by Annelle Tayao-Juego, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 26, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino millennials have little trust in political leaders and the media as sources of information and positive social impact, according to a recent study.

by Inquirer Southern Luzon, Jun 26, 2019 LUCENA CITY –– A 62-year-old road construction worker was killed after he was accidentally hit by a wayward cargo truck in Tagkawayan town in Quezon province on Tuesday.

CRACKDOWN IN FIRST 5 MONTHS OF 2019 By: Daphne Galvez, INQUIRER.net, Jun 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor (DOLE) has slapped a total of P950,000 fines to companies that failed to comply with work safety and health standards in the first five months of 2019, Senator Joel Villanueva revealed Tuesday.

by April Mier-Manjares, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 25, 2019 LEGAZPI CITY — After almost two days of retrieval operations, authorities recovered on Tuesday the bodies of two missing fishermen who drowned in an abandoned mining pit in Rapu-Rapu, Albay.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), Jun 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is pushing for the creation of a robust green buildings industry in the country because of mass market potential and the possibility of greater engagement with banks on green…

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Jun 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Workers in the Philippines and other countries can look forward to violence- and harassment-free workplaces after the International Labor Conference (ILC), adopted a new convention to combat and prevent these problem.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Jun 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Despite recent heavy rains, the public must continue coping with unstable water supply as the recovery of Angat Dam, Metro Manila’s main source of water, will take three more months.

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by INQUIRER.net BrandRoom, Jun 25, 2019 Filipino-led blockchain and digital asset platform, Satoshi Citadel Industries (SCI) Ventures Inc., and Kakao Investment, virtual currency arm of Kakao Talk, Korea’s largest messaging app, announced an investment from P.J. Lhuillier, Inc. (PJLI), parent company of Cebuana Lhuillier, the largest non-bank financial services provider in the Philippines with 2,500…

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Jun 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered an investigation into the accident involving Eddie Garcia on the set of a television show in Tondo, Manila last month, which reportedly caused the death of the veteran actor.

by Ma. April Mier-Manjares, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 24, 2019 LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — Two fishermen drowned in an abandoned mining pit in Rapu-Rapu town in Albay province while two others were declared missing, police said.

by Business World, Jun 24, 2019 TWENTY-THREE companies in the Philippines demonstrated high levels of employee engagement and have been named among the best establishments to work by Human resource publication HR Asia.

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By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 24, 2019 The central bank expects the Philippine economy to enjoy lower inflation this year and next year amid an expected decline in average petroleum prices globally and an appreciation of the peso that will improve the buying power of importers.

by INQUIRER.net BrandRoom, Jun 24, 2019 Filipinos can now pay over 1,000 types of bills and perform other financial transactions practically anywhere using the new Bayad Center App.

By: Consuelo Marquez, INQUIRER.net, Jun 22, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has fully met the “minimum standards” for the elimination of human trafficking cases, according to the “2019 Trafficking in Persons” report of the U.S. Department of State.

by Joel Franco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 22, 2019 ILOILO CITY — It was one of those freak accidents. A frozen meat factory worker was reaching for something inside a machine on Saturday morning when his hand caught the blades.

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by Faye Orellana, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 20, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Thirty five illegal Chinese workers will be deported and barred from reentering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday.

By: Darryl John Esguerra, INQUIRER.net, Jun 19, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipinos who consider themselves poor hit a new record low of 38 percent, or some 9.5 million families in the first quarter of 2019, a Social Weather Station (SWS) survey released Tuesday night showed.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 19, 2019 The peso is seen weakening to 55 to $1 by year-end as the yawning current-account deficit mainly due to strong imports and weak exports continues to put pressure on the local currency, London-based Capital Economics said.

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By Elijah Felice Rosales, Business Mirror, Jun 19, 2019 THE country’s antitrust body has trimmed to 15 working days, from 30 calendar days, its review period for merger proposals in line with the government’s policy on ease of doing business (EODB).

by Roel Pareño (Philstar.com) – Jun 19, 2019 ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Naval intelligence and members of the Inter-agency Council Against Trafficking intercepted a boat carrying at least 100 victims of human trafficking in waters off Zamboanga City on Tuesday night.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Jun 18, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Major associations of local manning agencies yesterday asked the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the Social Security System (SSS) Rationalization Act, which requires mandatory membership of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

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by Business World, Jun 18, 2019 PAYPAL HOLDINGS, Inc. said a study it conducted has found that nearly 70% of freelancers in the Philippines have business plans, signalling their intention to make occasional work assignments become more sustainable over the long term.