A shift from a pandemic to an endemic mindset will help mitigate the impact of external shocks, such as the Russia-Ukraine crisis, as well as minimize the long-term scarring effects of Covid-19, three of the government’s economic managers said. In a joint statement on Thursday, March 24, Finance...
The government should be proactive in taking measures to prevent a shortage of food supply, senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista said on Wednesday. Bautista made the call following the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) forecast that supply of basic items is likely...
NEDA lauds amended PSA law Chino S. Leyco The amended Public Service Act (PSA) will encourage more foreign investments and innovation to lower prices, improve the quality of goods and services, as well as create more and better jobs, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has identified the government’s priorities and interventions to sustain the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and mitigate the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Speaking at the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines, Socioeconomic...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC), the central human resource (HR) agency of the Philippine government said on Monday, March 21 that it supports the recommendation of the compressed four-day work week. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa public briefing, CSC Commissioner...
Malacañang said President Duterte's decision on the proposed four-day workweek as a reprieve for employees amid increasing fuel prices is expected to come out on Monday, March 21. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus...
The Makati Business Club is opposing the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) proposed amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. No. 6957 or the build-operate-transfer (BOT) Law. In a letter to NEDA Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua, MBC Chairman Edgar O. Chua...
Targeted relief interventions would better help cushion the impact of inflationary pressures arising from the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the National Economic and Development and Development (NEDA) said. While calls to increase wages and fares to help minimum wage workers and public transport operators...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson is backing a proposal to implement a four-day workweek to help Filipinos cope with the spate of fuel price hikes as long as there is proper compensation especially for daily wage earners, The Partido Reporma standard bearer said this would not...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday backed the proposal of the country's economic experts to implement alternative work arrangements, particularly the work-from-home scheme, to cushion the impact of the continuous oil price hike on Filipinos. Villanueva, chairman of the Senate committee on labor,...
Malacañang on Wednesday, March 16, said the proposal for a four-day workweek and the extension of the work from home (WFH) arrangements are still being considered by President Duterte. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a virtual Palace briefing, Presidential Communications...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is proposing a four-day workweek to lower energy consumption amid skyrocketing pump prices. During President Duterte’s Talk to the People aired on Wednesday, March 16, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said limiting the...
