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P50-B pay subsidy approved for middle-income workers
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Date posted on April 15, 2020
by Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte approved a P50.8-billion wage subsidy program for workers at micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on Monday after he expressed reservations about a Senate proposal to include more than 5 million families in the government’s social amelioration program.
Build, Build, Build rail projects get IATF greenlight to proceed despite lockdown: Tugade
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 15, 2020
by ABS-CBN News, 15 Apr 2020 The MRT-7 Quezon Memorial Circle Station under construction. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA – Construction will resume for the government’s flagship railway projects despite lockdowns in the country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said on Wednesday.
14 Apr 2020 – DOLE belies it is underreporting the number of workers affected by the community quarantine to contain COVID-19.
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Date posted on April 15, 2020
8 Apr 2020 – OFWs displaced by COVID-19 to get P10k from DOLE
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Date posted on April 15, 2020
1 Apr 2020 – DOLE bent on providing assistance to as many workers in the formal economy as we give to informal sector workers.
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Date posted on April 15, 2020
25 Mar 2020 – Local, overseas workers affected by COVID-19 assured of gov’t assistance
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Date posted on April 15, 2020
Crisis can spark transformation and renewal
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Date posted on April 14, 2020
7 Predictions for a post-coronavirus world
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Date posted on April 14, 2020
Very pleased to see these health and hygiene guidelines for informal food vendors and spaza shops out in the world. Many informal workers have been classified as essential workers and need health guidelines adapted to their workplaces and circumstances.
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on April 14, 2020
Very pleased to see these health and hygiene guidelines for informal food vendors and spaza shops out in the world. Many informal workers have been classified as essential workers and need health guidelines adapted to their workplaces and circumstances. https://t.co/Mc7YqlDE9N — Laura Alfers (@Laura_WIEGO) April 14, 2020
Building resistance: a rights-based, holistic approach against Covid-19
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 14, 2020
AI is helping us combat the economic problem of human trafficking
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on April 14, 2020
The coming mental health crisis as remote working surges
Published by rudy
Date posted on April 13, 2020
10 Apr 2020 – Two more frontliners die from COVID-19
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Date posted on April 11, 2020
Mandaluyong hospital’s chief nurse passes away due to COVID-19 via Inquirer Mobile: http://inqm.news/axgn Ospital ng Paranaque’s Dr. Ephraim Neal Orteza succumbs to COVID-19 via Inquirer Mobile: http://inqm.news/axgs
The new inequalities and people-to-people social protection
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Date posted on April 3, 2020
School, interrupted: 4 options for distance education to continue teaching during COVID-19
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Date posted on April 1, 2020
Could basic income protect livelihoods during the coronavirus crisis?
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on March 30, 2020
29 March 2020 – Twelve Filipino doctors have died fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Philippine Medical Association said Sunday.
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Date posted on March 30, 2020
29 March 2020 – Twelve Filipino doctors have died fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, an official of the Philippine Medical Association said Sunday.
14 ways to protect your mental health in the pandemic, according to Public Health England
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Date posted on March 29, 2020
Social protection responses to the Covid-19 crisis: Country responses in Asia and the Pacific (data as of 25 March 2020).
Published by rudy
Date posted on March 25, 2020
Green energy could drive Covid-19 recovery with $100tn boost
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on March 20, 2020
[ANALYSIS] Why Filipinos need to stay at home until June (or even longer)
Published by rudy
Date posted on March 19, 2020
Tax administrations and control of the digital economy
Published by rudy
Date posted on January 31, 2020
Published by NTUCPHL
Date posted on January 25, 2020
Forty-six workers were killed, fourteen workers were injured and six missing in 33 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January-December 2019, an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Construction (nine) and in Mining (nine). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing from the…
26 Nov 2019 – Construction worker injured in Rizal Memorial Stadium accident
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Date posted on November 27, 2019
Construction worker injured in Rizal Memorial Stadium accident
The ‘flexible’ gig economy is not such a great option for women after all
Published by rudy
Date posted on November 19, 2019
Flexibility is difficult for many workers to take advantage of in practice. by Abigail Hunt, 19 Nov 2019 The gig economy – which sees Uber-style platforms link workers to the purchasers of their services – is growing globally. Policy players from the World Bank to the European Parliament have lauded platforms for their role in…
31 Oct 2019 – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) RTWPB simplifies minimum wages to just two rates. Once in a while, a regional tripartite wages and productivity board surprises, with a ‘smart’ move, when one least expects it. With its 2019 wage order no. 20, CAR has now only two minimum wage rates – (1) for ‘All industries/sectors employing 11 or more’; and (2) for ‘All industries/sectors employing 10 or less’. [Read more]
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Date posted on November 13, 2019
31 Oct 2019 – Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) RTWPB simplifies minimum wages to just two rates. Once in a while, a regional tripartite wages and productivity board surprises, with a ‘smart’ move, when one least expects it. With its 2019 wage order no. 20, CAR has now only two minimum wage rates – (1) for…
[ANALYSIS] Is the Philippine economy in the pink again? Not exactly
Published by rudy
Date posted on November 8, 2019
5 suspected human trafficking victims intercepted at Mactan-Cebu airport
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Date posted on November 7, 2019
by Katrina Hallare, 7 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Five people, who were believed to be victims of human trafficking, were rescued at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Thursday.
Why groups struggle to solve problems together
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Date posted on November 7, 2019
DTI: No hike in consumer prices till next year
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Date posted on November 6, 2019
by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 6 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday said it told manufacturers not to further increase their suggested retail prices until the first quarter of next year.
