LOOKING AT various studies related to the upcoming ASEAN 2015 integration, one would be struck by the amount of data compiled by our policy makers but..

As has been the tradition, the first issue for the year contains the Institute`s assessment of the country`s economic performance in 2013 and the pros..

THE Philippines needs to invest more in human capital to seize employment opportunities for young population offered by next year's Asean economic int..

QUEZON CITY, April 5 (PIA)- The Philippines needs to explore other alternatives that would lead to an expansion in secure jobs with decent wages among..

With a 600-million strong population which is twice that of the United States, more than 3,000 public listed companies and a gross domestic product (G..

With only a few weeks before Labor Day, a militant labor group is now pushing for the passage of a bill, which will grant workers with a "significantâ..

KMU chair Elmer Labog said the labor group is intensifying efforts to push for an immediate wage increase. "Less than a month before Labor Day, there..

Pumalag ang ilang labor groups sa pag-aaral ng Philippine Institute for Development Studies na nagsasabing nakakasama lang ang pag-oobliga sa mga empl..

MANILA, Philippines - Some Filipinos are now willing to work below minimum wage as long as they can earn money. Based on the law, workers should be g..

Cebu City, Cebu — Despite efforts to position the Philippines as a preferred medical tourism destination in Asia, the country still lags behind othe..

Imbes na makabuti, lalo raw nakakasama sa mga karaniwang manggagawa ang pagkakaroon ng minimum wage. Ito ang lumabas sa pag-aaral ng Philippine Instit..

With only a few weeks before Labor Day, militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) pushed for the passage of a bill that seeks to increase workersâ€..

ECONOMIC GROWTH could hit 6.6% this year, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) estimates, with construction to get a boost from pos..

MANILA - The Philippine economy is likely to grow at the lower end of the government target for this year, according to a state-run think tank. In a ..

The poverty situation in the country did not significantly improve despite of the six-percent economic growth posted from 2003 to 2006. This was rev..