Monthly Archives: May 2015

Work / life balance is hard to achieve – but how can you get a great one? Balance at Work help with the infographic below! Takeaways: Say no with a smile. Manage your time better. Schedule in periods for FUN!

The wait is almost over for the country’s 120,000 retired soldiers and pensioners as the Commission on Audit (COA) has granted their petition seeking to claim from the government close to P18 billion in pension arrears that have accumulated in the last 12 years.

The Department of Education has approved tuition and miscellaneous fees increases by 1,246 private schools that offer basic education.

From the Department of Labor and Employment Workers and concerned citizens are urged to report risky and unsafe conditions and practices in establishments. Read more to find out who you can call in your respective region.

                  THE Philippines is among the top 5 countries in the world with fastest economic growth both in medium and long term, according to United States-based think tank IHS Global Insight.

Mula sa Department of Labor and Employment Noong nakaraang linggo, inilabas ng World Economic Forum ang Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2015 nito kung saan ang Pilipinas ay nasa ika-74 sa 141 bansa sa tourism competitiveness, mataas ng 8-marka mula sa nakaraang antas na ika-82 (2013).

MANILA, Philippines – The 72 dead workers of Kentex Manufacturing Corp. could have survived the fire that hit the slipper factory on May 13 if fire alarm systems were installed, a task force looking into the tragedy said yesterday.

Last Sunday, I attended the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) at the Quezon City Memorial Circle. Organized by the Project Red Ribbon (PRR), the twin events telescoped the gravity of our HIV-AIDS situation.

May 23rd 2015 | From the print edition Timekeeper On May 19th official statisticians announced that Britain entered deflation in April, with consumer prices standing 0.1% lower than a year earlier. It is first time since 1960 that annual inflation has been negative. Back then, prices pepped up again quickly. The Bank of England expects…

Did you know that HIV-positive mothers can transmit the virus to their children during pregnancy, labor, delivery, or breastfeeding? MANILA, Philippines — Despite the many efforts of advocates to educate the public about HIV/AIDS, the number of Filipino babies infected with the disease is still going up, said World Health Organization (WHO) country representative Julie…

From the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz unveiled labor laws-compliant markers in three Bataan economic zones—the Freeport Area of Bataan; PAFC Petrochemical Industrial Park; and Hermosa Industrial Park. Bataan is the first province in the country to have all its economic zones certified labor laws compliant under the new Labor Laws Compliance…

From the Department of Labor and Employment Policies for household service workers (HSWs) is to be strictly enforced to further protect the rights and promote the welfare of OFWs in Lebanon.

Press Releases Oliver Cann, Director, Media Relations, Tel.: +41 79 799 3405; Email: Oliver.Cann@weforum.org New Human Capital Report finds that a world where “nobody is left behind” remains a distant prospect, even in advanced economies First study of its kind measures countries’ ability to nurture talent through education, skills development and deployment at all stages…

MANILA, Philippines – Demand for power will outpace supply in the Philippines in the next five years as regulatory and bureaucratic uncertainties persist, a report by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) said.

From the Department of Social Welfare and Development DSWD’s program, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) has completed some 7,531 community projects from 2011 to April 15, 2015.

Dr Flavia Bustreo, Assistant Director General for Family, Women’s and Children’s Health through the Life-course, World Health Organization We’ve come a long way since 1995–and it is time to celebrate women and their achievements. But it is also time to take stock of how women’s rights are fulfilled in the world –especially the right to…

From the Public-Private Partnership Center The Philippines has been recognized as most improved country in Asia-Pacific for PPP readiness in the recent report by The Economist Intelligence Unit last April entitled “Evaluating the environment for public-private partnerships in Asia-Pacific, The 2014 Infrascope.”

If you’ve been lucky enough to travel across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region over the past few years, you likely will have noticed what I would characterize as a great sense of potential. From the energy and entrepreneurism of our youth to the tremendous value of our human capital and the…

THE LONG legacy and enduring presence of “extractive” political and economic institutions in the Philippines as reflected by patronage politics has been one of the key constraints to the country’s growth, according to a visiting Harvard political scientist.

Gavin McMahon, cofounder of fassforward strategy and communications consulting group in New York, thinks that it’s a fundamental mistake to see presenting advice as one-size-fits-all. He’s spent the last seven years collecting data from his company’s work with clients like Microsoft and Estee Lauder. He’s determined that presenters naturally have different ways of prioritizing words,…

Statistics show that in 2013 there were an estimated 232 million migrant workers living outside their home countries. Of these, 48 percent were women. One out of five migrant workers was engaged in domestic work, of which some 43.2 million were women. Statistics on these women for 2015 are likely to have increased.

Most schools open next month (with the exception of colleges and universities, which are moving their opening dates to August to align with the international school calendar).

Manila, Philippines – Seven years ago, Marky Manlangit was diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that causes gradual destruction of the body’s immune system. With “zero knowledge” about his disease and no counselling available at that time in the capital, Manila, he had nowhere to go for help. For three years, he kept his condition…

MANILA, 20 May 2015 (IRIN) – The publicity surrounding an 11-year-old communist rebel reported to have surrendered to the Philippines military this month has served as a harsh reminder of the work still to be done to rid the South East Asian country of the scourge of child soldiers.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has approved the applications of 313 private higher education institutions (HEIs) to increase tuition and other school fees for the incoming academic year, slightly higher than the number approved last year.

Women all over the world work more than men but earn 24 percent less, according to a report released by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on April 27. Titled “Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights”, the report shows that women on average…

There are an estimated 232 million migrants worldwide. Of that figure, 52 to 100 million are labour migrants, of which 83 per cent are female domestic workers. These are women who work as caregivers for the elderly, looking after children or carrying the responsibility of cooking and cleaning for a household. These women are also…