MANILA, Philippines – As many as four million local and overseas jobs will become available for Filipino jobseekers this year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday.

Other opportunities in Asia await Filipino business process outsourcing (BPO) workers in case the US Congress passes a bill that keeps American companies from farming out non-core operations overseas, the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Philippine director said Thursday.

In the private sector economy, economic growth is sensitive to domestic and international influences. With respect to domestic factors, what the government does or does not do could be of great consequence. Economic policy and the magnitude of government spending are manifestations of the influence of government on the economy.

A person’s job is a property right which he cannot be deprived of without due process. This case of Jun, Art, Gerry, Ron and Cary (Jun et. al.) illustrates this rule enshrined in our bill of rights (Article III Section 1, Constitution)

MANILA, Philippines – The electronics industry is looking forward to a better year this 2012 after grappling with the global financial issues and the natural disasters in Japan and Thailand last year.

The Social Security System said employees, self-employed workers and voluntary members with overdue loans can settle their unpaid principal and interest without paying the full amount of penalties under a new amnesty program starting on April 2.

FOREIGN direct investments (FDIs) in the Philippines made a turnaround in October to net inflows, but was weaker during the first 10-month period as investment decisions were stalled by renewed concerns over uncertainties in the global economy.

THE Department of Labor and Employment has earmarked P340 million budget for short-term work to be offered to 140,000 students this year.

THE Philippines’ export revenues in November 2011 dropped by 19.4 percent to $3.342 billion compared to the $4.146 billion recorded in November 2010, according to data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Tuesday.

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A SCHOLARSHIP program of former President and now Rep. Gloria Arroyo of Pampanga worth P241 million was deemed as failure because the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and its partner failed to furnish monthly progress reports on the success of the scholarship, disbursement of funds, and other required data for monitoring and evaluation.

UN STUDY: MANILA, Philippines—With a 50 percent increase in new HIV infections over the past 10 years and decreasing local and foreign funding for anti-AIDS programs, the Philippines is a “long way” from meeting its sixth Millennium Development Goal—halting and reversing the spread of the dreaded disease—by 2015, according to the country coordinator of the…

Employees at a Foxconn factory in Wuhan, China, some of whom reportedly threatened to kill themselves over a wage and working-conditions dispute, have instead come to an agreement with the manufacturer.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)  said majority of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) last year went to the Middle East, with 743,535 hires.

Women in India’s Call Center Industry Relatively high wages and the opportunity to be part of an upscale, globalized work environment draw many in India to the call center industry. At the same time, night shift employment presents women, in particular, with new challenges alongside the opportunities. This book explores how beliefs about what constitutes…

Ericsson Group’s consumer research arm Ericsson ConsumerLab has identified consumer trends for 2012 and beyond, highlighting connectivity becoming as essential as roads and electricity, that social media are redefining news reporting, and that anyone can now be a service provider.

MANILA, Philippines – The House committee on ways and means will look into another controversial issuance of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), which imposes tax on contributions to state pension and insurance institutions like the Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Pag-Ibig Fund.

STATE-RUN Social Security System (SSS) is eyeing to get Malacañang’s approval for its proposed contribution hike within the first half of the year.

Local vehicle assemblers ended last year with a four percent contraction over 2010 with Honda suffering the biggest loss. Latest figures show all product categories posting decline in sales.

Contrary to President Aquino’s claim that the country, under his watch, has changed for the better, more Filipinos believe the economy worsened in 2011, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey.

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Sunday said that almost all available data and performance reports of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will be posted online this year to enhance government transparency, reduce red tape and boost anticorruption efforts.

Up to 80 percent of small-scale miners operating in the country are presumed illegal, majority of which are operating in Mindanao, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) said on Sunday.

MANILA, Philippines – Local stocks seem to be headed for choppy waters given the unraveling debt mess in Europe but the Aquino administration’s hardline efforts to pump-prime the economy will provide smooth sailing for investors that could take the market to the 5,400 range by yearend, leading online brokerage Citiseconline said.

THE numbers say it all. By the count of The Conference Board, a high-powered New York-based grouping of leading companies and experts from around the world, the contribution of developing economies to the 3.2-percent global growth projected next year would be more than four times that of rich countries: 2.5 vs. 0.6 percentage points.

In order to avoid questions and remove doubts on the Senate decision in the Corona impeachment case whether for or against him the parties involved must stick to the issues and adhere to the rules. So far, even as the trial has not started yet, there are already some supervening moves and disturbing developments which…

SEN. Panfilo Lacson on Sunday claimed that some lawmakers are demanding commissions from government projects funded by their “pork barrel” and that he intends to personally inform President Benigno Aquino 3rd about it.

It’s the new year, and what better way to ring it in than to add a shiny new credit card to your wallet? Here are 12 tips for obtaining a credit card and not misusing it.

The Aquino administration gave a lofty seven percent economic growth target for this year despite failing to achieve a five percent goal for last year as the estimate for growth for the whole year will be lower than 4.5 percent.

A decision by the United States Supreme Court last month, staying the deportation of a Filipino immigrant convicted of voluntary manslaughter, could slow down the deportation of nearly 393,000 people in the fiscal year that ended September 30, half of whom were considered criminals.

The Call center industry is one of the biggest employers of Filipinos today especially for young college graduates. In some cases, a college degree may not even be necessary. What is important is that one speaks fluently in English. The rest of the requirements can be addressed tor proper and sufficient training. The work of…