October 23, 2016
BEIJING – The Department of Tourism (DOT) expects the Philippines to likely exceed its growth target of one million tourist arrivals next year given improving ties between the two countries. Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said said tourism stakeholders from China told...
October 19, 2016
Removal of “endo,” or contractualization, is not as simple as proponents want it to be. It has major implications on the employment situation and, hence, on poverty. Some workers who are normally working under the current labor contractual arrangements could end up on...
October 16, 2016
MANILA, Philippines – After years of waiting, the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) said it may finally be able to grant incentives to tourism investors with the expected release of a revenue regulation on tourism enterprise zones (TEZs)....
October 14, 2016
MANILA, Philippines – DoubleDragon Properties Corp., a joint venture between Mang Inasal founder Edgar “Injap” Sia II and Jollibee Foods Corp. owner Tony Tan Caktiong, has completed the acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Hotel of Asia Inc. for P832.17 million....
October 12, 2016
How far is the labor department from its target of cut contractualization by 50% this year and completely abolish it by 2017? MANILA, Philippines – In his 8-point policy agenda, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III echoed President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign promise to...
