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By FEDERICO D. PASCUAL JR., Philippine Star, Mar 28, 2019 PRESIDENT Duterte should order full disclosure to allay fears that the huge Chinese loans he had contracted to finance his ambitious megaprojects mortgaged patrimonial assets and could lead to a “debt trap.”

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by Gillian M. Cortez, BusinessWorld, Mar 26, 2019 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is requiring all establishments to organize seminars on occupational safety and health (OSH), after the labor department released guidelines for OSH compliance last week.

by BUsinessWorld, Mar 26, 2019 THE Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) said the sector has been investing “heavily” to upgrade talent amid the growing demand for professionals who can take on higher-value tasks.

by Gillian M. Cortez, BUsinessWorld, Mar 25, 2019 THE PAYMENT of separation benefits to workers of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp. Philippines (HHIC-Phil) may have been clouded by the workers’ expectations of remaining employed by the failed shipyard, with the Labor department expressing doubt that the remaining workers can obtain relief.

by Bilyonaryo.com.ph, Mar 25, 2019 The Expanded Maternity Leave Law will shorten the Social Security System’s (SSS) fund life by one year if a contribution hike is not imposed to correct this situation.

by ABS-CBN News, Mar 24, 2019 MANILA — Some 148,000 foreign nationals residing in the country recently reported in person to the Bureau of Immigration (BI), the agency said Sunday.

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by John HADOULIS, Mar 24, 2019 For Dimitra Dionysopoulou, who lives in the shadow of the Acropolis, there is no mistaking the signs of the Airbnb takeover in her neighbourhood. “Renovation noise, debris disposal bins on every street, and rolling luggage,” said the 50-year-old Athenian mother.

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By Morexette Marie B. Erram and Futch Anthony Inso|Mar 21,2019 CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police arrested five suspected human traffickers, and rescued 11 minors allegedly being used in cyberpornography, including a two-year-old, during three simultaneous anti-human trafficking operations in the cities of Lapu-Lapu City and Cebu on Thursday, March 21.

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by Vito Barcelo, Manila Standard, Mar 20, 2019 The Bureau of Immigration has asked the Department of Justice to conduct an investigation against nine members of the BI-Travel Control and Enforcement Unit assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for allegedly conniving with human trafficking syndicate victimizing Filipino jobseekers wanting to work abroad.

by Nestor Corrales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 20, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — An “outraged” President Rodrigo Duterte berated officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), Maynilad and Manila Water as he warned to fire officials over recent water interruptions in parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 20, 2019 Costs entailed in implementing the Expanded Maternity Leave Law would affect the decision to hire women by a majority of small and large companies surveyed by the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (Ecop).

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by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 19, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Senator Bam Aquino has proposed the provision of a minimum monthly net take-home pay for government employees to ensure that workers can provide for their family’s needs.

by Agence France-Presse, Mar 18, 2019 SINGAPORE, Singapore — A Singaporean couple was on Monday jailed for abusing a Myanmar maid after the pair force-fed her with a funnel, made her eat her own vomit and threatened to kill her family if she reported the maltreatment.

By: Faye Orellana, INQUIRER.net, Mar 18, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Bureau of Immigration officers stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) have been ordered to be on alert as reports surfaced that syndicates are again active in recruiting minors to work abroad.

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