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August 23, 20110

Job security eludes ‘endo’ workers

This is an article repost. A SPECTER is haunting the worker's movement as it celebrates Labor Day today - the specter of end of contract (endo) and l

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August 22, 20110

Traders cheer Palace move to back PAL plan

This is an article repost. Business leaders on Friday cheered Malacañang’s decision to allow Philippine Airlines to outsource its non-core operations

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August 22, 20110

Automotive workers seek PJEPA review

This is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines — Automotive workers are pushing for the abolition of Article 27 of the Philippines-Japan Economic Par

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August 22, 20110

Philippine wages rank third highest in region

This is an article repost. THE COST of labor in the Philippines remains one of the highest in Southeast Asia, according to the latest online report o

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August 22, 20110

Cheap Manila also has low wage, purchasing power levels

This is an article repost. MANILA may be one of the cheapest cities to live in but it also has the one of the lowest wage and purchasing power levels

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August 4, 20110

Higher wages await workers nationwide

This is an article repost. MANILA, Philippines - Here’s good news for workers nationwide. The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) yest

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July 21, 20110

Unemployment as market failure

This article by columnist Benjamin E. Diokno is a repost. Balanced growth in the 1970s, growth with equity in the ‘80s, and now inclusive growth -- a

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July 7, 20110

The minimum wage: Minimum wage adjustments and economic consequences

 The petition for a rise in the minimum wage will be rewarded with an increase in the minimum wage. Signals from the government have announced as

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June 6, 20110

Phl firms in expansion, hiring mode – BSP

A survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed companies are still planning to expand their operations and hire more workers this

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May 13, 20110

Philippine wages seen to grow 7% by yearend

India is doing its best to battle against tremendous inflation, the highest in the region. Indian wages are seen to rise by as much as 13% this year w

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May 12, 20110

Wages rise, exports slow, FDIs dips

The noisy and persistent demand for higher minimum wage rates could not have come at the worst time. Most economic indicators point to a slowing econo

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PHILIPPINE PROFILE

PHILIPPINE PROFILE
GDP*, 2017 6.7% y-o-y growth
GDP*, 2018 6.2% y-o-y growth
GDP, 2019 5.9% y-o-y growth
Exports, 2018 US$ 67.5 million
Exports, 2019 (as of Nov 2019) US$ 64.5 million
FDI Inflows, 2017 US$ 8.7 billionGone up!
FDI Inflows, 2018 US$ 6.5 billionGone down.
Poverty Incidence, % of Pop, 2015 21.6%
Population, 2018 106.5 million
Income Classification (WB) Lower Middle Income
*in constant 2000 prices
**in current prices

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