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Secretary Rex Gatchalian reaffirmed on Wednesday the agency’s commitment to end child labor in the Philippines, citing ...
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An unfinished revolution
Exactly 127 years ago today, revolutionary general Emilio Aguinaldo declared the country’s independence from 300 years of ...
THE PESO weakened to a near one-month low against the dollar on Monday following strong US labor data and as markets anticipate the latest round of trade negotiations between the United States and ...
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Should Congress raise wages?
Is the P200 minimum wage hike passed by the House of Representatives a good idea? Practically every Congress over the last ...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Friday welcomed the increase in the country's employment rate in April, ...
THE wage increase approved by the House of Representatives (HOR) may be a “just reward” for workers who have become more ...
June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour, an event promoted by the International Labour Organization and UNICEF. Despite some progress, around one in 10 children globally work in ways deemed harmful ...
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World Bank sees Philippines growing 5.3% in 2025
The World Bank expects the Philippines' economy to grow 5.3 percent in 2025, a slowdown from its January forecast of 6.1 ...
But challenges such as high electricity costs, low research and development spending as well as limited labor market exposure to manufacturing have prevented the Philippines from securing a top ...
AS the Philippines continues to navigate its economic growth trajectory, a pressing concern has emerged: the country’s over-reliance on the services sector, which, although vital, is dominated by ...
EXPECTATIONS that inflation could have slowed to a more than five-year low in May, which could make the case for further policy easing, could spur Philippine stocks next week, analysts said.