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by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star), Jun 13, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Saying that prices of goods in the country have gone out of control, Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV is urging the government to contain it by amending certain inflationary provisions of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law.

by Gaea Katreena Cabico (philstar.com), Jun 8, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has been listed again as one of the worst countries for workers in the world by the International Trade Union Confederation’s 2018 Global Rights Index.

By TED CORDERO, GMA News A typical Filipino family needs a monthly income of P42,000 to live decently, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Ernesto Pernia said on Thursday.

By BusinessMirror Editorial, Jun 7, 2018 The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) is an important part of the local business scene and has been for nearly 100 years. Its stated purpose: “The Chamber exists to serve the interests of Philippine and American businesses through the participation of members in promoting their long-term…

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By CNN Philippines Staff, Jun 5, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 5) — Inflation rate rose to 4.6 percent in May from a year ago, the highest level in five years, the Philippine Statistics Authority announced Tuesday.

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NO TO ‘ENDO’ By: Maila Ager – Reporter / @MAgerINQ INQUIRER.net, May 30, 2018 A bill that would prohibit labor-only contracting or “endo” in the country and impose a P5-million fine for violators has been approved by the the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development.

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by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), May 10, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Over 850 commercial establishments might face sanctions for illegal labor contracting and violating other labor regulations.

Average rate in first 4 months breaches gov’t target By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 05, 2018 Inflation rose to 4.5 percent year-on-year in April, the fastest pace in more than five years, mostly on the back of a jump in prices of “sin” products, the government reported Friday.

CONTRACTUALIZATION CONTROVERSY By: Delfin T. Mallari Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 04, 2018 MULANAY, Quezon — President Duterte on Wednesday admitted that the executive order that he signed on Labor Day prohibiting certain labor contracting schemes had “no teeth.”

By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 27, 2018 Employers expect an increase in the cost of labor amid the government’s move to regularize more workers, officials in the private sector said.

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (philstar.com), Apr 24, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The country’s policymakers on Tuesday said they expect the Philippine peso to trade at a range of P50 to P53 against the dollar this year until 2022 amid the normalization path taken by the US Federal Reserve.

https://blogs.adb.org/blog/will-automation-create-jobs-or-destroy-them 19 April 2018 In an era of sweeping transformations, one of the most important has been the dramatic reduction in poverty in developing Asia. Since 1990, more than one billion people have escaped extreme poverty, and many of them now earn a decent wage.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/04/1007502 While the world economy continues to show broad-based momentum, a new report released Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning that there may be choppy seas ahead, caused by increasing protectionism or tit-for-tat trade wars.

By: Ben O. de Vera, INQ Inquirer Business, Apr 05, 2018 Consumer prices rose 4.3 percent in March or above the government’s 2-4 percent target range for 2018 on the back of a double-digit jump in prices of “sin” products last month.

by ABS-CBN News, Apr 02 2018 Walang kapangyarihan ang ehekutibong sangay ng gobyerno para tapusin ang kalakalan ng “endo” o “end of contract,” ayon mismo sa isang opisyal ng Palasyo.

by Malaya, Mar 26, 2018 THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday rejected calls to criminalize employers’ failure to comply with occupational safety and health standards (OSHS).

by Daxim L. Lucas, Inquirer, Mar 23, 2018 Despite all the talk of increasing prices of goods and services — and the actual headline inflation rates having risen these above expectations these last two months — the central bank yesterday said it expects the situation to normalize by next year.

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Duterte gives up on banning ‘endo’: You can’t stop contractualization because oligarchs don’t want to Another campaign promise of President Rodrigo Duterte bits the dust. After nearly two months in office, Duterte admitted that snuffing out ‘endo’ or contractualization was easier said than done.

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by David Tuffley, Feb 18, 2018 We have all heard the dire predictions about robots coming to steal our jobs. Some would even have us believe these silicon bogeymen are coming to kill us. It plays straight into people’s darkest fears about technology.

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by Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News, Feb 8, 2018 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking more time to issue an executive order (EO) on contractualization, Malacañang said Thursday, after the chief executive met with labor groups calling for an end to the practice called “endo,” short for end of contract.

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, Jan 22, 2018 (CNN Money) — More than $8 of every $10 of wealth created last year went to the richest 1%. That’s according to a new report from Oxfam International, which estimates that the bottom 50% of the world’s population saw no increase in wealth.

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