by Leslie Ann Aquino, Manila Bulletin, 27 Dec 2020 The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has profiled 274,924 child laborers in the country. “This is indeed unfortunate. This is why we had to work doubly hard to arrest the situation,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in a statement Sunday.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), 25 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Social Security System (SSS) has laid out the guidelines for the enrolment of members in a mandatory provident fund (MPF) program.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 25 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Total projects approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) reached over 300 for the year, which are expected to create 70,000 jobs.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), 25 Dec 2020 YEARENDER MANILA, Philippines — Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine economy was already considered a rising star – one of the fastest-growing markets in Asia, with strong growth prospects, a vibrant consumption culture, and a young, skilled workforce.

By Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco, Businessmirror, 24 Dec 2020 The new normal demands a “safety culture” as preventing the spread of the Covid-19 virus is contingent on public compliance and private sector cooperation.

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January – A new year for sanctity and protection of human life Monthly Observances: National Microinsurance Month Zero Waste Month Weekly Observances: Week 1: Nat’l Time Consciousness Week 2: Clean-Up Week Week 3: National Mental Health Week Last Week: Children’s Week; Courtesy Week Daily Observances: Second Sunday: Unknown Citizens’ Day (honoring unknown patriotic citizens) Third…

2020 Yearender Sixty workers were killed, six injured or ill, in twelve* serious work incidents in the Philippines in January-December 2020, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. One incident in agriculture, another in a mill warehouse, three in  construction, one construction worker on the way to work,  one March medevac airplane incident, one…

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines—The top management of the state-run Social Security System (SSS) on Wednesday (Dec. 23) said pushing through with the scheduled increase in private sector employees’ fees to 13 percent next year would not only prolong pension funds but also raise future benefits for…

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by Philippine Daily Inquirer, 22 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has placed its employees in the different ports of entry on heightened alert as it warned the public to be vigilant against human smuggling and human trafficking syndicates that might take advantage of the holiday rush despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Zac Sarao, trainee, INQUIRER.net, 22 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Child Rights Network (CRN) is urging the Quezon City government to review its ordinance banning minors from loitering in public areas, saying confinement of 24 hours a day would harm a child’s mental and physical health.

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by Amy R. Remo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Dec 2020 To accelerate economic recovery, the Philippine government continues to pursue the passage and implementation of critical economic reforms to support businesses and help millions of Filipinos get back on their feet amid the devastating impact of COVID-19.

by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Sixty-two percent of adult Filipinos believed that their quality of life worsened in the past year.

by Betheena Unite, 19 Dec 2020 A federation of workers has reminded the Asian Development Bank (ADB) of its commitment to prohibit the use of deadly asbestos in all its funded projects, including the EDSA walkway project.

by Leila B. Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A total of 81 recruitment agencies have closed down since the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly those offering land-based jobs, according to Bernard Olalia, administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. But Olalia said the demand for Filipino workers abroad, especially health-care and factory…

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 18 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is pushing for a P6,000 minimum monthly pay for household service workers (HSWs) nationwide.

by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), 18 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Over 120,000 displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are coming home, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 Dec 2020 Next year’s expected economic rebound would be supported by massive infrastructure investments geared toward making the country new normal-ready through more flood control and water facilities as well as additional digital and health projects, the country’s chief economist said on Thursday.

by Vito Barcelo and Maricel Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 Dec 2020 More than half million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were displaced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic abroad, while 3.8 million workers lost their jobs, the Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday.

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by Cet Dematera (The Philippine Star), 17 Dec 2020 LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — Two workers were buried alive and two others were injured in an accident at a construction site in this city on Tuesday.

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), 17 Dec 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino families who experienced “involuntary hunger” dropped to 16 percent or about four million in the last quarter of the year, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in its latest report.

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