Friday, October 29, 2010

PNoy Stressed RP Government's Commitment to Business Sector, Job Creation

President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III stressed the Philippine Government's commitment to help the business sector as well as make more jobs available to the Filipinos in the coming years.

During the last day of the 36th Philippine Business Conference and Expo held at the Manila Hotel, President Aquino thanked the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI) for launching its Business Matrix Program, which aims to develop the countryside by promoting their livelihoods and opening up more opportunities for both micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to sell their goods and services to large corporations.

"With a computerized networking system that bridges the gap between producers and sellers with their potential buyers and financial resources, you have shown once again, your commitment in empowering our people through the partnership of the private sector with the community," President Aquino said. We are all aware of the enormous problems we inherited, but we continue to work to improve the overall business climate," he added.

Furthermore, he again shared that companies such as Coca-Cola, Pfizer, AES, Hewlett-Packard, JP Morgan Chase, Sutherland Global Services, Inc., General Electric, Headstrong Corporation, SPI Global and Affinity Express have all expressed strong interest in investing in the country.

"We secured over $2.4 billion U.S. dollars worth of investments, covering a wide range of investment areas, from power generation to garments and leather goods, and of course the BPO industry. This translates to at least 43,600 new jobs and as much as 200,000 indirect jobs owing to the multiplier effect in the next three years...More jobs shall come our way as we implement projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) system which we hope to launch by the next month," President Aquino said.

The PPP Center aims to give businesses advisory services, technical assistance, training, and capacity development in the preparation of their ventures into government undertakings.

President Aquino said, "we are simplifying the process of establishing a business, and in stamping out red tape, as well as in improving infrastructure, and relaxing regulations on air travel to and from the country. All of these reforms are being undertaken in order to create a business-friendly atmosphere that will benefit you and the entire nation in the long run."
Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Presidential Communications Operations Office. President Benigno S. Aquino III's Speech during the 36th Philippine Business Conference and Exposition (Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel, MM). (Posted October 15, 2010) Retrieved October 25, 2010 from http://ops.gov.ph/speeches2010/speech2010_oct15.html



JOB FAIRS AND EVENTS
Viva Job Fair at Robinson Ermita
by Viva Events
WHEN: October 27-28, 2010
WHERE: Robinsons Ermita


South City Job Fair
by JobQuest
WHEN: October 28-29, 2010
WHERE:Festival Supermall


Makati City Job Fair
by JobQuest
WHEN: November 22-23, 2010
WHERE: Glorietta Activity Center


JOB ADS


Huang Hsiang Development Corporation
- Licensed Civil Engineer


Nutri-Kuisine Enterprise
- Corporate Sales Executive


RGA Architecture
- Architect/Designer
- CAD Architect


Double Scoop Marketing, Inc.
- Sales Management Trainees
- Office Staff/Encoders


Menandro B Gapit Designs Consultancy Corporation
-CAD Draftsmen/women



Web Phil Info.com, Inc.

- Marketing Assistant
- Content Writer
- Web Designer/Web Developer


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Friday, October 22, 2010

Recruitment Agencies Will Pay OFW Insurance Coverage - POEA

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) stressed that employers and recruiters are mandated by law to pay for the insurance coverage of workers and seafarers they hire and should not be charged to them.

In a news release, POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili said the agencies should not pass on to their recruits, directly or indirectly, the cost of the insurance premium of the worker or face penalties in accordance with existing POEA rules and regulations.

As mandated by Republic Act 10022, known as the Migrant Workers Law, licensed recruitment and manning agencies or foreign employers shall pay for the insurance coverage of workers and seafarers they hire and should be at no cost to the worker or seafarer.

Administrator Manalili added that a certificate of cover (COC) provided by an insurance company licensed and certified by the Insurance Commission (IC) is required before the issuance of overseas employment certificate (OEC) or exit clearance of agency-hired OFWs.

