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Philippine gov't to inspect firms with return-to-office orders

THE PHILIPPINES: The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has organized a task force to monitor the compliance of businesses with...

PHP 1 billion in cash aid allocated for Covid-19 relief

PHILIPPINES: Around 200,000 formal sector workers in Manila and other regions are set to each receive PHP 5,000 (USD 97) in cash aid, to...

Department of Labour urges firms to pay quarantine leave

PHILIPPINES: The department of labour and employment (DOLE) has urged firms to provide paid leave for workers who contract Covid-19 and...

Pandemic spotlights scarcity of supply chain professionals

PHILIPPINES: The severe disruptions in supply chain networks brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have highlighted the need for...

Over 1.2 million jobseekers return to work

PHILIPPINES: Over 1.2 million job seekers in the Philippines have secured jobs from January to August of this year, with the help of the...

Filipino workers may be banned from Saudi Arabia

PHILIPPINES: The Philippine government is considering a suspension of deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia. The...

Women flocking to online learning in the Philippines

PHILIPPINES: Women learners have greatly contributed to the increase in online learning on the Coursera platform in the Philippines, a...

Major call centre under scrutiny for Covid-19 safety

PHILIPPINES: A Paris-based call-centre business is facing scrutiny over allegedly poor working conditions in its Philippines operations....

New funding for youth training programmes in the Philippines

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a policy-based loan of US$400 million that will support skill programs and boost youth...