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DepEd eyes hiring 9,650 teachers in 2023

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 03:17 PM

The Department of Education is eyeing to hire 9,650 additional teachers this year, its spokesperson said Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 17, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 11:49 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Famed Baguio landmark no more

Larry Monserate Piojo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 02:13 PM

A massive fire gutted the Baguio Public Market last Saturday, leaving more than 2,000 people and 1,700 vendors displaced. Read more »

House OKs bill creating council on employment on 2nd reading

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 09:46 PM

According to its congressional fact sheet, the bill aims to address the problem of unemployment, underemployment, and job-skills mismatch. Read more »

PH shares end in red for first time in March

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 11:05 PM

Philippine shares closed in the red for the first time this month and slid back to the 6600 level following a gloomy jobs report. Read more »

Mga Pinoy na walang trabaho dumami noong Enero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 07:58 PM

Dumami ang mga Pilipinong walang trabaho noong Enero. Read more »

Unemployment rises to 4.8 pct in Jan, 2.37-M jobless

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 12:37 AM

The Philippines' unemployment rate climbed to 4.8 percent in January this year from 4.3 percent in December last year, the state statistics bureau said on Thursday. Read more »

Fed mulls bigger rate hikes to cool US economy

Daniel Avis, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 08:23 AM

The United States is prepared to speed up interest rate hikes –- and could raise them higher than anticipated -- if needed to cool inflation and a strong jobs market, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said. Read more »

Fed official warns of more rate hikes on 'too hot' data

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 08:44 AM

The US Federal Reserve may have to raise interest rates to a higher level than earlier anticipated if "data reports continue to come in too hot," Fed Governor Christopher Waller warned. Read more »

German media giant to cut jobs, warns AI could replace journalism

Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Mar 01 11:23 AM

The German media giant Axel Springer is cutting jobs at its brands Bild and Welt, while warning that journalists are at risk of being made obsolete by artificial intelligence. Read more »

Job market still strong despite worries over recession: Joblu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 10:22 AM

Online job-matching platform Joblu said many startups are still looking to fill their workforce with young skilled talents. Read more »

Layoffs strip away tech worker visas along with jobs

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 10 08:34 AM

Laid off US tech workers from abroad on employment-based visas are scrambling to find new jobs to avoid being forced to uproot their lives and leave the country. Read more »

US inflation starting to slow but long, 'bumpy' road ahead: Powell

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 08:40 AM

US inflation is starting to cool but the road ahead will likely be long and bumpy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Tuesday, adding that stronger-than-expected economic data could bring more rate hikes. Read more »

Gov't urged to ramp up infra maintenance, rehab

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 11:36 AM

The Philippines must ramp up the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure projects and not just focus on new constructions to be at par with its peers, American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc (AMCHAM) Infrastructure and Logistics Committee Co-Chair Engr. Rynor Jamandre said on Monday. Read more »

Japan's foreign worker population hits record 1.82 million

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 27 04:59 PM

A record 1.82 million foreigners were working in Japan as of the end of October last year, government data showed Friday. Read more »

POGO workers entitled to benefits in case of industry ban: DOLE

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 05:50 PM

POGO workers are entitled to benefits and employment programs should the government ban the industry, the labor department said. Read more »

ADB approves $500-M loan to boost PH jobs market

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 03:45 PM

The ADB approved a $500 million (P27.2 billion) loan to help the government address the impact of the pandemic on jobs, livelihood and the labor market. Read more »

IBM to cut 3,900 jobs as it reorganizes business

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 26 02:42 PM

IBM will slash some 3,900 jobs, slightly more than one percent of its workforce, related to businesses it has divested, a source close to the matter told AFP on Wednesday. Read more »

Pag-recruit sa nursing students na mangibang-bansa ikinabahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 09:19 PM

Nababahala ang ilang labor group sa impormasyong may mga bansa na hinihikayat ang ilang Pinoy nursing students na mag-abroad sa oras na magtapos sila. Read more »

Microsoft says it will axe 10,000 employees over poor economy

Alex Pigman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 19 03:50 AM

Microsoft on Wednesday said it would lay off 10,000 employees in the coming months as the economic downturn continues to punish US tech giants. Read more »