The secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Philippines, Rosalinda Baldoz, is meeting with Hong Kong Secretary of Labour and Welfare, Matthew Cheung in Hong Kong on August 6 and 7 to discuss reforms to the domestic worker regime in the Philippines.

AT LEAST 22 Filipinos contract the deadly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) each day, up from 17 just a year ago, the Department of Health said Sunday.

CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Local rescuers have recovered the bodies of two miners buried alive in a landslide in Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet Friday, police said yesterday.

‘To break the cycle of poverty, the first step is to admit that poverty is also psychological’ MANILA, Philippines – “I have 6 siblings and no parents,” 12-year-old Rayjon* said in Filipino. “My father was a carpenter and addicted to metamphetamine. He sold shabu (crystal meth) on the side,” he continued.

After the fanfare, after the loud music is over and the celebrities go home, none of these politicians will stand by us and say, ‘I believe you should have what I have’

Images of migrants trying illegally to cross the Channel Tunnel from France to Britain have fueled calls from political opponents for ministers to do more

MANILA, Philippines – Minimum wage earners in Metro Manila and other regions nationwide are earning at least 11 percent more than before.

A 63-year-old roof installer fell to his death while working in Mandaluyong City Friday, police said yesterday. Reports from the Mandaluyong police station identified the victim as Dominador Mendoza of Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City.

A P7-billion increase has been proposed for the budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). MANILA, Philippines – A P7-billion increase has been proposed for the budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

MANILA, Philippines – A 46-year-old truck driver in Manila died after a parked truck he was fixing in Tondo, Manila moved and pinned him to a post before dawn yesterday.

THE elderly in the Philippines have traditionally received due care and concern from both the family and society, rooted from the long-held national attitude of reverence for the elderly.

MANILA – The Philippines has not done enough to rebuild after Super Typhoon Haiyan, as thousands remain in shanties without power or water for nearly two years, a United Nations representative said Saturday.

A 53-year-old electrician was electrocuted while renovating a store in a mall in Quezon City Thursday, police said yesterday. Reports reaching the Quezon City Police District-Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit identified the victim as Avelino Obeja Jr., married, of Laong Almanza Ville, Almanza 1, Las Piñas City.

THE minimum salary of household service workers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has been increased by P500, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) said Saturday.

The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has expressed surprise that despite the government spending so much for infrastructure projects, relocated Typhoon Yolanda victims still do not enjoy basic services, such as water and electricity.

With the historic Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) now completed, “inclusive growth” remains a high priority on the agenda. While most stakeholders agree it’s an important and compelling part of the dialogue on development, it still remains rather ambiguous as a term. And seemingly when you ask five economists to define the…

By Isagani Cruz (The Philippine Star), July 30, 2015 How important is technology in the K to 12 curriculum? Since the buzz word today is “outcomes-based,” let us look at what the College Readiness Standards (CRS) of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) demand as one of several outcomes of the K to 12 curriculum.

This is a story about the Filipino people’s struggle for genuine equality and acceptance, amid a culture of hate and holiness MANILA, Philippines – “Is that something that is desirable in an environment for a child?” In 2013, President Benigno Aquino III asked this question, leaving some furrowed brows in the audience. He was not…

By: Maricar Cinco, July 28, 2015 SAN PEDRO CITY – The police chief of the town of Famy in Laguna was relieved from his duty following complaints of harassment from his female subordinate.

Attending networking events and connecting on LinkedIn doesn’t mean anything unless you make a personal connection. The Leadership Insider network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in business contribute answers to timely questions about careers and leadership. Today’s answer to the question: What’s the best way to network? is written…

Immigration Commissioner Siegfred B. Mison has ordered an immediate investigation into the reported unauthorized release from custody of at least 22 Chinese, who were apprehended in an operation in Pasay City on Tuesday last week.

MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino took up the cudgels yesterday for Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya for the mess involving the country’s light railway system.

Work life balance – three little words which are often used to describe a comfortable relationship between your work and home life. Every employee wants this, and apparently every great company offers it. But do they really? I am not so sure.

My obsession with the HIV situation in the Philippines is the reason why even if I will lose the interest of my readers, I will not stop talking about it until statistics will change. It bothers me why this country with one of the highest literacy rate in the world, the highest exporters of allied…

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After settling essential living expenses, Filipinos spend on holidays, home improvements, and out-of-home entertainment, the results of a Nielsen survey show

People think I’m so lucky to be a work-from-home writer and human resources consultant. Well, those people are right. Working from home is awesome. The rumors are true: I wear yoga pants and eat ice cream in the middle of the day. But working from home isn’t for everybody.

(Updated 8:50 a.m.) Some 11.2 million families or 51 percent of Filipino families considered themselves poor, according to a 2015 second quarter poll taken by the Social Weather Stations.

Analysis of a global survey finds that more than a third of the world’s adults have never heard of climate change. For some countries, such as South Africa, Bangladesh and Nigeria, this rises to more than two-thirds of the adult population. The study says that education is the “single strongest predictor” of public awareness of…

Job fairs, more vocational courses, career guidance and skills matching, among other services offered by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), have made it possible for close to 8 million Filipinos to find jobs over the past five years, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said.