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by Maria Elena Catajan, Sun Star, Apr 8, 2019 MEMBERS of the BPO Industry Employees Network (Bien) have reported a string of illegal dismissal cases and alleged unfair labor practices of some outsourcing companies in Baguio City.

By Micah Sophia C. Marcellones|Apr 07,2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipinos are advised to be cautious about overseas job offerings from recruitment agencies that operate through the social media like Facebook, Viber or WhatsApp.

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By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat, Manila Bulletin, Apr 6, 2019 The creative community has submitted an industry road that seeks to transform the Philippines as the number one creative economy in ASEAN by 2030 in terms of size and value of the creative industries as well as the competitiveness and attractiveness of Filipino talents and content in…

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By: Consuelo Marquez, INQUIRER.net, Apr 06, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen Filipinos who are victims of human trafficking in Iraq are now under the custody of the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Apr 6, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos have set aside only 3.6 months’ worth of personal savings for their retirement, the lowest among eight countries in Asia, according to a survey conducted by Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Manulife).

Tokyo lacks authority in labor dispute between companies and franchisees JUNICHI SUGIHARA, Nikkei staff writer, APR 6, 2019 TOKYO — A Japanese cabinet minister urged the nation’s convenience store chains on Friday to resolve the mounting discontent among short-handed franchisees, making the unusual request in the absence of legal authority for the government to intervene.

by Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News, Apr 06 2019 MANILA – For the past 5 years, Alan Petil, 36, has been working as a construction worker, enduring the Philippines’ intense outdoor heat and humidity. He earns roughly P4,000 a week depending on a project, which is relatively small for someone on a tough job with…

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By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 05, 2019 The Philippines will borrow an additional $300 million from the World Bank to continue the implementation of the government’s conditional cash transfer program for another two years starting next year.

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Isa, patay sa sunog sa isang warehouse ng furniture sa Muntinlupa City. #SuperBalitaSaTanghaliNationwide — DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) April 4, 2019

by Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News, Apr 04 2019 MANILA – Five minors were rescued from a 17-year-old female pimp in Navotas. The suspect, who allegedly offered the children to a pedophile based in the US, managed to escape.

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By Xave Gregorio, CNN Philippines, Apr 4, 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 4) — The Labor department and the Immigration bureau admitted that some Chinese laborers spotted at a construction site in Manila are working illegally, only possessing special working permits which do not allow them to do construction work.

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (philstar.com) – Apr 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night ordered a review of all government contracts with companies and other countries — a development that business leaders said they would closely watch amid uncertainty over the directive’s effect on investor confidence.

NBI Region 10 Director Patricio Bernales says 10 people – 7 of them minors – were rescued in an operation at a Cagayan de Oro hotel by Bobby Lagsa, Rappler, Apr 3, 2019 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Region 10 has arrested 4 people, two of them…

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by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Two victims of human trafficking, one of them a minor, were rescued in a police operation in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur.

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Three victims paid HK$43,000, HK$20,000 and HK$15,000 respectively to the suspect to get a caregiver job in Canada but it never happened By ASIA TIMES STAFF A 40-year-old Filipina domestic worker was arrested at the Philippine Consulate General in Admiralty for allegedly offering non-existent jobs overseas to three colleagues.

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https://www.pids.gov.ph/press-releases/438 In terms of education, advocates of gender equality in the Philippines should also pay attention to enhancing boys’ wellbeing, without compromising girls’ educational progress.

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‘IT’S LIKE STANDING IN HELL’ By: Maricar Cinco, Philippine Daily, Apr 1, 2019 Household taps in Occidental Mindoro have run dry as intense heat continued to ravage farms and water sources in the province prompting an agriculture official to raise fear that the worst was yet to come, and a mayor to liken the heat…

by Mar S. Arguelles, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 1, 2019 SORSOGON CITY — Senator Bam Aquino has warned that 90 percent of the foreign direct investments (FDI) in the country would pull out if the Duterte administration insists on pushing for its second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN 2) law.

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