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Duterte signs Ease of Doing Business law

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed into law the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018. In his speech during the signing ceremony at Malacañan...

DOF thumbs down TRAIN law suspension

MANILA – The Department of Finance (DOF) warned Monday that suspending the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law would do more harm than good in the...

Congress may push for a nationwide wage hike anew, says Palace

MANILA -- Amid labor groups’ call for a PHP750 daily minimum wage nationwide, Malacañang on Monday said that it was “legally impossible” to raise the wages because of legal restraints. “I said...

DOLE to fine, prosecute labor-only contracting companies: Palace

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will be the one responsible to impose appropriate sanctions against companies practicing labor-only contracting, after more than 700...

Palace confident PH will be upper mid-income economy by 2022

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday welcomed the Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessment which showed that the Philippines will be able to reduce poverty incidents to 14 percent by 2022. According to Presidential...

‘Telecommuting’ bill hurdles House

MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Monday unanimously approved on third reading a measure providing employees in the private sector the option to work outside the office through telecommuting. Voting 239-0,...

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