Study states minimum wage cause unemployment
Written by: Michael L. Uy of PIA, Date Published: September 17, 2014

DAVAO DEL NORTE, September 17 (PIA) - - A study on jobs challenges conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) stressed that minimum wage policy reduced employment in the country.ascascascascascascasc

This was revealed yesterday (September 16) during the Biz Talk at Big 8 by Dr. Vicente Paqueo, visiting senior research fellow of PIDS and one of the authors of the Labor Policy Analysis for Jobs Expansion and Development.

DAVAO DEL NORTE, September 17 (PIA) - - A study on jobs challenges conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) stressed that minimum wage policy reduced employment in the country.

 

This was revealed yesterday (September 16) during the Biz Talk at Big 8 by Dr. Vicente Paqueo, visiting senior research fellow of PIDS and one of the authors of the Labor Policy Analysis for Jobs Expansion and Development.

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PIDS promotes dev’t policy search month

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA) - - This month of September, the country is celebrating Development Policy Research Month (DPRM)  that aims to increase public awareness and appreciation on the importance of policy research in crafting development programs and policies.

Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) Director for Research Information Dr. Sheila Siar, during the press conference at the City Lights Hotel here on  Tuesday,  explained that  that DPRM is an annual celebration mandated by Presidential Proclamation 247 signed in 2002, to constantly remind the country’s policy makers and the general public on the importance of bringing in research-based evidence and outputs in decision-making processes.

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This month, the country is celebrating Development Policy Research Month (DPRM), which aims to increase awareness and appreciation of the importance of research in crafting development programs and policies.

Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) Director for Research Information Sheila Siar said the DPRM is an annual celebration mandated by Presidential Proclamation 247 s. 2002, to remind the country’s policymakers and the public on the importance of bringing in research-based evidence and outputs in decision-making processes.

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DOLE thumbs down proposal to cut SME’s minimum wage

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA) - - This month of September, the country is celebrating Development Policy Research Month (DPRM)  that aims to increase public awareness and appreciation on the importance of policy research in crafting development programs and policies.

Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) Director for Research Information Dr. Sheila Siar, during the press conference at the City Lights Hotel here on  Tuesday,  explained that  that DPRM is an annual celebration mandated by Presidential Proclamation 247 signed in 2002, to constantly remind the country’s policy makers and the general public on the importance of bringing in research-based evidence and outputs in decision-making processes.

- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=61410307851#sthash.6dbWZwRY.dpuf

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has rejected a proposal to allow small and medium enterprises nationwide to pay workers less than the prescribed minimum wage rates.

Labor undersecretary Reydeluz Conferido said DOLE would not allow commercial establishments to go against labor standards, including the minimum wage policy as a way to address the high unemployment rate.

“We will not go for that, the DOLE will never allow exploitative situation for the workers,” Conferido said in reaction to the proposal of government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

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Study: Minimum wage hurting employers

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA) - - This month of September, the country is celebrating Development Policy Research Month (DPRM)  that aims to increase public awareness and appreciation on the importance of policy research in crafting development programs and policies.

Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) Director for Research Information Dr. Sheila Siar, during the press conference at the City Lights Hotel here on  Tuesday,  explained that  that DPRM is an annual celebration mandated by Presidential Proclamation 247 signed in 2002, to constantly remind the country’s policy makers and the general public on the importance of bringing in research-based evidence and outputs in decision-making processes.

- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=61410307851#sthash.6dbWZwRY.dpuf

THE Philippine Institute for Development Studies found the minimum wage policy as detrimental to the growth of the labor sector in the country.

In his study, “Effects of minimum wage on the Philippine economy,” Leonardo Lanzona Jr. concluded that the minimum wage policy reduces employment.

The study also found that minimum wages caused firms to reduce their production workers.

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Development Policy Research Month focuses on job challenges towards inclusive growth

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA) - - This month of September, the country is celebrating Development Policy Research Month (DPRM)  that aims to increase public awareness and appreciation on the importance of policy research in crafting development programs and policies.

Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) Director for Research Information Dr. Sheila Siar, during the press conference at the City Lights Hotel here on  Tuesday,  explained that  that DPRM is an annual celebration mandated by Presidential Proclamation 247 signed in 2002, to constantly remind the country’s policy makers and the general public on the importance of bringing in research-based evidence and outputs in decision-making processes.

- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=61410307851#sthash.6dbWZwRY.dpuf

BAGUIO CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA) - - This month of September, the country is celebrating Development Policy Research Month (DPRM)  that aims to increase public awareness and appreciation on the importance of policy research in crafting development programs and policies.

Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) Director for Research Information Dr. Sheila Siar, during the press conference at the City Lights Hotel here on  Tuesday,  explained that  that DPRM is an annual celebration mandated by Presidential Proclamation 247 signed in 2002, to constantly remind the country’s policy makers and the general public on the importance of bringing in research-based evidence and outputs in decision-making processes.

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Think tank urges gov't to relax wage rules

BAGUIO CITY—A government think tank on Tuesday urged policymakers to relax wage regulations and allow small and medium businesses to pay salaries below the minimum wage when they hire unskilled workers.

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said the imposition of a minimum wage had worsened unemployment, a conclusion reached by its labor policy analysis of Philippine job expansion and development.

 

 

 

 

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Scrapping minimum wage to expose workers to abouse, virtual slavery -- labor groups

MANILA, Philippines—Labor groups in the country cautioned government policy makers on Tuesday against lifting the minimum wage requirement, saying that doing so would expose workers to abuse.

Alan Tanjusay, spokesperson of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), said the minimum wage has been serving as the minimum standard to protect workers’ interests, and improve the quality of labor.

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Gov't urged to invest in education, infra to draw more investments, create jobs

MANILA, Philippines—The head of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines urged the government to invest more in education and infrastructure for the energy and agriculture sectors to draw more investments that would open up more jobs for workers.

“The problem really is the lack of investment, both public and private,” Ernesto Herrera, president of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, said when sought for comment on the findings of the government think-tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies that the minimum wage has discouraged the creation of jobs and lowered the employment rate in the country.

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'Copy-paste' generation difficult to employ - ECOP

MANILA - The lack of analytical skills is making several college graduates difficult to employ, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (Ecop) said.

At the Tapatan sa Aristocrat forum on jobless growth on Monday, Ecop Assistant Treasurer Lucy Tarriela said this stems from the “copy-paste” frame of mind of many young Filipinos.

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Gov't allots P300M for impact evaluation, process assessment
Written by: Edu Lopez of Manila Bulletin, Date Published: September 7, 2014

Impact evaluation is getting a boost with the government, the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) ready to pour in more resources to evaluating development programs.

Socio-economic Planning Sec. Arsenio Balisacan said the Philippines is now among many developing countries utilizing impact evaluation to assess what development programs have been effective in addressing poverty reduction.

This year, the government has released P300 million for process assessment and impact evaluation to be spearheaded by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the state policy think tank. The government plans to budget more or less the same amount for next year, said Balisacan.

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