Windows26: Big biz group joins call to stop P200 wage hike

February 4, 2025

Hi there, reader! Today, we're covering the continued decline in trust ratings for Marcos and Duterte, the BSP's plan to phase out OTPs for fraud prevention, and the business sector's opposition to a P200 wage hike.

Big biz group joins call to stop P200 wage hike

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country's biggest business group, on Monday expressed its opposition to the P200 legislated wage hike being pushed in Congress, marking the latest blowback from the private sector after the Employers Confederation of the Philippines earlier objected to the proposal.

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Trump halts Canada, Mexico tariffs after last-ditch talks

President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month Monday after the US neighbors struck last-minute deals to tighten border measures against the flow of migrants and the drug fentanyl.

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SWS trust ratings for Marcos, Duterte continue to drop

The trust enjoyed by President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte has continued to decline in recent months, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

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BSP eyes shift away from OTPs to fight fraud

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) wants financial firms to eventually move away from one-time passwords (OTP) and instead adopt a more secure and sophisticated method of authenticating transactions to combat fraud and other financial cybercrime.

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Docs decry 'sabotage' of gov't health program

Medical professionals on Monday denounced what they called the sabotaging of the universal health care (UHC) program of the country following the government's failure to return billions of pesos in funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and passing laws that could be detrimental to Filipinos.

The timing raised questions about the lawmakers' motive in pushing for the measure so close to the midterm elections in May: Is this what they call "legislation in aid of reelection"? Then again, do the legislature's intentions matter when the outcome redounds to the greater good for the greatest number?

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