Monthly Archives: May 2014

Just-released findings of the Accenture 2014 College Graduate Employment Survey offer good news and bad news for employers of entry-level talent. First the bad news: most of those employers aren’t doing much to provide their new hires with the training and support they need to get their careers off to a strong start. More than…

MANILA – President Aquino on Monday sounded the alarm on possible loss of Philippine beaches due to the effects of climate change.

As early as six in the morning, there is an air of anticipation and urgency among the people lined up outside the office of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) along Osmeña Highway in Manila. Among those people are Filipino spouses or partners of foreign nationals. They come early to jostle for limited slots in…

Late Monday evening, ASEAN DNA –a Facebook page dedicated to producing infographics about member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) –released what has since become a highly talked-about chart that shows Filipinos as having some of the lowest IQs in the region:

From the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday said that 1,600 at-risk young people will receive “full-cycle” employment facilitation service when the DOLE starts rolling out JobStart Philippines this year.

MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila’s temperature soared to 36.6 degrees Celsius yesterday. It is the hottest recorded so far this year, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

The country is being heralded as the new Asian success story, but only an elite few reap the rewards. In a neighborhood of so-called “Asian tigers,” the Philippines has quietly emerged as the region’s newest economic darling. At 6.6 percent, the Filipino economy’s current GDP growth rate is the second highest in Asia, behind only…

Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said yesterday that safety and health programs being implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in coordination with its tripartite social partners, have resulted to increased awareness on occupational safety and health (OSH) in workplaces, and decreased accidents in mining and construction.

Once the region’s perennial economic laggard, the Philippines is seen to stage a major comeback to be one of the top 3 economies in the region by 2030 ONCE A ‘LAGGARD.’ Philippine economy is seen to double in the next decade. File photo of Makati, the Philippines’ premier business districtONCE A ‘LAGGARD.’ Philippine economy is…

But it must address the weaknesses of some sectors such as manufacturing and agriculture, and challenges in energy, transport and infrastructure MANILA, Philippines – Is the Philippines ready for the upcoming ASEAN economic community?

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is expected to become a trillion-dollar economy by 2030, driven by the information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) sector and the robust inflow of cash remittances from Filipinos abroad, a respected US-based think-tank said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines—With his eye fixed on 2016, Vice President Jejomar Binay unveiled what appeared to be his economic platform in a bid to curry favor with the leaders of industry.

MANILA, Philippines—Saying they were dismissed from their jobs just because they marked Labor Day and other public holidays, 24 union leaders from a Laguna-based company had their heads shaved as a form of protest in front of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) main office in Intramuros, Manila, on Monday.

The number of jobless Filipinos dropped by 600,000 in the first quarter of this year, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in its latest report. The country’s unemployment rate fell to 25.7 percent – equivalent to an estimated 11.5 million adult Filipinos – in March 2014 from 27.5 percent or about 12.1 million last December.

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – Some 9.6 million registered voters won’t be allowed to participate in the 2016 elections if they fail to update their voters’ records using the biometrics system.

First of two parts MANILA, Philippines—The East Asia summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF) usually takes place in a country that’s shaping the story of the region for that particular year.

The Commission on Higher Education has allowed 171 colleges and universities nationwide to increase their tuition rates, a report from GMA’s “24-Oras” said Tuesday.

Retiring from a job is not a factor of age. A lot of people think that retirement has to be at age 60. In fact, one can retire anytime as long as he wishes, but only on the condition that he has the financial capacity to retire. Retirement is a time when you stop going…

The Philippine economy will more than double in the next decade as earnings from overseas workers and business outsourcing surge, a respected US-based think-tank said Monday.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Communist rebels raided the field facilities of Sagittarius Mines Inc (SMI) in the town of Kiblawan, Davao del Sur early Monday morning, burning some 48 container vans which served as makeshift offices for the besieged mining company.

MANILA, Philippines – The government is aiming to increase the share of the manufacturing sector total economic output to 30 percent by 2020 from the current level of 22 percent under the Comprehensive National Industrial Strategy (CNIS).

Representatives from Kabataan party-list and several student organizations are set to file administrative charges against officials of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) next week due to their alleged failure to act on pending tuition complaints.

MANILA – Despite the “red alert” status over the Visayas, Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla sees no power interruptions for the whole day. Based on the website of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines said Visayas has zero reserves and with peak demand of 1,569 MW, and a supply of 1,498 MW, there is going…

MANILA, Philippines – Overall, the Philippines has shown its commitment to the Asean Economic Community (AEC) blueprint as indicated in the relevant measures it has implemented from 2008 to 2011, but there is still room to speed up its progress as 2015 nears.

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MANILA, Philippines – Looking for a job where you get the rare chance of working with different major industry players? The temporary staffing industry might just be your best bet.

MANILA, Philippines – The government is aiming to increase the share of the manufacturing sector total economic output to 30 percent by 2020 from the current level of 22 percent under the Comprehensive National Industrial Strategy (CNIS).

Not a week goes by without us publishing something here at HBR about the value of data in business. Big data, small data, internal, external, experimental, observational — everywhere we look, information is being captured, quantified, and used to make business decisions.

A RISING peso, the inadequate volume of farm exports, and any letup to the recovery of the biggest markets for Philippine exports may prevent shipments of merchandise goods from achieving growth targets, an official of the public-private Export Development Council (EDC) yesterday said.