The victorious 16-member Philippine math team that harvested a crop of medals including seven golds, two overall championship trophies, three silvers and five bronzes at the 12th Po Leung Kuk 12th Primary Math World Contest held in Hong Kong recently came home Wednesday night. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Spectacular’ RP math team back home after Hong Kong medal haul
June 18, 2008
Republic Act No. 9504 – Tax Relief Law
June 17, 2008
Child labor seen to rise
June 16, 2008
MALOLOS CITY – Incidence of child labor in the country is seen to rise due to rising cost of living and prices of basic commodities, officials said during the annual celebration of World Day Against Child Labor at the Bulacan State University here Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Child workers
June 15, 2008
DESPITE the government’s nationwide campaign against child exploitation, the Philippines is still teeming with child workers, who are forced to drop out of school not only in the countryside but also in Metropolitan Manila and other urban centers across the country. Read the rest of this entry »
9,000 child workers return to school
June 13, 2008
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) began yesterday the implementation of a four-year project aimed at providing free education to over 9,000 child workers in the country.
This means that child workers nationwide can now look forward to a better future as they abandon their jobs and go back to school, labor officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
Good news for child workers
June 13, 2008
THE government will mark this year’s celebration of the World Day Against Child Labor with the implementation of a four-year project aimed at sending child workers to school, particularly in areas with high incidence of child labor. Read the rest of this entry »
Willful disobedience
June 12, 2008
One of the valid grounds for terminating employment is willful disobedience. What constitutes willful disobedience? This is answered in the case of Pancho. Read the rest of this entry »
NBI agents intercept suspected human trafficker; rescue seven, mostly minors
June 10, 2008
AT least seven persons, most of them minors, were rescued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) from an alleged human-trafficking syndicate in an operation in North Harbor, Manila.
Roland Argabioso, chief of the NBI’s Field Operations Division, said two persons were arrested while another is still at large. Read the rest of this entry »
Philippines is Best Practice Country — survey
June 3, 2008
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines was adjudged Best Practice Country among eight other countries surveyed that are sending workers through Korea’s Employment Permit System (EPS). Read the rest of this entry »
