An official says nearly all outstanding issues have been dealt with, and that the negotiators are just completing details and reviewing the lengthy draft pact

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MANILA, Philippines – Losing more than P300 billion from natural disasters and calamities every year, the Philippines is at the forefront of a new global cooperation seeking to reduce financial vulnerabilities to natural catastrophes.

THE World Bank is now less optimistic on the growth of the Philippine economy on account of the ill effects of El Niño and the negative impact of China’s slowdown on trade and tourism.

‘Complainants could not object to terms of their contracts because initially, they needed a job to support themselves and/or their families,’ the decision reads MANILA, Philippines – Current and former media workers protesting against GMA-7 secured yet another legal victory, as the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) ruled that they are regular employees of the…

World Leaders React to Trade Agreement ATLANTA — The United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim nations on Monday reached final agreement on the largest regional trade accord in history, teeing up what could be the toughest fight President Obama will face in his final year in office: securing approval from Congress.

Are you feeling drained? Do you get tired easily? Are you getting irritated by everything and anything at work? You may need some time off.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has defended a special provision in the proposed 2016 national budget allowing state universities and colleges (SUCs) to tap students for voluntary construction work.

A boy carries a bundle of plastic bags at a slum area in payatas, Quezon city.. pHOTO By Miguel De Guzman Jojo is a 14 year-old student from Taguig City in Metro Manila.

16 countries want to prohibit genetically modified crops Sixteen countries have alerted the European Union that they want to opt out of E.U.-approved GM crops.

A 22-year-old construction worker died of electrocution at a construction site in Quezon City Tuesday afternoon, police said yesterday.

Last Sept. 15, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) signed a memorandum of agreement to support dualized training in the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued a set of guidelines to institutionalize the process of partnership-building activities in connection with the implementation of the K to 12 program.

MANILA, Philippines – After moving five notches higher in the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index, the Philippines will now embark on a more ambitious task of breaching the top 30 most competitive economies in the world.

The new levels of the minimum allowable wage and food allowance will apply to all foreign domestic helper contracts signed on or after October 1

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines submitted to the United Nations on Thursday its initial commitments to address climate change including a 70-percent reduction of carbon emissions by 2030.

MANILA, Philippines – Reports that the government has failed to implement laws against child labor are baseless, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday.

With just about one more month to go before the heads of 21 member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meet in Metro Manila, the atmosphere in the metro is slowly getting into the frenzy of preparations for the two-day event.

Women remain underrepresented across organizations—especially at senior levels of leadership—a new survey by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey finds. September 2015 From entry level to the C-suite, women are underrepresented at US corporations, less likely to advance than men, and face more barriers to senior leadership. In fact, at the rate of progress of the past three…

Come ASEAN integration by yearend, the Philippines will have the most uninviting tax system in the region MANILA, Philippines – The 19-year-old personal and corporate income tax systems of the Philippines are the “most uninviting and out of date” among the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economies, several economists said.

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This chapter was contributed by Zapier community manager Allison Groves Working remotely is a wonderful thing. It allows you to work when it’s best for your schedule, giving your teammates and company the chance to have your best work. It also lets you call your own shots, leaving you more creative, happier, and healthier (hello…

FROM THE JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2014 ISSUE The study: Nicholas Bloom and graduate student James Liang, who is also a cofounder of the Chinese travel website Ctrip, gave the staff at Ctrip’s call center the opportunity to volunteer to work from home for nine months. Half the volunteers were allowed to telecommute; the rest remained in the…

MORE PEOPLE ARE WORKING REMOTELY THAN EVER BEFORE. HERE’S HOW TO DO IT EFFECTIVELY. Where are you working right now? On your sofa? In a coffee shop with your earbuds in? From your tablet on an outdoor patio? If you work virtually—that is, “telecommute”—you’re part of a fast-growing trend in the modern workforce. But like…

Public sector workers under the Employees’ Compensation Program will enjoy a 10% increase in their monthly pension.

A mechanized repacking system will speed up the production of emergency family food packs for evacuees the next time the country faces a disaster.

(UPDATED) While the Philippine benefits from small-scale mining in the provinces, HRW says the industry must be rid of any and all elements that force children to live adult lives MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) slammed the Philippine government for its alleged failure to “protect children who dig and…

Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you’re working for one, but even they can have a hard time articulating what it is that makes their leadership so effective.

MANILA, Philippines – Government pensioners of the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) are getting an increase in their monthly pension.

A few of our readers sent reactions to my column two weeks ago about the Internet-based, work-at-home sector in the Philippines. While the original intention was to support new ways of working per se, some of our readers have also chosen to relate this as a means of helping solve Metro Manila’s critical traffic problem.