Growth in the Philippines is expected to slow down and level off to five per cent a year until next year after last year’s record 7.3 percent growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest Regional Economic Outlook.

An administration ally in the Senate yesterday twitted President Aquino’s call on oil companies to open their financial records to public scrutiny as well as planned moves to “freeze” fuel price increases, saying there is no existing law to hold these com-panies liable for “overpricing” pet-roleum products.

DAVAO CITY, April 28 (PIA) – A 16-year old senior high school student Cherish Nymph Maniquez or “Chin-Chin” to her family knew how hard is it to work when she’s supposed to start first grade.

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – President Benigno Aquino III ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to address child labor in the mining industry, a senior government official said today.

MANILA, Philippines – The government plans to offer workers a package of non-cash benefits, including expanded social and health insurance, to head off a large wage rise as it tries to manage inflation pressures and public anger at rising costs.

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THE three oil companies avoided paying P10.5 billion in excise taxes in 2010 by offsetting their tax liabilities using the tax credits of the garment industry, which they had bought at a discount of as much as 50 percent, the hearings of the Senate and House oversight committee on tax reform program have revealed.

A LABOR DAY benefits package is still being finalized by Malacañang but will likely include assistance not just for workers but other vulnerable sectors of society, officials yesterday said.

DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (Dole) Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Director Ponciano Ligutom said there is no “supervening condition” for a new wage hike in the region.

MANILA, Philippines—The support of non-Catholic religious groups like the Iglesia ni Cristo for the reproductive health (RH) bill has marginalized the Catholic hierarchy as the only institutional oppositor of the measure, according to analysts and key proponents of the measure.

ALU/TUCP/BWI News Release Philippine unions calls government to revive dying policies on asbestos 28 April 2011, Quezon City –Trade unions called on Philippine government in today’s International Commemoration Day for the Dead and Injured Workers to revive its ineffective policies on asbestos by calling them to inspect public buildings and reduce hundreds of thousands of…

CEBU, Philippines – The proposed plastic ban ordinance of Cebu City Councilor Edgardo Labella has gained support from the Department of Trade and Industry and environmental groups during yesterday’s public hearing.

MANILA, Philippines –  Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. yesterday expressed opposition to proposals for the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law. “I think we went through a long process of finally deregulating the industry, and that was the right move. Scrapping it or changing it from deregulation to regulation is something that requires a lot of…

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino workers were stopped from going to Syria yesterday.

Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez yesterday lambasted former Social Welfare and Development secretary Esperanza Cabral for her misleading statements on the health risks posed by contraceptive pills on women.

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines will formally ask Saudi Arabia to lift its suspension of the deployment of Filipino domestic workers to the kingdom in talks that begin Wednesday in Manila, a ranking labor official said Tuesday.

MANILA — A Labor department initiative to arrest “brain drain” could usher in a renaissance in science and technology, a senator said on Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of Filipino workers and their families are at risk of inhaling asbestos, with as much as 6,000 metric tons of the substance imported to the country each year.

Message  of TUCP President Atty. Democrito T. Mendoza at the 1st National Summit on Labor and Employment 27 April 2011, SMX Convention Center, Pasay City

An average of more than 3,000 workers leave the Philippines each day to fulfil work commitments overseas and the country is the world’s fourth biggest recipient of remittances after India, Mexico and China.

THE Aquino administration failed to front-load spending during the first quarter of the year as excessive scrutiny to bring down costs delayed project implementation, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

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CEBU, Philippines – A 30-year-old carpenter was electrocuted while his companion was injured after an accident while they were constructing a house in Barangay Poblacion, Santa Fe Monday afternoon.

MANILA, Philippines – There is a backlog of 1.4 million units of affordable housing despite the 300 mass housing projects approved by the Board of Investments (BOI).

MANILA, Philippines –  Two lawmakers from Mindanao yesterday filed a bill that would compel oil companies to reveal their pricing formula.

MANILA, Philippines –  Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and three of her former officials were charged with plunder and other offenses before the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday.

The local bourse said yesterday it is changing the manner in which it keeps track of stock through the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), indices in six sectors and the all-shares index. The new bourse policy takes effect in September, according to PSE.

Up to 4.12 million Filipinos may slide into poverty this year with the unabated rise in food prices, according to a Asian Development Bank (ADB) study released yesterday.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed murder charges before the Malabon City Prosecutors Office against a leader and three members of the leftist group Partisano-Armado Operatiba ng Marxista-Leninista ng Pilipinas who said to be behind in the murder of Merlin Sumera, a journalist, near her house last March 22.

For failing to file appropriate charges against oil companies which have alleged to have overpriced their products, Energy Secretary Jose Almendras took a beating from lawmakers yesterday.