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‘Costlier fares, power, oil to prolong BSP tightening’
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to maintain its tight monetary policy longer on the back of higher transportation fares, power rates, and oil prices, according to a US-based think tank.
Rising from the rubble: A former mining community ponders its future with newfound tourism fame
MASINLOC, Zambales—Search the internet for Coto Kidz Pool and you’d get about 146,000 results in .42 seconds. That’s more than double the “hits” you’d get when you surf the net for Magalawa Island in nearby Palauig town, dubbed the mini-Boracay of Zambales, or, for that matter Isla de Potipot, a smaller yet equally Instagrammable island getaway in Candelaria town.
High prices, job loss could blunt pay-hike gain: experts
THE wage hike approved for the National Capital Region (NCR) may be among the highest approved in Metro Manila but, local economists said, this could also increase prices and cut jobs, particularly in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
NCR wage board now deliberating fate of pay hike petitions
The deliberation for a possible minimum wage hike in the National Capital Region (NCR) has entered its final phase.
Tourism rebound behind thinning ranks of jobless
THE recovery of the tourism industry and other sectors have contributed to a steep decline in the number of unemployed during the first quarter of the year, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Unpaid family workers dampen good jobs data
DESPITE the improvement in employment numbers, the number of unpaid family workers increased in March 2023, according to the preliminary results of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
136,000 SSS members receive P1.71-B unemployment benefits in 2020
The Social Security System (SSS) released in 2020 more than P1.71 billion in unemployment benefits to 135,814 qualified members.
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Americans still dread the future despite wage gains
Companies are hiring, paychecks are growing and Americans are still feeling pretty lousy about the direction of the country, a dichotomy that’s revealed itself anew in the waning days of a contentious presidential campaign.