MANILA, Philippines — Environment and labor groups appealed to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to review and revise the “outdated” Chemical Control Order (CCO) to implement a total ban on asbestos use.

THE fallout from the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, has reached the Philippines with a reading of 131 nanosieverts, higher than the normal radiation levels of 85 to 110 nanosieverts per hour, a specialist said Wednesday.

CATHOLIC bishops on Wednesday said they will support a strike at Philippine Airlines to protest a management plan to lay off 2,600 workers as part of its program to spin off its ground operations.

MOVES to curb labor subcontracting in the Philippines are deterring Taiwanese shoemakers from investing.

ACTING on the report of a village school teacher, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has rescued school-age children working in the salt mines of Occidental Mindoro province.

THURSDAY THANKS SINCE 2006, the garments and textile sector has been experiencing a steady decline in export growth until last year. In a data provided by NSO, the total Philippine exports in 2010 for wearables (garments and textile, fine and costume jewelry, bags, and footwear) amounted to $1,442,250 million with garments and textile accounting for…

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MANILA, Philippines – The country’s business process outsourcing industry (BPO) generated revenues of $8.9 billion in 2010, a year-on-year growth of 26%, the industry association reported Wednesday.

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‘Victory for TUCP’ MANILA, Philippines—Pension fund Government Service Insurance System is bringing back to the Philippines its entire $670-million offshore investment, taking the view that local assets could be more lucrative given the country’s favorable economic momentum.

MANILA — Inspired by the recent uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, the ground union of Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it will be maximizing public support against the planned layoff of 2,600 workers through social media.

FINALLY our sole monetary authority, the Bangko Sentral, has spoken against the pending bills in Congress that seek to impose ceilings on credit-card interest rates.

A SLOWDOWN by Philippine Airlines’ ground workers throttled its operations Tuesday, causing 14 flights to be delayed and one to be canceled.

THE Social Security System wants to increase its members’ dues to 11 percent of their salaries a month from 0.6 percent now to improve their package of benefits, the pension fund’s president and chief executive Emilio de Quiros Jr. said Tuesday.

STATE-RUN Social Security System (SSS) will increase the contribution rate on employers and workers as part of the pension fund’s move to raise benefits for its members.

CONSUMER prices in March rose at the same pace as the previous month, signaling President Benigno Aquino 3rd not to order salary hike for minimum wage earners.

SECOND OF THREE PARTS ON the first death anniversary of his mother Corazon Aquino, President Benigno Aquino 3rd called on the people to support his anti-corruption campaign. How exactly can Juan de la Cruz do that? The April 4 installment of this column suggested public-private monitoring bodies and stakeholder dialogues as mechanisms for constituent feedback,…

THE US has advised the Philippines to address constitutional and legal restrictions, among other issues, in order to be part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo said.

A good investment climate produces new investments that yield productivity and profits for the proponents. It is efficient when it further encourages investments to be made at low cost with high prospects for profits and social benefits (in the case of public investments).

MANILA, Philippines –  The rise in consumer prices was steady in March at 4.3 percent and well within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ expectation, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines –  Higher fuel prices and news of an impending rise in electricity rates greeted consumers yesterday, sparking fears of sharper increases in the costs of basic goods and services in the coming days.

But Palace won’t certify minimum wage hike bill MANILA, Philippines—While overall inflation apparently settled at 4.3 percent in March, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the country’s workers still needed relief because the crisis in the Middle East would be expected to continue.

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MANILA, Philippines—There are 60,000 job vacancies waiting to be filled up by new college graduates at the country’s official job search website, according to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.

MANILA, Philippines – There are at least 2.4 million working children in the Philippines and the target is for government to end the worst forms of child labor in five years, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – Members of the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) rallied outside the Labor Department’s main office in Intramuros, Manila on Monday to protest the agency’s order banning the union form going on a nationwide strike.

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A member of the House of Representatives yesterday called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to consider “converting embassies and consulates worldwide as OFW defense centers first and foremost” in an environment of changing global landscapes and huge numbers of Filipinos seeking employment abroad.

The local assembler of giant car maker Honda is slashing its production by half, which it said would be a temporary cut down, starting this month as a result of the multiple disasters that recently hit Japan that affected its parts production in its Japan headquarters.