By Rene E. Ofreneo, Business Mirror, Aug 8, 2019 The “endo” debate is not likely to end soon. The re-filing of the security of tenure (SOT) bill in the Senate is an invitation for the renewal of the heated debates between organized labor and the employers’ associations.

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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Aug 8, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Six out of 10 Filipinas manage their own household’s budget, but only two of 10 are able to put money into savings, according to a study commissioned by Insular Life Assurance Co. Ltd. (InLife).

by Inquirer Southern Luzon, Aug 8, 2019 LEGAZPI CITY –– A 71-year-old worker died on Thursday morning when a boulder rolled down on him at a quarry site at the foot of Mayon volcano in Sto. Domingo town in Albay province, police said.

by Marje Pelayo, UNTV News, 7 Aug 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Tuesday (August 6) that it has issued the guidelines on the issuance of certification to employees who wish to apply for involuntary separation benefit or unemployment insurance after being laid off involuntarily from their previous…

By Rea Cu, Businessmirror, Aug 7, 2019 THE Philippine government gave away an estimated P1.12 trillion in tax incentives and exemptions to around 3,150 companies for the period of 2015 to 2017, the Department of Finance (DOF) has reported.

by Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research, Aug 07, 2019 According to the latest data from the Department of Health, 1,291 Filipino youth aged 15 to 24 were diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the first four months of 2019. In April alone, 240 people in the same age range were diagnosed with HIV. —

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By Dale Israel, for CNN Philippines, Aug 6, 2019 Lapu-Lapu City (CNN Philippines, August 6) — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Central Visayas arrested four Chinese nationals and rescued 34 other Chinese women they allegedly set up for prostitution in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu.

By Chino S. Leyco, Manila Bulletin, Aug 6, 2019 The Philippines gave away an estimated P1.12 trillion in tax incentives and exemptions to a select group of 3,150 companies from 2015 to 2017, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

by Alex Magno (The Philippine Star), Aug 6, 2019 Over 40 million Filipinos are employed. Of that number, less than 300,000 are affiliated with a labor union.

(Philstar.com), Aug 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Leila De Lima has filed a bill to ensure the protection of children against exploitation and other internet-based crimes.

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by Denise A. Valdez, BusinessWorld, Aug 5, 2019 THE Philippines moved up to fifth place from ninth a year earlier in Kaspersky Lab’s global list of countries with most online threats detected in the second quarter of 2019.

By Cai Ordinario, Business Mirror, Aug 5, 2019 Staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s office in Region 7 check the documents submitted by the Pantawid Pamilya partner-beneficiaries before receiving their EMV chip-enabled cards from the Land Bank of the Philippines.

by ABS-CBN News, Aug 04 2019 Mistulang hamon ang paghahanap ng trabaho para kina Paula Dairo at Rachelle Olayer, na kapuwa katatapos ng kursong welding sa Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

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By Sally Ho / The Associated Press SEATTLE—Rachel Whalen remembers feeling gutted in high school when a former friend would mock her online postings, threaten to unfollow or unfriend her on social media and post inside jokes about her to others online.

by (Philexport News and Features), Aug 2, 2019 THE Philippines has to take decisive action to prepare for the challenges that new forces—technology, climate change and demography—are bringing to the world of work, according to the head of the International Labor Organization (ILO)-Philippines.

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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) – Aug 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The proposed bill raising taxes on alcohol, heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes is expected to raise close to P370 billion over the next five years, addressing funding gap for health care services, according to Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), Aug 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The government had missed out on P441 billion worth of tax incentives that could have been rationalized in 2017, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor, Aug 1, 2019 MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led on Wednesday the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a multi-purpose building that would house victims of human trafficking for their full rehabilitation and recovery.

by: Philippine News Agency, Aug 1, 2019 ANKARA, Turkey — Children are one of the most affected victims of human trafficking, UNited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on July 30.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), Aug 1, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — More than 1.8 million students in public schools across the country are undernourished, according to the latest data released by the Department of Education (DepEd).

by Federico D. Pascual Jr. (The Philippine Star), Aug 1, 2019 THE NEGATIVE unintended consequence was debated at length before the law (RA 11202) was passed recently to expand paid maternity leave to 105 days, but some employers are reportedly still weighing options on hiring female workers.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Aug 1, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Even before it can be drafted and submitted for approval, the country’s largest labor group has rejected any new version or “tweaking” of the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill.

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