For seafarers, a certificate of entry or other proofs of insurance coverage from the manning agency shall be accepted if the vessel is covered by protection and indemnity, provided that the minimum coverage under sub-paragraphs (a) to (i) 0f Section 37-A of Republic Act 8042, as amended, are included. The coverage must also conform with pertinent POEA rules and regulations and the POEA Standard Terms and Conditions Governing the Overseas Employment of Filipino Seafarers on Board Ocean-Going Ships. as stated in the news release.

She said the insurance coverage is optional for name hires(or those directly hired by the company and did not go through an agency), rehires (balik-manggagawa or vacationing workers) and workers hired through government-to-government arrangement. They may request their foreign employers to pay the cost of insurance or they may pay the premium themselves.

The insurance coverage shall be effective for the duration of the worker s employment contract and shall cover, at the minimum, the benefits provided for by the Omnibus Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act 8042 as amended by RA 10022.

The insurance coverage shall include accidental death, natural death, permanent total disablement, repatriation cost, subsistence allowance, settlement claims, compassionate visit, medical evacuation, and medical repatriation.

In reaction, recruitment consultant Emmanuel Geslani said that some recruitment agencies that are not charging placement fees may be forced to closed down due to this policy. On the other hand, agencies that charge such fees may not be able to make the client company agree to shoulder the additional fees for insurance. Furthermore, Geslani said that the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration might as well be abolished, as the duty of protecting OFWs will now be in the hands of predatory private insurance companies."
Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
POEA News Release. Recruitment agencies to pay insurance coverage of OFWs (Posted October 15, 2010) Retrieved October 18, 2010 from
http://www.poea.gov.ph/news/2010/PR_Oct2010_MandatoryInsurance.pdf

Abella, Jerrie, GMANews.tv. Recruiters must pay insurance for OFWs - POEA (Posted October 18, 2010) Retrieved October 18, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/203654/recruiters-must-pay-insurance-for-ofws-poea



JOB FAIRS AND EVENTS
Viva Job Fair at Robinson Ermita
by Viva Events
WHEN: October 27-28, 2010
WHERE: Robinsons Ermita


South City Job Fair
by JobQuest
WHEN: October 28-29, 2010
WHERE:Festival Supermall


Makati City Job Fair
by JobQuest
WHEN: November 22-23, 2010
WHERE: Glorietta Activity Center


JOB ADS


Huang Hsiang Development Corporation
- Licensed Civil Engineer


Nutri-Kuisine Enterprise
- Corporate Sales Executive


RGA Architecture
- Architect/Designer
- CAD Architect


Double Scoop Marketing, Inc.
- Sales Management Trainees
- Office Staff/Encoders


Menandro B Gapit Designs Consultancy Corporation
-CAD Draftsmen/women



Web Phil Info.com, Inc.

- Marketing Assistant
- Content Writer
- Web Designer/Web Developer


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Friday, October 15, 2010

Malacanang Declares Barangay, SK Elections as Special Non-working Holiday

President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III declared Monday, October 25, a special non-working holiday throughout the country to allow voters to take part in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections.

Citing Proclamation No. 48 issued last October 6, the President said that “it is imperative that the people be given the fullest opportunity to participate in the said elections and exercise their right to vote.”

On October 25, voting will be for one barangay chairman, one SK chairman, seven Sangguniang Barangay members and seven SK members. Manual voting will be used during the elections though. Commission on Elections Chairman Jose Melo said that they decided to have the Barangay elections done manually because it is less expensive than to have it automated. Automated elections would require printing of precint-specific ballots.


Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:

Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 48 - Declaring Monday, October 25, 2010 as a Special (Non-working) Holiday Throughout the Country. (Posted October 6, 2010) Retrieved October 12, 2010 from
http://www.gov.ph/2010/10/06/proclamation-no-48/

MerueƱas, Mark, with Jam Sisante, GMANews.TV. October 25 declared a non-working holiday (Posted October 7, 2010) Retrieved October 12, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/202826/october-25-declared-a-non-working-holiday

Crisostomo, Sheila with Edu Punay, The Philippine Star. Comelec: Manual voting to be used in barangay, SK polls (Posted September 2, 2010) Retrieved October 12, 2010 from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=608286&publicationSubCategoryId=63





JOB FAIRS AND EVENTS


Viva Job Fair at Robinson Ermita
by Viva Events
WHEN: October 27-28, 2010
WHERE: Robinsons Ermita





JOB ADS


Double Scoop Marketing, Inc.
- Sales Management Trainees
- Office Staff/Encoders


Menandro B Gapit Designs Consultancy Corporation
-CAD Draftsmen/women


Efficient Business Management Outsource, Inc.
- Experienced Programmer
- Company Driver


Global Water Engineering Corporation
- Administrative Assistant


Web Phil Info.com, Inc.
- Marketing Assistant
- Content Writer
- Web Designer/Web Developer


Ibarra's Catering Services
- Sales and Marketing Manager
- Events and Venue Manager
- Account Executive/Banquet Sales Associate
- Captain Waiter
- Chief Engineer
- Graphic Artist


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Friday, October 8, 2010

DOLE, NWPC Propose Two-Tiered Wage

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through its attached agency, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), is proposing the adoption of a new wage system that will replace the current minimum wage setting in the country.

According to NWPC Executive Director Ciriaco Lagunzad III, the proposed two-tiered wage mechanism seeks the provision of floor wage to protect the income of vulnerable workers and enterprise productivity-based approach in determining wages above the minimum. He explained that the first tier is a mandatory national wage, or a floor wage, which will protect the incomes of the most vulnerable sectors from undue low wages. The second tier above the national floor is productivity-based. This seeks to encourage improved work performance, remove the disincentive for collective bargaining, and promote bipartite modes in determining wages and other terms and conditions of work.

Exec. Dir. Lagunzad said that the current wage system is vulnerable to inflation and unemployment, increases informality, distorts pay structures, weakens incentive for collective bargaining, and discourages pay-for-performance schemes.

Under the current setting, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) adjust the minimum wage based on petitions filed by labor groups or motu propio (on its own). Before granting or declining the petition, a series of consultations and public hearings are held to determine the effect on both sides – the employer and employee as well as other sectors involved.

DOLE Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz said that a two-tiered wage policy reform can be initiated within the present system of wage fixing under RA 6727 or the Wage Rationalization Act. Under said law, the RTWPB is allowed to set the minimum or floor wage rates in the region along industry lines, and promote productivity improvement at all level.

Baldoz also said the members of the RTWPB in various parts of the country and the NWPC are conducting consultative meetings with different labor and e mployer groups to facilitate policy formulation on the development of compensation strategies based on workers and enterprise performance and productivity.

“The consultative meetings aim to pursue higher wages based on performance and productivity, and eliminate vulnerability among the working poor,” she said. Furthermore, the consultations between the RTWPBs and the labor sector and employers complement a key item in the 22-point labor and employment agendum of President Benigno S. Aquino III which seeks to align the country’s labor policies with international treaties and International Labor Organization conventions.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
DOLE Labor Communications Office. Two-tiered wage system gains support (Posted October 3, 2010) Retrieved October 4, 2010 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/secondpage.php?id=1400

GMANews.tv. DOLE: 2-tiered wage system gaining employers' support (Posted October 2, 2010) Retrieved October 5, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/202455/dole-2-tiered-wage-system-gaining-employers-support

Inquirer.net. DoLE may replace minimum wage system with 2-tiered wage (Posted August 5, 2010) Retrieved October 4, 2010 from
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100805-285034/DoLE-may-replace-minimum-wage-system-with-2-tiered-wage





