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Monsour Del Rosario, a former Makati City congressman who drafted and delivered 292 bills and resolutions during his term (2016-2019), has seen how the pandemic impacted the country. In particular, how it put pressure on the Philippine government to act fast and address the immediate needs of the people in…
THE Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) thumbed down the appeal by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) to base the work-from-home arrangements (WFH) on locators’ gross revenues instead of its work force. The fiscal incentives regulator’s decision was issued as companies in the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) industry, many…
Philippines: Philippine Economic Zone Authority issues guidelines on alternative work arrangements during enhanced community quarantine Following the declaration by the Philippine government that the Greater Manila area or "NCR Plus" will be placed under enhanced community quarantine from 29 March 2021 until 4 April 2021 (unless further extended), the Philippine Economic Zone Authority on 27 March 2021 issued PEZA Memorandum Circular No. 2021-024, allowing ecozone IT enterprises to implement courses of action to ensure continuity of operations and non-interruption of services during the ECQ p...
PIKISUPERSTAR/FREEPIK He is the regional head of a communications company, now working from home since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic quarantine started. She is a Trust and Investment Officer in a commercial bank that has reduced and re-distributed staff to fewer branches; her work is now done from home. A CEO of two call centers works from home now, directing and monitoring her team leaders online. A solo-practice lawyer also works from home, giving virtual (online) consultations for virtual fees (effectively free!) that would have been materially receivable under a proper ...
Businessmen bare wish list for 2021 Louella Desiderio MANILA, Philippines — The availability of COVID-19 vaccines and the passage of legislative measures to help the country recover from the pandemic and attract more investments form part of the business sector’s wish list for this year. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) president Benedicto Yujuico said the group wants “the COVID vaccine to arrive in the country and the inoculation of the general population to start in the fourth quarter or earlier.” For his part, Management Association of the Philippi...