Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the Republic of the Philippines as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Philippines: Medical clearance requirement eliminated
Nationals of 52 countries (mostly in Africa, the Middle-East and Latin America) are now no longer required to obtain a medical clearance certificate from the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) as part of the normal visa application process …
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Philippines: Wage blocked by lower house
The Senate has approved a minimum wage increase Act that would give all private sector workers a rise of P100 (US$1 …
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Philippines: Streamlining the tax system
A new Bill just signed by the President seeks to make the payment of taxes much easier …
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Philippines: Labour code amendment
The ‘Right to Disconnect Bill’ (House Bill 9735) is currently before the national parliament …
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Philippines: Minimum daily wage to be increased
With effect from 16th July 2023, the minimum statutory daily wage of private sector workers in the capital region will be increased by 7% from Ph570 …
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Philippines: New Bill proposing two days menstruation leave
Bill 6728 will apply to all women after six months service, unless they are pregnant, menopausal or have had their womb removed …
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Philippines: Unemployment rate in December 2022 is estimated at 4.3%
Slight rise in unemployment rate …
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Philippines: GDP growth accelerated to 7.6% in 2022
Economy grows the fastest in almost 50 years, but largely due to bounce back …
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Philippines: Changes to 2023 public holidays
This year, both All Souls Day on November 2nd and New Year’s eve on December 31st will return to the calendar as special public holidays – but only the first of these will fall on a weekday …
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Philippines: New rules apply to employers affected by adverse weather conditions
In Advisory 17, issued by the Department of Labour and Employment, employers are reminded that they are free to close operations in the event of stormy weather …
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Philippines: New deal for telecommuters
The Department of Labour and Employment has approved Order 237 which modifies the existing Telecommuting Law …
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Philippines: Parliamentary Bill filed to remove mandatory retirement at age 65
House Bill 3220 seeks to modify the Labour Code by dispensing with the blanket requirement to retire at 65 and replacing it with the option to choose to continue employment “provided that [the employee] qualifies under the bona fide occupational qualifications of his job …
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Philippines: GDP grows 8.3% in Q1 ahead of Marcos inauguration
Although the economy officially expanded by 8 …
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Philippines: PhilHealth to implement new contribution rate starting June 2022
After deferring a rise in contributions during 2021, PhilHealth has now lifted the monthly contribution rate from the 3% to 4%, starting June 2022 …
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Philippines: Duterte says vaccine refusers should be detained at home
State President Rodrigo Duterte (who retires next year) has announced that local officials should forcibly detain in their homes those who refuse COVID-19 vaccination …
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