THE LABOR DEPARTMENT said over 400,000 contractual workers were converted to regular employment status this year, including more than half voluntarily regularized by their employers.

DOMESTIC TRADE, both in terms of volume and value, increased during the third quarter, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte is expected to sign the Rice Tariffication bill “anytime soon,” Malacañang said on Wednesday.

SENATOR Joseph Victor G. Ejercito said he may seek to take funds from the budgets of non-performing agencies or those that have failed to spend effectively to provide more funding to the budget of Department of Health (DoH’s) Facilities Enhancement Program.

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte agreed to withdraw his order abolishing the Road Board, House Majority Leader Rolando G. Andaya, Jr. claimed on Wednesday, thereby allowing its funding to be distributed.

THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that average farmgate price of palay, or unmilled rice, rose 0.50% week-on-week to P20.11 per kilogram in the second week of December.

Fifteen years ago, I started managing people for one of the leading life insurance companies in the Philippines. I was confident that my four years of work experience in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and Transportation industries, plus my newly minted master’s degree, would be enough for me to be a successful manager. I was only half right. My formative years as a direct manager of a small team were full of “a-ha” moments mixed with humbling learning experiences on how to manage others.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) set a 3.5% target for production growth next year, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said Tuesday.

THE value of electronics exports in the first 10 months of the year rose 5.20% to $31.71 billion, with the industry maintaining its place as the Philippines’ biggest source of merchandise exports.

THE FIRST PHASE of upgrades to the Manila-Cavite Expressway (CAVITEx) is now open to the public, with greater usage expected to help reduce road congestion in Parañaque City.

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it granted original proponent status (OPS) to San Miguel Corp. (SMC) following its unsolicited proposal to extend the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEx).

THE DEVELOPMENT of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities in the Philippines through public-private partnerships (PPPs) may be plagued by uncertainty due to an inadequate legal framework, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.