Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — After over a month of suspending operations, the Philippine National Railways (PNR) conducted a test run of the commuter line from stations Tutuban to Buendia Friday morning (June 19).

A new guide released by the Food and Agriculture Organization aims to help in reducing the number of child workers all over the world MANILA, Philippines – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in partnership with the Humboldt University of Berlin, recently released a guide that aims to make sure anti-child labor measures are included…

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Office cleaning company Managed by Q raises $15 million and expands to San Francisco. As I listened to Dan Teran describe how his startup is working to provide its employees with a career and middle class perks like health benefits, it all sounded almost too good to be true. Almost.

The latest round of male leaders to commit to the UN Women HeForShe campaign are stepping outside the gender parity box. Are you ready for Gender Equality Technicians? Could creating an army of “Gender Equality Technicians” or prompting companies to do annual, firm-wide salary gap surveys bring about real gender equality?

Staying in a job where success is limited could be harmful to your career. MPW Insider is an online community where the biggest names in business and beyond answer timely career and leadership questions. Today’s answer for: Why is it important for women to take risks in business? is written by Lauren Stiller Rikleen, president…

In the 1970s, in order to address an escalating unemployment rate and balance of payments crisis, the Philippine government adopted a comprehensive range of policies that, among other things, systematically encouraged the export of contract labor from throughout the country. The program, developed during the long military dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, was rationalized as a…

HONG KONG – The multi-million dollar domestic worker recruitment business is pushing thousands of women into crippling debt by charging hefty fees for finding jobs, the co-founder of an employment agency said on Tuesday as he called for an overhaul of the industry.

There is a marked increase in the number of physical abuse cases reported to the Mission, from 3.6% of total reported cases in 2013 to 9% in 2014 HONG KONG – The worldwide outrage over the abuse of Indonesian domestic worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih might have made Hong Kong law enforcers pay closer attention to reports…

Filipino food once again took the spotlight by making it to a recent international poll. In a Facebook poll, CNN asked “Which destination has the world’s best food?”

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an international policy group that monitors and analyzes 34 countries, recently tweeted the following chart:

Dear PAO, My aunt is working as a household helper. Recently, her family in the province had a problem so she has been in constant communication with them. Since she does not have her own mobile phone, she made use of the landline telephone of her employer. Regrettably, she did not ask permission from her…

MANILA – While attending the 104th International Labor Conference in Geneva, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz received very good news from the Philippines: the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) has declined drastically in the first five months of 2015.

From January to May this year, the Philippines deploys 55,961 domestic workers, lower than the 70,034 in the same months in 2014 MANILA, Philippines – Philippine deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to foreign countries went down by 20% in the past 5 months compared to the same period in 2014.

DAVAO CITY — Jepoy, 16, has been working for a sugarcane plantation in Bukidnon since he was 12 years old. At a young age, he decided to work to help his family for their survival.

There are 2.1 million child laborers in the Philippines. We must put a stop to this! MANILA, Philippines – Local Filipino artist and bands took to the stage on Friday, June 12 at the Rizal Park Open Auditorium to help raise awareness against child labor in the Philippines. The event marked Independence Day in the…

CEBU, Philippines- Cebu City has the highest prevalence rate of human immunodeficiency virus infection, in terms of males who engage in sex with males, among major cities in the country.

Merilyn Buhisan and her two teenage sons are among the millions of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries who continue to enjoy health care benefits under PhilHealth. Merilyn Buhisan and her two teenage sons are among the millions of Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries who continue to enjoy health care benefits under PhilHealth.

By Iris C. Gonzales (The Philippine Star), June 15, 2015 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will have 23 new coal-fired power plants by 2020, Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said.

Labor strikes, wage increase, and historical issues are reasons many Japanese manufacturers want to exit China and enter the Philippines MANILA, Philippines – Around 200 Japanese companies in China want to relocate their bases here in the Philippines, as declining economic growth and rising wages there are making it difficult for them to continue doing…

June 15, 2015 From the Department of Budget and Management In response to the country’s growing population of students, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P31.8 billion to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for the proposed construction or rehabilitation of 22,325 classrooms nationwide as determined by the Department of…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its 2015 and 2016 growth forecasts for China and the rest of Asia, largely as a result of the slower than expected growth in the region’s largest economy and in developed economies elsewhere.

It is a sad story that is repeated each time a foreign domestic worker steps forward to file a case against her employer HONG KONG – Falling victim to a sexual predator is traumatic enough, but if you’re a foreign domestic helper in Hong Kong, the burden is much graver.

BAGAC, Bataan—An International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive on Thursday said global growth should remain moderate, with uneven prospects across many countries and regions, although he noted a changing recovery trend for advanced economies.

In the wake of the Group of 7 (G-7) industrialized nations’ announcement to limit global warming to 2 degrees, United Nations climate negotiators from the most vulnerable nations have questioned whether 2 degrees is too dangerous. Unfortunately, their call to focus efforts on limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees were blocked by some of the…

Senate President Franklin Drilon expressed confidence Friday that the country’s preparedness for the ASEAN market integration has stepped up another notch with the Congress’ ratification of the Philippine Competition Act or the Anti-Trust Law.

As regional economic integration nears, Philippine businesses need to go digital and interactively engage with their market, says ABS-CBN’s chief digital officer Donald Lim MANILA, Philippines – With about 6 months to go before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration kicks in, many Philippine companies, especially in the manufacturing sector, are still unprepared…

From the National Economic and Development Authority Ineffective and counter-productive laws and regulations must be repealed to boost the country’s competitiveness and encourage investments, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

by Agence France-Presse, Jun 11 2015 MANILA – Filipino police have freed eight children from a house in Manila where they were allegedly sold for prostitution and forced to have sex for an online audience, authorities said Thursday.