By Leslie Ann Aquino, Manila Bulletin, May 27, 2019 Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill that was passed recently by the Senate will enhance the enjoyment of the work­ers’ constitutional rights to job security, and they are grateful to the senators for taking one giant step to end ‘Endo’…

with a report from Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News, ABS-CBN News, May 27, 2019 MANILA – The proposed sin tax on tobacco would be implemented in tranches to give farmers room to make the transition to other crops such as corn, onion or garlic, among others, a lawmaker said Monday.

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Businessmirror, May 27, 2019 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said contractualization will still be allowed under the pending of Security of Tenure (SOT) bill, allaying fears of employers the legislation will abolish the controversial work arrangement.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), May 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Local farmers are losing as much as P95 billion with the implementation of the rice import liberalization law.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), May 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte Cabinet’s Economic Development Cluster (EDC) remains confident that the government would be able to meet its spending target for 2019 as line agencies laid out their respective “catch up” plans for the rest of the year, according to the Department…

by Nathaniel Mariano, Manila Standard, May 25, 2019 Three in 10 Filipinos believed their personal quality of life has improved in the past 12 months, the latest Social Weather Stations’ survey revealed on Friday.

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), May 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Nearly four in 10 Filipinos believe their personal quality of life improved in the last 12 months, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in its latest survey.

by Maricel Cruz, Manila Standard, May 25, 2019 The Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc. in the House of Representatives on Friday demanded equal treatment and to be treated as district congressmen.

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by Rhodina Villanueva, Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), May 24, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Workers see the coming end of the end of contract or “endo” and other illegal short-term employment scheme with the passage of the Security of Tenure (SOT) measure.

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by Ma. April Mier-Manjares, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 24, 2019 LEGAZPI CITY —- A public school teacher was stabbed and killed by her live-in partner in Bato town in Catanduanes province on Thursday night.

by Gabriel Cardinoza, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 24, 2019 Tobacco growers say hike in sin tax to kill farmers DAGUPAN CITY — Tobacco farmers from northern and central Luzon provinces on Friday described as “worrisome and irresponsible” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III’s statement that the proposed increase in sin tax was intended to kill the…

by Bilyonaryo, May 24, 2019 The country’s biggest tax collection agency wants Philippine offshore gaming operators employing unregistered foreign nationals to settle P4.4 billion in unpaid taxes.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), May 23, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) supports the proposal to further increase the excise tax imposed on tobacco and alcohol products to fund the full implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) program.

by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), May 23, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — In the remaining days of the 17th Congress, senators approved on third and final reading yesterday the Security of Tenure Bill, which seeks to end the practice of illegal labor contractualization, commonly known as “endo.”

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by Katrina Hallare, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently intercepted three would-be Filipina trafficking victims bound for Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2019 MANILA, Philippines—Sixty-one party-list representatives from at least 51 different groups will join the 18th Congress in July after they were proclaimed Wednesday night by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

by ABS-CBN News, May 22, 2019 Inalmahan ng grupo ng mga employer ang panukala tungkol sa compressed work week schedule dahil sa umano’y epekto nito sa kalidad ng trabaho, kalusugan at kaligtasan ng mga manggagawa.

by Nathaniel Mariano, Manila Standard, May 22, 2019 In his bid to uplift citizens and marginalized sectors from poverty, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program.

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Businessmirror, May 21, 2019 NONPROFIT Save the Children Philippines on Monday called on the government to improve living conditions in the Bangsamoro region to support and protect the about 1.8 million vulnerable children there.

BY GLEE JALEA, Manila Times, May 20, 2019 The United States Agency for International Development (USAid) and the Philippine Business for Education (PBed) launched on Friday a P1.8-billion recruitment program exclusively for unemployed and out-of-school youth.

by ABS-CBN News, May 20, 2019 MANILA — Incentives for companies in economic zones help offset high operating costs in the Philippines, making the country more attractive to foreign investors, the head of a manufacturing group said Monday.

by Maila Ager, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The Senate has unanimously approved on third and final reading a flexible working hours bill.

by Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill that encourages business organizations to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab (The Philippine Star), May 19, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Rosemarie Magracia remembers the last time she talked with her daughter Precilla before the tragic fire in the slippers factory Kentex four years ago.

by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), May 19, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A recruitment syndicate operating in Pasay and Pampanga is illegally trafficking Filipinos to Iraq, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).