Monthly Archives: July 2016

Economic managers warn against over-reliance on BPO industry

Published by rudy Date posted on July 7, 2016

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Reporter, Businessworld, July 07, 2016 THE NEW government’s economic managers warned against being too reliant on the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, as advances in technology could take the place of workers, thereby reducing the segment’s contribution to the economy.

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Federalism is the greatest threat to the future of Europe

Published by rudy Date posted on July 6, 2016

by Anders Borg, Chair, World Economic Forum’s Global Financial System Initiative, 6 July 2016 The world after the Brexit referendum is fundamentally different. It will take decades before we will see the full consequences for Great Britain and the European Union. The process of negotiating a way forward for the co-existence of the United Kingdom…

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Unemployed Pinoys up by 2 million in Q1 – SWS

Published by rudy Date posted on July 6, 2016

By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), July 6, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The number of unemployed Filipinos rose by nearly two million in the first quarter of the year, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

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Inflation surges to 1.9% in June

Published by rudy Date posted on July 6, 2016

By Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), July 6, 2016 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines – Inflation kicked up to a 14-month high of 1.9 percent in June from 1.6 percent in May on the back of higher food prices, tuition and electricity rates, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday.

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Government slashes growth target

Published by rudy Date posted on July 6, 2016

By Prinz Magtulis (The Philippine Star), July 6, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Growth targets and other macroeconomic assumptions were slashed yesterday as the new administration opted to be “conservative” despite planned aggressive spending focused on infrastructure. Gross domestic product (GDP), the sum of all products and services created, is targeted to rise between six and…

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Saudi Arabia’s labor market challenge

Published by rudy Date posted on July 6, 2016

Laura El-Katiri, JULY 06, 2016, https://hbr.org/2016/07/saudi-arabias-labor-market-challenge?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=harvardbiz Saudi Arabia is in the middle of a major economic transformation, one whose scope and intensity may merit the label “unprecedented.”

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TUCP holds 8th National Convention, Elects new president and officers

Published by rudy Date posted on July 5, 2016

Some 1,000 delegates, guests, and observers attended the 8th National Convention on 1 May 2016 in Quezon City, with the theme “Towards Decent Work and Equitable Development”, in compliance with the Court of Appeals Order (CA-G.R. SP No. 130863) and Supreme Court Decision (G.R. 213188), and in accordance with the TUCP Constitution and Bylaws. The…

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200 Japanese firms in China want to move to PH

Published by rudy Date posted on July 5, 2016

Labor strikes, wage increase, and historical issues are reasons many Japanese manufacturers want to exit China and enter the Philippines Chrisee Dela Paz, June 05, 2015, http://www.rappler.com/business/industries/95369-japanese-manufacturers-china-relocate-philippines MANILA, Philippines – Around 200 Japanese companies in China want to relocate their bases here in the Philippines, as declining economic growth and rising wages there are making…

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Involuntary hunger up by 13.7 percent – SWS

Published by rudy Date posted on July 4, 2016

by Chito A. Chavez, July 4, 2016 (updated), http://www.mb.com.ph/involuntary-hunger-up-by-13-7-percent-sws/ A survey network said that the number of families that experienced involuntary hunger rose to 3.1 million in the first quarter of 2016, up from the previous quarter’s 2.6 million families.

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DOJ backs bill regulating credit card industry

Published by rudy Date posted on July 4, 2016

By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), July 4, 2016 – 12:00am In a one-page legal opinion sent to the Office of the President last June 23, the DOJ expressed its full support to House Bill 5417, the Proposed Philippine Credit Card Industry Regularion Law. Philstar.com/File photo MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has…

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Employer should shoulder ‘kasambahay’ deployment expenses

Published by rudy Date posted on July 4, 2016

by PERSIDA ACOSTA, Manila Times, July 4, 2016 Persida Acosta Dear PAO, I currently employ several household helpers in our home in Manila. Most of them are from far-flung provinces. In order to get their services, I usually pay for their transportation expenses, which include their food for the trip and financial allowance they need…

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Phl 15th among 23 Western Pacific countries with youth smokers

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2016

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), July 3, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranks 15th out of the 23 countries in the Western Pacific with youth smokers.

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Electrician nahulog sa bubong ng bahay

Published by rudy Date posted on July 2, 2016

By Nonnie Ferriol, Abante, July 2, 2016 Wala ng buhay na bumagsak sa lupa ang isang electrician makaraang aksidenteng mahulog mula sa bubungan ng isang bahay sa Quezon City, kamakalawa.

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The future of work is competitive

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2016

By: Joseph Jadway D. Marasigan @inquirerdotnet, July 1st, 2016 Twenty years ago, we didn’t have social media. Ten years before then, we didn’t have the web. If you work in web programming, online marketing, or mobile apps development, your job didn’t exist 20 years ago. Who knows the kind of jobs that will exist, say,…

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Avoiding a power supply crisis

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2016

by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), July 1, 2016 Today is the first day of the Duterte administration and there is a mountain range of high expectations. The past administration is leaving behind a number of crisis situations and new ones seem to be erupting every day. Over the last month, there had been five…

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Asian factories struggle, Brexit throws up new threats

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2016

By WAYNE COLE, Reuters, July 1, 2016, http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/572024/money/economy/asian-factories-struggle-brexit-throws-up-new-threats?utm_source=GMANews&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=GMANewsTwitter SYDNEY – China’s factories flatlined in June as exports shrank and jobs were cut, a worrying trend evident across Asia that argues for yet more policy stimulus as doubts gather over the potency of measures taken so far.

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