by Elijah Felice Rosales (The Philippine Star), 28 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — With just days to go before the expiration of the Bayanihan 1 pandemic aid law, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of P9.02 billion to the Department of Health (DOH) to cover the special risk allowance or…

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 28 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is recommending the extension of the work-from-home authorization given to information technology business process management (IT-BPM) firms beyond September this year.

BY RECTO MERCENE, Businesssmirror, 28 Jun 2021 THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) repatriated at the weekend 22 survivors of trafficking in persons (TIP) and illegal recruitment scams, following a lengthy stay in Syria.

(The Philippine Star), 27 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) has urged government to ensure that the implementation of the 12 percent VAT on indirect exports do not become another burden for exporters and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 27 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed anew the Philippines and three more countries on a gray, list, or those under increased monitoring after failing to address strategic deficiencies to counter money laundering as well as…

by Mary Ann LL. Reyes (The Philippine Star), 26 Jun 2021 Just recently, the Supreme Court put to an end the long-standing debate on whether the so-called holistic test can still be used by courts in determining whether or not trademark infringement has been committed.

by Elijah Felice Rosales (The Philippine Star), 26 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will no longer accept applications for VAT exemption from exporters for the purchase of goods and services as part of the lifting of fiscal incentives under the new tax law.

By Mariejo S. Ramos, 26 Jun 2021 Civil society organizations criticized the government for insisting on extending or creating another Bayanihan law when they could not even agree on how to use taxpayers’ monies that have already been allotted for pandemic recovery efforts.

by Elijah Felice Rosales (The Philippine Star), 26 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government has identified 11 direct costs that firms can deduct from their taxes for a period of 10 years under the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the new fiscal law.

By Mariejo S. Ramos, 26 Jun 2021 The Alliance of Concerned Teachers of the Philippines (ACT) said the Department of Education (DepEd) has agreed to provide teachers with service credit and 25-percent overtime pay for the excess working hours they rendered since June last year.

By CNN Philippines Staff, 25 Jun 2021 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 25) — The country’s seafarer deployment is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said Friday.

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by Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News, 25 Jun 2021 MANILA— The country’s information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) sector has the potential to grow its revenue to $29 billion and add some 160,000 more jobs by 2022 as it remained resilient despite the COVID-19 pandemic, an industry leader said Friday.

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"Something is lost with online learning, and students and teachers alike deserve the chance to return to physical classes as soon as possible." My column today reflects on more than a year of giving virtual lectures and webinars. pic.twitter.com/EblswsiFkZ — Gideon Lasco (@gideonlasco) June 25, 2021

by Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star), 25 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Asian food conglomerate Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) is bringing Taiwan’s Milkshop bubble tea brand to the Philippines, initially to its Chowking and Mang Inasal stores.

(The Philippine Star), 25 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — S&P Global Ratings has lowered anew its 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines to six percent as the reimposition of strict lockdowns further restricted economic activity.

by Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 25 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissing the criminal and administrative charges filed against Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian in connection with the Kentex fire that claimed the lives of 74 slipper factory workers in 2015.

by Jose C. Sison (The Philippine Star), 25 Jun 2021 A marriage may be dissolved by the death of a spouse. And under Article 41 of the Family Code (FC), a spouse who has been missing for four consecutive years, or two consecutive years if his disappearance occurred when there is danger of death, may…

by Marichu A. Villanueva (The Philippine Star), 25 Jun 2021 The lockdowns imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country have prompted over a million Filipinos to acquire new skill sets that served them well during these difficult times. While face-to-face classes remain suspended, many Filipinos enrolled in the online…

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 25 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Defending anew the wearing of face shields as required protection against COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday that the government policy is guided by science and expert medical opinion.

by Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News, 25 Jun 2021 MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) on Friday said it plans to include mental health services in its primary care package for Filipinos.

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  The two batches of webinars on Employment Security Labor Relations with the theme “Human-Centred Future of Work and Work Relations in the Time of the Pandemic”  were conducted with the support of Japan International Labour Foundation (JILAF) in four hours in four afternoons Zoomed from Quezon City on 14-17 and 21-24 June 2021 Connecting…

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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 24 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Over 70 percent of franchise businesses incurred losses and had to trim their workforce as they were hit hard by the pandemic, the Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) said.

by Elijah Felice Rosales (The Philippine Star), 24 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The government plans to use the nearly P9 billion borrowed funds from Japan to bankroll its remaining obligations in responding to the financial difficulties brought about by the recent revert to lockdown.

by Rhodina Villanueva (The Philippine Star), 24 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Agricultural workers have filed a formal complaint at the International Labor Organization (ILO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland against labor rights violations allegedly committed by the Duterte administration since 2016.

by Ghio Ong, Delon Porcalla, Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), 24 Jun 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A marked decline in mortality from COVID-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) has been observed over the past three months, the Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday.