by Ralph Edwin Villanueva (The Philippine Star), 28 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The chief of the Muntinlupa health office died yesterday after contracting COVID-19.

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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 26 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s largest business organization wants government to consider waiving the renewal of existing permits and licenses, providing wage subsidies, and improving the vaccine rollout to start recovery and enable job creation.

by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 26 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Economists of private banks expect inflation to breach the upper end of the two to four percent target set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for this year amid supply disruptions and rising global crude oil prices.

(Philstar.com), 26 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The justice department has issued a public advisory for those at the end of harassment and unlawful debt collection practices from online lending companies.

(The Philippine Star), 25 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Businesses implementing hybrid work arrangements under the new normal may need to re-examine this option as employees feel overworked in these setups, a corporate survey showed.

by Elijah Felice Rosales (The Philippine Star), 25 Apr 2021 POGO exit, work-from-home setup add to empty spaces MANILA, Philippines — The shift to work-from-home setup and the exit of offshore gaming companies have worsened the office space vacancy rate in Metro Manila to a new high since the global financial crisis, a global property…

by Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), 25 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The bodies of two more crewmembers of the cargo ship LCT Cebu Great Ocean that ran aground off the coast of Malimono, Surigao del Norte, have been recovered.

By: Christia Marie Ramos, 25 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — There had been previous instances where some Filipino workers staying at the Philippine Embassy shelter in Damascus were “re-trafficked” to their employers allegedly with the help of several embassy personnel, the country’s new top diplomat in Syria said.

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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 24 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Government agencies have signed the implementing guidelines for the safety seal certification to assure the public of business establishments and government offices’ compliance to the minimum public health standards set amid the pandemic.

By Louise Maureen Simeon(Philstar.com), 23 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A global think tank expects the Philippines to suffer the most from the pandemic in Asia-Pacific as its continued failure to control COVID-19 infections is making a huge dent on the economy.

by Joahna Lei Casilao/DVM, GMA News, 23 Apr 2021 A doctor who succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had to go through seven hospitals to find an available room amid the lack of vacancies, his friend said Friday.

By CNN Philippines Staff, 23 Apr 2021 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 23) – Filipinos working in private and public sectors who contracted the COVID-19 at their workplaces may receive compensation, the Department of Labor and Employment said Friday.

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by Ruben Torres, 23 Apr 2021 WORKERS versus the military. You would think there is a very clear mismatch in this struggle. The workers’ organizations in Myanmar have been spearheading the struggle against the military in Myanmar since the February 1 coup d’ état in that country.

by Robertzon Ramirez, Rudy Santos (The Philippine Star), 23 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Immigration officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) intercepted yesterday two women believed to be illegally recruited to work in Qatar.

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BY CAI ORDINARIO, Businessmirror, 22 Apr 2021 DUE to high rent prices and low salaries, Manila is considered one of the most expensive places to live in Southeast Asia, according to the latest study by iPrice Group’s research.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 22 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The remaining P1.4-billion budget for hotel accommodation and other needs of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) could only last until May, according to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).

by Ghio Ong (The Philippine Star), 22 Apr 2021 MANILA, Philippines — An official of the Makati Medical Center succumbed to COVID-19 after reportedly getting his first dose of an unnamed vaccine, an official of fhe MMC announced yesterday.

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NEDA estimates that around P83.3B in income may have been lost during the five-week stricter lockdown. Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua said that about P19.6B in workers’ income is lost for every week of ECQ, while it dwindles to P14.7B for MECQ. @UTradePH — Unicapital Research (@usi_research) April 21, 2021

By CNN Philippines Staff, 21 Apr 2021 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 21) — Four crew members were found dead after their boat ran aground in the waters off Surigao del Norte, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Armand Balilo said on Tuesday.