Flexible work arrangements are emerging as the strongest pull drawing Filipinos into the platform economy, even as earnings from digital jobs surpass the minimum wage, according to a new study commissioned by the International Labor Organization (ILO).
The Department of Agriculture has issued supplemental guidelines for importing up to 250,000 metric tons of frozen fish and aquatic products to keep supplies steady during the lean fishing season.
Alex Eala’s Asian Games gold-medal dream began Thursday like a script written for a Filipino tennis fairy tale. It ended instead with a familiar piece of hardware.
The government, led by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), is stepping up coordinated efforts to tackle challenges facing the sugar industry, from destructive pests to rising costs and market competition. Under the direction of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the agencies are rolling out immediate support and policy reforms to secure production, sustain thousands of jobs, and keep fair prices and steady supplies for Filipino consumers.
The country’s four-month streak of slowing price increases is poised to come to a sharp halt, with headline inflation projected to accelerate to 6.9 percent year-on-year in September, up from 6.1 percent in August.