by Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star), 29 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The bill granting the President the power to hold off Social Security System (SSS) contribution hikes during the coronavirus pandemic has been signed into law.

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By: Ernesto M. Ordoñez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 May 2021 On May 14, a total of 95 private sector organizations held numerous consultations, then conducted a National Farmer–Fisherfolk Congress. They subsequently signed a “Unity Statement in Saving the Plunging Livelihood of Filipino Farmers and Fisherfolk and Addressing the Critical Situation of Philippine Agriculture and Food…

by Christian Deiparine (Philstar.com), 29 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Former health secretaries on Sunday led groups in denouncing what they said was the tobacco industry meddling to relax control policies in the country on their products during a health crisis.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 29 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The number of businesses that stopped operations has declined to eight percent as the government eased quarantine restrictions, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

by (Philstar.com), 29 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III has filed a bill seeking to raise social pensions for indigent senior citizens from the current P500 to at least P1,000 per month.

by Rappler, 28 May 2021 Local governments are also allowed to prioritize the vaccination of economic frontliners aged 40 to 59 The Philippine government has specified that workers who will qualify for the A4 vaccine priority category are those who have to work outside their residences or are government workers.

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by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez (The Freeman), 28 May 2021 In the case of LEVI (disguised to protect the name of the company) versus Ms. M (hidden to respect the honor and dignity of the woman), GR 217101, the Supreme Court decided on February 12, 2020, against the company and in favor of the victim…

by Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), 28 May 2021 Globe cites possible conflict with Open Access bill MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom Inc. is calling for the integration of all existing telco laws into one comprehensive law to avoid conflicting provisions that may result from the passage of the Open Access in Data Transmission Bill.

by Ramon Efren Lazaro (The Philippine Star), 28 May 2021 CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines — Two persons died and two others were injured in an explosion at the Department of National Defense (DND) arsenal building in Barangay Lamao in Limay, Bataan on Wednesday.

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by Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com), 27 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — An environmental activist group voiced its support for proposed measures declaring areas “no mining zones” and banning the open pit method of mining in the Philippines, a country rich in precious minerals.

(Philstar.com), 27 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking and the Supreme Court have signed a pact to strengthen policies and programs to address trafficking in persons (TIP), Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar said.

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By Kris Crismundo, 26 May 2021 MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the number of businesses that closed their operations due to community quarantine restrictions has declined as the government gradually reopened economic activities.

By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS,GMA News, 26 May 2021 The information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry in the Philippines expects to grow by as much as 6.5% this year, as most firms plan to expand operations.

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BY RUBEN CRUZ JR., 25 May 2021 The families of workers receiving fixed wages would not be surprised at all with the findings of a recent study, which showed Manila as the third most expensive city among six cities in Southeast Asia despite having the lowest average salary.

Top 2 items in Bayanihan 3: 1) Ayuda (cash transfers) – P216b (54%)2) Pensions for military, police – P54.6b (14%) ??? Galeng ano, sa isang ayuda bill naisingit pa yung pensions for military, police. ? https://t.co/L13c9fbm6v — JC Punongbayan (@jcpunongbayan) May 25, 2021

By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is fast-tracking the establishment of Minahang Bayan areas all over the country amid the growing number of unemployed Filipinos.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 25 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Foreign business groups want Congress to immediately approve the bill seeking to update the 85-year-old Public Service Act to encourage more investments from overseas.