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By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News, Sep 4, 2017 The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is considering the removal of performance-based bonus (PBB) as part of the benefits being received by government employees.

BY PATRICK ROXAS, Manila Times, Sep 4, 2017 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT: Restive workers of shipbuilding giant Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines (HHIC-Phil) here said they will go on strike if an agreement to hold a certification election for the recognition of the union fails.

BY TOOTS OPLE, Manila Times, Sep 4, 2017 MORE women are leaving the country to work abroad as domestic workers, and this trend is not about to stop. Based on the 2016 survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority, there were 2.2 million overseas Filipino workers at any given time during April to September 2016 all…

By Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), Sep 3, 2017 TUGUEGARAO , Philippines – A construction foreman died after he was ran over by a road roller here on Friday night.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Sep 3, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The call center industry, the biggest private sector employer in the country, has expressed support to the proposed compressed four-day work week scheme.

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Inquirer, Sep 01, 2017 How can the Philippines get rid of terrorism without resorting to military operations? By spreading guidelines on achieving an inclusive and diverse workplace, as International Alert country manager Francisco Lara Jr. would say.

BY WILLIAM DEPASUPIL, Manila Times, Sep 1, 2017 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has pushed for the productive reintegration of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to reverse the country’s decades-old labor export policy.

By: Win Gatchalian, Sep 1, 2017 Senator Win Gatchalian on Wednesday urged the national government to put into place a concrete plan to implement the cash transfer program meant to shield poor Filipinos from the inflationary effects of the proposed tax reform package, which is still pending legislative approval.

Malaya, Aug 31, 2017 The Philippines will continue to lead in the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) space globally, with the contact center sector driving the growth despite the challenges of automation, according to Benedict Hernandez, president of the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP).

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by Simon Brandon, Aug 31, 2017 If you have too many things you need to do, it’s best to write them down. Saving the world, it seems, follows the same principle.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Aug 31, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Instead of massive job losses, the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry will continue to employ thousands of Filipinos annually in the coming years amid emergence of new technologies as global demand is expected to remain strong.

By CNN Philippines Staff, Aug 30, 2017 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 30) — With the rising number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the Philippines, a United Nations (UN) official said the country needs to change its approach on curbing the “epidemic.”

by Othel V. Campos, Aug 30, 2017 The Philippine contact center industry expects to sustain an 8-percent annual growth over the coming years, despite the growing popularity of artificial intelligence that began to take over simple voice services.

Working from home works as long as there are clear goals, metrics, and communication schedules BY JARED CARL MILLAN, Aug 29, 2017 One of the best things about today’s work culture is that we are no longer constrained by the rigidity of traditional office structures. Thanks to the infinite power of technology, we are able…

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Businessmirror, Aug 29, 2017 Metro Manila workers will have to wait longer before they could get their much-needed wage hike, as the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) deferred deliberations on the wage petitions filed by different labor groups in June.

By Abdi Latif Dahir, Aug 29, 2017 By 2027 the world could be facing a 214 trillion calorie deficit, says Sara Menker, founder and chief executive of Gro Intelligence, an agricultural data technology company. In other words, in just a decade, we won’t have enough food to feed the planet.

by Carla P. Gomez, Inquirer, Aug 28, 2017 BACOLOD CITY — From the frying pan to the fire. This appeared to be what happened to a group of 41 workers, 14 of them minors, who fled economic hardship caused by the war in Marawi City only to end up in a sweatshop here.

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Aug 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – More men in the Philippines have acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) because of paid sex, a report from the Department of Health (DOH) shows.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Aug 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The representative of Japanese businesses in the Philippines is asking the government to improve business conditions in the country to regain Japanese investor interest, particularly in the manufacturing sector. “We are expecting that for the next five years, business environment will be improved…

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Aug 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – More Filipino household service workers (HSWs) can now work in the Middle East, an official said yesterday.

ABS-CBN News, Aug 28, 2017 MANILA – A compressed work week will not be good for workers’ health and family life, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) reiterated on Monday.

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), Aug 27, 2017 According to DOH Secretary Paulyn Ubial, they are advocating for the “risk groups” to get themselves tested for HIV so the DOH could provide them with free anti-retroviral therapy (ART). Boy Santos, File MANILA, Philippines – As the country’s HIV/AIDS cases soar at an alarming pace,…

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At 50, can ASEAN step forward to be the agenda-setter, putting in place the rules and norms of a regional order governed by international law? by Johanna Son, Rappler, Aug 27, 2017 BANGKOK, Thailand – Prescriptions for ASEAN on its 50th year vary, but all of them require a tough reality check that will determine…

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By Xianne Arcangel, CNN Philippines, Aug 26, 2017 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 25) — A new law says female employees are no longer required to wear high heels to work.

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