JOB FAIRS AND EVENTS


Viva Job Fair at Robinson Ermita
by Viva Events
WHEN: October 27-28, 2010
WHERE: Robinsons Ermita





JOB ADS


Double Scoop Marketing, Inc.
- Sales Management Trainees
- Office Staff/Encoders


Menandro B Gapit Designs Consultancy Corporation
-CAD Draftsmen/women


Efficient Business Management Outsource, Inc.
- Experienced Programmer
- Company Driver


Global Water Engineering Corporation
- Administrative Assistant


Web Phil Info.com, Inc.
- Marketing Assistant
- Content Writer
- Web Designer/Web Developer


Ibarra's Catering Services
- Sales and Marketing Manager
- Events and Venue Manager
- Account Executive/Banquet Sales Associate
- Captain Waiter
- Chief Engineer
- Graphic Artist


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Friday, October 1, 2010

PNoy's US Trip To Generate 40,000 Jobs

President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino's week-long trip to the United States is expected to yield about 40,000 jobs after successfully speaking with world leaders and possible foreign investors.

According to President Aquino, this will be the fruit of the expected $ 2.5B fresh investments from the US businesses. The said invested will be devoted to the power, business process outsourcing (BPO), health care and textile sector.

“We saw in this past week the working visit of our president in the US. We should be happy with commitments of thousands of new jobs for our countrymen and new investments that would rejuvenate the economy. We have many successes in the trip,” Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) head Herminio Coloma said during an interview in government-run Radyo ng Bayan.

During the trip, the Philippine Government also received the $434-million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) development and anti-corruption grant from the US government. Aside from that, President Aquino was able to have a personal meeting with other world leaders like Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, and US President Barack Obama. He was also able to attend the ASEAN-US (Association of Southeast Asian Nations - United States) leaders’ meeting.

President Aquino also met with officials of JP Morgan Chase & Co., Hewlett Packard, and the Philippine Development Foundation USA (PhilDev USA, formerly known as Ayala Foundation USA AF-USA).

Prior to leaving for the States, the President said that his US trip would be devoted to encouraging investors and create jobs. “We are not talking a hundred, two hundred jobs. We are not even talking a thousand. We are talking more than that," he said.

Trabaho.com. thanks its following sources:
Tingcungco, Dano, 24 Oras. PNoy brings home over 40,000 jobs from US trip (Posted September 28, 2010) Retrieved September 28, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/video/67000/24oras-pnoy-brings-home-over-40000-jobs-from-us-trip

Dedace, Sophia Regina, GMANews.TV. ‘Thousands of jobs’ await Filipinos upon PNoy’s return from US (Posted September 26, 2010) Retrieved September 27, 2010 from
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/201979/thousands-of-jobs-await-filipinos-upon-pnoys-return-from-us

abs-cbnNEWS.com. Noynoy promises more jobs for Pinoys from US trip (Posted September 17, 2010) Retrieved September 27, 2010 from
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/09/17/10/noynoy-promises-more-jobs-pinoys-us-trip





JOB FAIRS AND EVENTS


4th North Triangle Career Fair
by AdExhibit
WHEN:October 5-6, 2010
Trinoma Activity Center, Trinoma Mall


The 16th Jobs Fair at the Mega
by Island Exhibit
WHEN: October 8-10, 2010
WHERE: SM Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall


Viva Job Fair at Robinson Ermita
by Viva Events
WHEN: October 27-28, 2010
WHERE: Robinsons Ermita





JOB ADS


Efficient Business Management Outsource, Inc.
- Experienced Programmer
- Company Driver


Global Water Engineering Corporation
- Administrative Assistant


Web Phil Info.com, Inc.
- Marketing Assistant
- Content Writer
- Web Designer/Web Developer


Ibarra's Catering Services
- Sales and Marketing Manager
- Events and Venue Manager
- Account Executive/Banquet Sales Associate
- Captain Waiter
- Chief Engineer
- Graphic Artist


MORE JOB ADS...