Legal and societal disadvantages of illegitimate children have not discouraged unmarried couples from creating them, a family law expert told members of the Supreme Court (SC).

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Sept 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A Supreme Court (SC) ruling which increases the internal revenue allotment (IRA) share of local government units (LGUs) has been flagged by economic managers as a risk to the country’s fiscal stability.

by Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star) – Sept 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A 45-year-old driver was crushed to death by a shipping container in Paco, Manila yesterday afternoon.

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by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star) – Aug 31, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The distribution of false information online took a new form in the 2019 elections, a study on digital disinformation revealed.

by Ernesto M. Ordoñez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 30, 2019 It’s a crisis when majority of our 2.4 million rice farmers are suffering from the low 35-percent tariff under the rice tariffication law.

By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 30, 2019 Congress needs to pass the remaining packages of the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program (CTRP) to ensure a reliable revenue base that will support the modernization of the Philippine economy, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Thursday.

by —KBK, GMA News, Aug 30, 2019 Over 1,500 convicted rapists and murderers have been released from prison due to “good conduct” from 2013 to 2019, according to PBA party-list Representative Jericho Nograles, citing Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) data.

By: Mar S. Arguelles , Inquirer Southern Luzon, Aug 30, 2019 LEGAZPI CITY –– Police anti-child trafficking operatives rescued on Thursday five minors reportedly working as sex workers in a videoke bar in Casiguran town in Sorsogon province, a police report said Friday.

by Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 30, 2019 Wolf in sheep’s clothing. This was how a sugar industry leader described Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. after the company asked the government to allow it to switch back to using high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in its operations and lower the tax imposed on beverages using…

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by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 29, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Senator Grace Poe has filed a bill that will protect the elderly from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

By Vanne Terrazola, Manila Bulletin, Aug 29, 2019 The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is pushing for a performance-based job security measure to replace the vetoed Security of Tenure (SOT) Bill.

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by Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 28, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III admitted on Wednesday that the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law nationwide by 2020 is not possible due to lack of funding and preparedness.

by Andrew J. Masigan (The Philippine Star) – Aug 28, 2019 President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11360 or the Service Charge Law earlier this month. The law mandates hospitality establishments like hotels and restaurants to distribute 100 percent of service charges to its rank and file employees. The law is not clear whether…

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) – Aug 28, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The immediate passage of the CITIRA (Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Rationalization Act) bill and the further easing of restrictions on foreign investments will enable FDI to recover after the record slowdown in May, economic managers and bank economists said yesterday.

Potential new source of revenue, official says By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 27, 2019 As more travelers and even those who go on “staycation” now book their accommodations online through Airbnb, the taxman is looking into tighter monitoring of tax compliance of Airbnb property owners.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) – Aug 27, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will continue to push for a longer transition period on the rationalization of fiscal incentives when the proposed second package of the government’s comprehensive tax reform program is tackled at the Senate.