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PVB names new board members

August 6, 2013 - 12:00am

Newly-appointed Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) chairman Roberto F. de Ocampo has introduced four new board directors to help in pursuing bank-wide strategic directives that would put the bank into a more relevant...

Banking

A casual worker's letter to the President

By Atty Josephus B Jimenez | July 2, 2013 - 12:00am

Mr. President, I am a casual sales lady working in one of the biggest malls in Cebu.

Freeman Opinion

Serious labor problems arising from K+12

By Cherry Piquero Ballescas | June 8, 2013 - 12:00am

The K + 12 program in itself is a strategic step in the correct direction. The purpose is commendable and the government's aggressiveness in pushing for its implementation is a bold action, designed to attain long-range...

Freeman Opinion

Why we should stop sending maids abroad

By Atty Josephus B Jimenez | January 26, 2013 - 12:00am

Now that the Philippine economy is at its best, after so many decades of economic stagnation, this is the best time to stop being the number one supplier of maids in the whole world.

Freeman Opinion

Employers' highhanded treatment of their workers

By Atty Josephus Jimenez | September 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Not only in the scriptures but also in Philippine labor laws, that this dictum appears overriding: To whom much is given, much is expected.

Freeman Opinion

Too many holidays, too many leaves

By Atty Josephus Jimenez | April 14, 2012 - 12:00am

The usual complaint normally raised by employers, whenever the issue of productivity is discussed, is the supposedly too many working hours wasted in too many holidays and leaves granted by law to the Filipino ...

Freeman Opinion

The deployment ban should not be withdrawn

By Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez | November 14, 2011 - 12:00am

The problem with this country is that we do not have a sense of an over-all purpose.

Freeman Opinion

DOLE bares winners of Productivity Olympics

October 30, 2011 - 12:00am

 The long wait is finally over. After a year-long search and evaluation, Labor Secretary and NWPC chairperson Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz announced yesterday the winners of the 2011 Productivity Olympics at the...

Business

Multiple challenges to our migrant workers

By Atty Josephus Jimenez | August 20, 2011 - 12:00am

As the sage would say: When it rains, it really pours. The Filipino migrant workers are currently facing a lot of problems, which all pose serious and imminent dangers to their job security in their respective host...

Freeman Opinion

The "Saudization" gambit: It's complicated

By Atty Josephus Jimenez | July 2, 2011 - 12:00am

There is currently a lot of noise and murmurs, especially among the recruitment industry players, on the recently-announced policy shift by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to henceforth give priority to its own na...

Freeman Opinion