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The Commission on Appointments yesterday confirmed the ad interim appointment of Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma, who said that the work-from-home setup could be the new normal.

Employees in work-from-home arrangements should be given the same terms and conditions mandated by the labor standards in the country, based on the revised implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Telecommuting Act.

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual said it would be "bad for the country" if the work-from-home (WFH) arrangement for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Information Technology and Business Processing Management (IT-BPM) firms doesn't get extended beyond Sept. 12.

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is looking to shift incentives registration from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to the Board of Investments (BOI) as it aims to address work from home issues. “The pandemic has shown that work from home for [business process outsourcing] BPOs could be a…

THE information technology and business process outsourcing sector, a pillar of the economy, has gotten a reprieve of sorts in its long-running dispute with regulators on the application of hybrid work arrangements in economic zones without forfeiting locators’ incentives. IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) members were…

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has filed a bill seeking to allow business enterprises located in economic zones and freeports to enter into voluntary hybrid work arrangements without losing their tax incentives.  

REMOTE work should be implemented at every opportunity possible, both to boost the economy, ease congestion on the streets, and improve labor productivity and families’ well-being, according to Sen. Grace Poe. Taking the floor in Tuesday’s plenary session, Poe delivered a privileged speech asking the entire Marcos government to “think…

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 ra

(File photo) MANILA - Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday asked her colleagues to support her filed Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 125 which urges a review of Republic Act No. 11165 or the Telecommuting Act, to promote work from home (WFH) and hybrid arrangements. In her privilege speech, Poe shared her observation at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when employers were forced to implement different working arrangements. "Some require a set number of days per week. Others provide a quota of days p...

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 telecommutin