Employers bat for gov’t creating more jobs over wage increases
A business group has urged the government to focus instead on job creation, not wage increases, to pluck Filipinos out ...
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PH economy now ready for full reopening despite virus
A full-scale reopening of the the economy while battling the pandemic at the same time is the right formula for ...
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Fewer ship calls in PH to trim exports, imports
The Philippine Exporters Confederation warned over the weekend about the declining numbers of ship calls to the Philippines, saying these ...
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Employers seek longer furlough
Employers are seeking an extension of the six-month furlough allowed by government for employees of companies that temporarily shut down ...
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TUCP elated over Senate’s action on bill ending ‘endo’
Labor group Trade Union Congress of the Philippines on Thursday said the passage of the Security of Tenure bill brings ...
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4th Manila Bay project OKd
Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada has approved another multi-billion-peso reclamation project in Manila Bay—a 318-hectare commercial and tourism hub along ...
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Exporters buck SSS pension hike
THE country’s biggest group of exporters, which employs hundreds of thousands of workers, opposes the plan to increase monthly contributions ...
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