By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 09, 2019 MANILA, Philippines–The much-awaited tax amnesty on delinquencies, aimed at providing taxpayers with long-due liabilities and pending criminal cases a clean slate, will start on April 24, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said Tuesday.
BY RAMON T. TULFO, Manila Times, Apr 9, 2019 FIDEL Mendoza, Erwin Ortañez, Glenn Comia, Bien Guevarra, Den Binsol. These people are middle-level officials at the Bureau of Immigration (BI), but they are all multi-millionaires because they are the leaders of a human trafficking syndicate at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
by ABS-CBN News, Apr 09 2019 MANILA – An official of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said it was “too early to say” if the entry of imported rice was causing a slump in rice farm-gate prices.
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by Web Report/Philippines, Apr 8, 2019 Scamsters promise high-paying jobs in the emirate. The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has warned Filipino jobseekers of dubious individuals and agencies who carry out their operations through social media networks such as Facebook, Viber and WhatsApp. These entities have been found to promise jobs in Dubai and…
by Maria Elena Catajan, Sun Star, Apr 8, 2019 MEMBERS of the BPO Industry Employees Network (Bien) have reported a string of illegal dismissal cases and alleged unfair labor practices of some outsourcing companies in Baguio City.
By Micah Sophia C. Marcellones|Apr 07,2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipinos are advised to be cautious about overseas job offerings from recruitment agencies that operate through the social media like Facebook, Viber or WhatsApp.
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By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat, Manila Bulletin, Apr 6, 2019 The creative community has submitted an industry road that seeks to transform the Philippines as the number one creative economy in ASEAN by 2030 in terms of size and value of the creative industries as well as the competitiveness and attractiveness of Filipino talents and content in…
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By: Consuelo Marquez, INQUIRER.net, Apr 06, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen Filipinos who are victims of human trafficking in Iraq are now under the custody of the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.
by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Apr 6, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos have set aside only 3.6 months’ worth of personal savings for their retirement, the lowest among eight countries in Asia, according to a survey conducted by Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Manulife).
Tokyo lacks authority in labor dispute between companies and franchisees JUNICHI SUGIHARA, Nikkei staff writer, APR 6, 2019 TOKYO — A Japanese cabinet minister urged the nation’s convenience store chains on Friday to resolve the mounting discontent among short-handed franchisees, making the unusual request in the absence of legal authority for the government to intervene.
by Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News, Apr 06 2019 MANILA – For the past 5 years, Alan Petil, 36, has been working as a construction worker, enduring the Philippines’ intense outdoor heat and humidity. He earns roughly P4,000 a week depending on a project, which is relatively small for someone on a tough job with…
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By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 05, 2019 The Philippines will borrow an additional $300 million from the World Bank to continue the implementation of the government’s conditional cash transfer program for another two years starting next year.
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Isa, patay sa sunog sa isang warehouse ng furniture sa Muntinlupa City. #SuperBalitaSaTanghaliNationwide — DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) April 4, 2019
by Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News, Apr 04 2019 MANILA – Five minors were rescued from a 17-year-old female pimp in Navotas. The suspect, who allegedly offered the children to a pedophile based in the US, managed to escape.
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By Xave Gregorio, CNN Philippines, Apr 4, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 4) — The Labor department and the Immigration bureau admitted that some Chinese laborers spotted at a construction site in Manila are working illegally, only possessing special working permits which do not allow them to do construction work.
by Kate O’Brien, Apr 4, 2019 Still in 2019 women and men grapple with how best to balance work and other responsibilities in and out of the home.
June 2025
Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
1 Jun – World Day of Parents
5 Jun – World Environment Day
7 Jun – World Food Safety Day
8 Jun – World Oceans Day
12 Jun – World Day Against Child Labour
15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances
17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun – World Refugee Day
25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer
27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Daily Observances:
June 6: Migrant Workers Day
June 19: Filipino Youth Day
June 25: Day of the Filipino Seafarer
