Minimum Wage Waiver for Disabled Workers Would End Under Biden Plan
A plan by the Biden administration would end a provision that allowed employers to pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. Source link
How PSEi member stocks performed — December 3, 2024
Here’s a quick glance at how PSEi stocks fared on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Source link
UnionBank to redeem P6.8-B Tier 2 notes
UNION BANK of the Philippines, Inc. (UnionBank) is looking to buy back P6.8 billion worth of bonds due 2030. “Please be informed that the board of directors of Union …
Maynilad’s largest treatment facility nears completion at 83%
MAYNILAD WATER Services, Inc.’s CAMANA Water Reclamation Facility is now 83% complete and on track for completion next year, its president said Tuesday. The P10.5-billion facility, located in Maypajo, …
Supreme Court’s recent ruling emphasizes crucial role of procedural rules in labor disputes
In a decision published on Nov. 19, the Supreme Court departed from prevailing jurisprudence on the filing of complaints by aggrieved workers against their employers before the National Labor …
National Government outstanding debt
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) outstanding debt inched up to a fresh high of P16.02 trillion as of end-October amid the peso’s depreciation against the US dollar, the Bureau of …
Bestfriend Goodies partners with gov’t agencies to fight malnutrition
BESTFRIEND GOODIES, a food enterprise in Cagayan de Oro City, hopes to help combat malnutrition and stunting by producing science-based nutritional products like enhanced nutribun and ready-to-eat (RTE) items. …
PHL, Israel eye tourism partnership
THE PHILIPPINES and Israel are eyeing collaboration to drive tourism growth and strengthen economic ties, their tourism representatives said on Tuesday. The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DoT) and the …
Postmortem on our energy pricing problems
While our National Government leaders play at disgusting adolescent political posturing more than four years before the next presidential election, the country continues to suffer from high inflation that …
Philippines picks up in 2024 Bribery Risk Rankings
THE PHILIPPINES improved its ranking in a global index assessing business bribery in over 190 economies. Read the full story. Source link