Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to the Republic of the Philippines as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Philippines: Filipinos who came home during the pandemic go abroad again

In spite of a mandatory 10-day quarantine in government facilities, 640,000 overseas workers have returned home since the pandemic began …

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Philippines: WFH-related disabilities or deaths now compensable

The Employees’ Compensation Commission has decided through a Board Resolution that employees subject to injury, a work-related disease or fatality whilst working from home will now be covered under its insurance programmes …

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Philippines: DOLE issues ventilation rules for the workplaces, PUVs

The labour department has recently issued new guidelines on the proper ventilation of workplaces (Department Order 224-21) …

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Philippines: House OKs bill updating passport law on third reading

An amendment to the Passport Act is allowing the introduction of a new tamper-proof passport and simplifying passport application procedures …

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Philippines: CREATE now awaits Duterte’s signature

Congress has now approved the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) law …

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Philippines: Labor dispute resolution now online

Labour disputes may now be processed online under the Single Entry Approach (SEnA) Program …

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Philippines: BI eases requirements for departing aliens to prevent crowding in immigration offices

Effective until 31st December 2020, foreigners with visas approved by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) are allowed to leave the country before they have been issued with their alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR I-Card) …

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Philippines: 30% of garment workers to remain jobless till December 2020

The Confederation of Wearable Exporters of the Philippines has forecast that export demand is expected to remain at 40% below normal capacity levels during Q3 2020 …

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Philippines: Foreigners with long-term visas may enter PH

Foreign nationals with long-term visas such as immigrant visas, may now enter the country …

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Philippines: Business tax payment in Muntinlupa extended to September

The Muntinlupa City government has extended the deadline for the payment of business tax, fees, and charges for Q3 2020 until 18th September 2020 …

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Philippines: National Privacy Commission extends validity of DPO registrations to 7 March 2021

The National Privacy Commission has been trying, in the face of the pandemic, to put in place a realistic deadline for companies to register the details of their Data Protection Officer …

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Philippines: Expanded maternity law

The Expanded Maternity Law has now come into force …

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Philippines: Face masks, improvised face cover now required in Luzon

In the central part of Luzon, the country’s largest and most populous island, all employees must wear a face mask and employers must perform a temperature check and complete a health symptoms form each day …

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Philippines: Manila under coronavirus lockdown

President Duterte was one of the first political leaders outside China to stop all land, sea and air communications with other countries …

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Philippines: Duterte places Metro Manila under lockdown

President Duterte has taken the drastic step of stopping all land, sea and air communications with other countries …

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