by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Jul 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The government has collected P5.9 billion in rice tariffs since the liberalization of rice imports in March, according to the Department of Finance.

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by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star) – Jul 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The situation of workers in the Philippines continued to deteriorate in the past year, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said yesterday, citing the latest Global Rights Index released by the International Trade Union Confederation.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Jul 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Even with the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) law, the country is still far from developing a culture of safe and healthy workplace.

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Businessmirror, Jul 4, 2019 THE Philippines has one of the most restrictive trade regimes in Southeast Asia for pharmaceutical items in spite of rising consumer spending on health, according to a study.

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by Angel Tesorero /Dubai, Jul 3, 2019 The warning was shared at a press briefing. Philippine diplomatic officials reminded their kababayans (compatriots) to be vigilant in using social media when looking for jobs. Last year, the Assistance to the Nationals (ATN) repatriated around 2,000 Filipinos, most of whom were illegally recruited to work in the…

by Johnny Wood, Jul 2, 2019 Which of today’s technologies will shape tomorrow’s world? A new report compiled by the World Economic Forum reveals some of the breakthrough innovations that are expected to radically impact the global social and economic order.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Jul 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered the closure of a meat factory in Iloilo after one of its workers died when half of his body was drawn into a meat grinder last week.

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Business Mirror, Jul 2, 2019 THE standoff on the sugar trade liberalization has begun. Economic managers are headed for a collision course on whether or not to allow the open importation of sugar.

by Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse, Jul 2, 2019 WASHINGTON – After mysteriously expanding for decades, Antarctica’s sea ice cover melted by an area four times greater than France in just a few years and now stands at a record low, according to a study published Monday.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), Jul 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the country can increase three-fold by amending three key investment laws that would ease restrictions on capital from overseas, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), Jul 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) has outlined five major economic policies that will be prioritized by the Duterte administration in the second half of its term to further propel economic growth and provide opportunities for Filipinos.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Business Mirror – Jul 1, 2019 THE International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates global economic losses from the impact of climate change on worker productivity to reach US$2,400 billion by 2030, with the Philippines counted among the most heavily affected.

22 projects worth P34B at the mercy of Malacañang; 131 other proposals face dim prospects By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 01, 2019 More than P34 billion worth of projects to put up buildings for IT-BPM companies are now at the mercy of President Duterte after Malacañang slapped a ban on new…

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Busines Mirror, Jul 1, 2019 THE International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates global economic losses from the impact of climate change on worker productivity to reach US$2,400 billion by 2030, with the Philippines counted among the most heavily affected.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), Jul 1, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Tax Management Association of the Philippines (TMAP) urges the government to further study the tax incentives scheme proposed under the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and Higher Quality Opportunities (TRABAHO) bill.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), Jul 1, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — In the near term, businesses can invest in four rapidly growing areas in terms of domestic consumption, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

by Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star), Jul 1, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — One in five adult Filipinos uses Facebook daily to read news, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

by Katrina Hallare, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 29, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested 97 Chinese nationals and eight other foreigners who were found to be working without proper documents in a call center or a Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) office in Biñan, Laguna.

by Katrina Hallare, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 29, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A new ordinance in Marikina now ensures equal opportunities for members of the lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, queers, and other sectors (LGBTQ+).

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By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQUIRER.net, Jun 28, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it has so far profiled 85,582 child workers across the country in an effort to push for more inclusive and preventive interventions in stopping child labor.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 28, 2019 Fewer companies belonging to the German business chamber think the economy would get better in the next 12 months, a summary of an annual survey showed, stressing the “need” for a business-friendly climate.

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 28, 2019 While the escalating trade tensions between the United States and China would unlikely make a big dent on the Philippine economy in the near term, its potential long-term damage would not only result in job losses in the booming business process outsourcing (BPO) industry…

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by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Jun 17, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Approximately 1,200 municipalities in the country are expected to reap the benefits of rice liberalization as the government finalizes the guidelines for the farm mechanization component under the rice competitiveness enhancement Fund (RCEF).

The World Health Organisation has formally labelled burnout as a medical condition, and Filipino labour advocates want change. By: HRM Asia Newsroom | Jun 27, 2019 Unions and other labour organisations in the Philippines are calling for new strategies to address employee burnout in professional workplaces.