Labor
Showdown seen over ‘End of Endo’ at...
24 May, 2019 at 09:19
Labor leaders on Thursday said they will be ready to counter possible attempts from government economic managers and business groups to derail the passage of the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill as it goes through the bicameral conference next week.
EO vs illegal contracting ‘useless, nothing new,’...
2 May, 2018 at 17:00
The anti-illegal contracting executive order (EO) signed by President Rodrigo Duterte is “useless” and offers “nothing new,” two opposition lawmakers said on Tuesday.
[VIDEO] Innovantage: Artificial intelligence to replace future,...
17 May, 2017 at 11:41
The BPO industry here has been playing a key role in making the Philippines one of the world’s fastest growing economies…
Robots Will Take Jobs, but Not as...
20 January, 2017 at 13:00
The robots are coming, but the march of automation will displace jobs more gradually than some alarming forecasts suggest.
Palace wants labor contractualization reduced in 6...
14 July, 2016 at 14:00
The Duterte administration wants to significantly reduce labor contractualization within its first six months in office and fast-track the processing of requirements for setting up a business.
The future of work is competitive
5 July, 2016 at 14:00
Twenty years ago, we didn’t have social media. Ten years before then, we didn’t have the web. If you work in web programming, online marketing, or mobile apps development, your job didn’t exist 20 years ago.
Duterte to businessmen: Invest in the provinces
30 May, 2016 at 16:42
Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday urged local and foreign investors to consider putting up businesses in other areas of the country as he pledged to set up economic zones in the provinces.
Buoyed by U.S. firms, Vietnam emerges as...
23 May, 2016 at 16:30
In a campaign season that has renewed public anxiety about U.S. job losses to China, one Michigan shoe company stands as a stark example of how the economic dynamics are changing quickly in Asia.
Can the Philippines Stay on Track?
16 May, 2016 at 17:30
Under President Benigno Aquino III, the Philippines has recovered its economic credibility. As the democracy of more than 100 million people faces elections in May…
Business cautions on wage hike plea
15 April, 2016 at 10:27
A new round of petitions nationwide for increases in daily minimum wage has begun as the country’s biggest labor group yesterday formally sought a P154 hike for private sector workers in Metro Manila
More clamor for funds for jobs
31 March, 2016 at 14:06
There’s a big clamor for more government funding for the state to provide more job opportunities.
Holidays are anti-poor
17 March, 2016 at 09:25
This country has just too many holidays for its level of development. There are national holidays (public, religious, and cultural) and local holidays (provincial, city, and towns).
How not to create jobs
23 December, 2015 at 09:47
There has to be something wrong when you have one-tenth of your population already working overseas, and yet the unemployment rate is still highest in the neighborhood.
‘Excessive public holidays hurt the economy and...
22 October, 2015 at 18:06
On more than one occasion, I have written about our holiday policies. I consider them anachronistic. Too many holidays are disruptive of the economy’s forward progress.
