Across regions, Metro Manila had the highest reported cases of work-related diseases and injuries in 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the PSA report released on Friday, May 3, more than half, or 52.5 percent of the total work-related disease cases were reported in...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is batting for the return of the the work-from-home (WFH) set-up in both the government and private sector, if only spare workers from the scorching summer heat. Villafuerte,...
The law that encourages employers to allow telecommuting or the so-called “work from home” arrangements was meant to actually address the worsening traffic situation in the Philippines. Sen. Joel Villanueva (Senate PRIB Photo) Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva pointed this...
Jose Maria “Joey” Concepcion III, Go Negoyso founder and private sector lead for jobs, strongly called for a strict implementation of a work-from-office (WFO) set up to support above six percent GDP growth, warning that if mobility is further curtailed under the work-from-home arrangement (WFH)...
Multi-tasking is undoubtedly one of the most valuable skills every mother possesses. From taking care of their children and managing household matters to budgeting and more, mothers can excel at it all. When the pandemic struck in 2020, a large number of companies implemented a work-from-home (WFH)...
A House leader is prodding the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) to help business process outsourcing (BPO) companies retain their tax incentives under the CREATE law as well as their work-from-home jobs. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Albay 2nd...
laptop-5448504_960_720 The Department of Health (DOH) has expressed support for the continued adoption of the work-from-home scheme as this can help lower the transmission of Covid-19 and other diseases. "We agree to this. Marami na pong pag aaral all over the world ang lumabas na marami ang nag...
Information Technology and Business Processing Outsourcing (IT-BPO) enterprises registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) need to transfer to the Board of Investments (BOI) to retain their tax incentives and continue their work from home (WFH) arrangement, the Department of...
Senator Joel Villanueva has sought congressional passage of his bill allowing businesses registered in investment promotion agencies to adopt a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement for their employees while maintaining their tax and fiscal incentives. The grace period for companies in the Information...
Senator Grace Poe has asked the government to "think outside the cubicle" and allow modern technologies for hybrid work arrangements in the country to thrive in promoting inclusive economic growth. In a privilege speech during the plenary session Tuesday, Aug. 16, Poe said "Hybrid work is not a...
Senator Francis Tolentino has sought a P1,000 non-taxable allowance a month for government and private sector workers who work from home. In an unnumbered bill filed this week, Tolentino said his measure seeks to expand the coverage of the Telecommuting Act and provide incentives for telecommuting...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, June 22 encouraged more government agencies and the private sector to engage in flexible work arrangements to save on fuel and transportation costs as the price of oil continue to climb as a result of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Gatchalian said...
