February 28, 2018
The European business community wants the Philippines to retain its current incentives regimes to keep the country’s competitive edge intact amid moves to rationalize fiscal incentives under the second tax reform package. “With regard to the rationalization of fiscal...
February 28, 2018
Labor groups are asking President Rodrigo Duterte to fulfill his 2016 campaign promise to end contractualization. The Department of Labor and Employment urges them to be patient. MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) denied allegations on...
February 27, 2018
Labor groups may not be able to get their preferred version of an executive order (EO) on job contractualization, which they expect President Duterte to sign in a forthcoming Palace meeting scheduled next month. Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III on Tuesday said...
February 26, 2018
CEBU CITY – The Terminal 2 of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is 74 percent complete and will open in June. Andrew Harrison, chief executive advisor of the GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), a Filipino-led consortium that manages the MCIA,...
February 26, 2018
A labor group hit the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday over its alleged attempts to delay the signing of the pending executive order (EO) on contractualization. During its chance meeting on Monday with Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III, the...
