Monthly Archives: October 2016

by Daily Dose, October 24, 2016, http://www.ozy.com/pov/why-humankind-isnt-ready-for-the-bionic-revolution/72555?utm_source=dd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=10242016&variable=52af57bdb25c500ad0fe628fd8cf4052 In the coming decades — probably sooner than most people realize — the next great wave of technological change will hit us. Its impact will be similar in scope to the advent of computers, cell phones and the internet. But it won’t be our gadgets being transformed; it…

By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla / @philbizwatcherPhilippine Daily Inquirer /October 24, 2016 President Duterte’s style of policymaking—perceived to be “driven by impulse rather than study and full consultation”—is causing “much unease” in the business community, New York-based think tank Global Source said.

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Oct 23, 2016, http://www.aawl.org.au/content/new-zealand-latest-country-ban-asbestos At the start of this month, new legislation came into effect in New Zealand effectively banning the importation of asbestos into the country. This is a major victory for the trade union movement in New Zealand who have campaigned hard to ban this hazardous substance. Unfortunately, globally, around 2 million tons…

By Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), October 22, 2016 BEIJING – The Philippines secured $11.24 billion worth of investments from Chinese companies involving 17 different projects as a testament to the warming economic relations between Manila and Beijing.

By Noel Abuel October 21, 2016, Abante Aabot sa 82 menor-de-edad ang nasagip at 239 na child traffickers ang inarestro ng Ope­ration Cross Country ng Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sa anim na bansa kabilang ang Pilipinas.

https://medium.com/marketing-and-entrepreneurship/8-signs-an-employee-is-exceptional-which-never-appear-on-performance-evaluations-297cc58fa350#.iawzc647f We can all spot a great employee: she’s dependable, proactive, hardworking, a great leader, and a great follower. She brings a wide variety of easily defined — but hard to find — skills to the table. Some employees, though, are exceptional. They have skills and qualities that aren’t evaluated on performance appraisals but make a huge impact on…

by Paul Szoldra, Correspondent, 20 October 2016 The world has never been a better place. Don’t believe us? Look at this chart Predicting the future is fraught with challenges, but when it comes to technological advances and forward thinking, experts working at the Pentagon’s research agency may be the best people to ask.

Keep an eye on depressed lenders, shadow banks, and China. by Peter Coy, Bloomberg Businessweek, October 20, 2016 Next year ends in a 7. If you’re superstitious or a little loose with statistics, that makes us due for another financial crisis. The biggest one-day stock drop in Wall Street history happened in 1987. The Asian…

by Scott David, 20 October 2016, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/wireless-earphones-fourth-industrial-revolution?utm_content=bufferfa6bf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer To think that the new Apple AirPods are just the latest iteration of headphones misses the point. As does the idea that they are about liberation from tangled white cords. Their significance is far greater than that. These are the first signs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, an…

By ANGELA CELIS, Malaya, October 19, 2016 Moody’s Investors Service yesterday said the country’s existing investment grade rating (Baa2) reflects sound economic and fiscal fundamentals but noted that political risks have become “less predictable.”

By Gerardo P. Sicat (The Philippine Star), October 19, 2016 Removal of “endo,” or contractualization, is not as simple as proponents want it to be. It has major implications on the employment situation and, hence, on poverty.

by Elena Vaccarino, 19 October 2016, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/codetermination-boosting-cooperation-between-management-and-employees?utm_content=buffercc5aa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Codetermination or “Mitbestimmung” – the German term for worker participation in a company’s decision making – has recently attracted attention as UK Prime Minister Theresa May and US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton promised to strengthen workers’ rights and interests. The latter has called for rewriting “the rules so…

By Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), October 18, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) reiterated its opposition to a proposed ban on the conversion of agricultural lands into commercial use, saying such a plan would leave farmers landless and the urban poor homeless.

By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), October 18, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Increasing the salary of workers remained the most urgent concern of Filipinos, a new survey by Pulse Asia showed. The poll, taken from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, found that 46 percent of 1,200 respondents cited the need to increase workers’ wages as…

by http://www.remate.ph/2016/06/sekyu-nahulog-sa-8-palapag-na-gusali-tigbak/ PATAY ang isang 20-anyos na security guard na hinihinalang nahulog at bumagsak mula sa ikawalong palapag ng isang ginagawang gusali matapos nitong buksan ang isang sirang elevator sa Tondo, Maynila. Namatay noon din ang biktimang si Roland Suson, binata, stay-in security guard at tubong Diamanen, Dimcalao, Aurora.

By Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Oct. 17, 2016 The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) said the comparative advantage and competitiveness of the Philippines in banana production are slowly eroding.

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By: Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Lesley Cara Delos Santos / @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer /October 17, 2016 CEBU CITY — A courier of a cargo forwarding company was killed after he was crushed by the cargo elevator of a mall in Cebu City’s downtown area, past 1 p.m. on Monday.

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The Obama Administration is expanding grant funding for tech apprenticeship programs. Here’s how your company can benefit. By Alison DeNisco, October 14, 2016 Apprenticeship programs date back to the Middle Ages, but the tech industry is now giving this model a fresh look to fill talent gaps and diversify workforces.

By Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 The self-rated poverty in the country has dropped to a record low – 42 percent of families or about 9.2 million adult Filipinos – according to the latest survey released by Social Weather Stations (SWS). File photo MANILA, Philippines – The self-rated poverty in the country…

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) submitted yesterday a list of its proposed resolutions to the current administration.

By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 MRT-3 mis-managers are playing around with the signaling, at the expense of passenger safety. Two incompatible signaling types are being installed. Snags further will deteriorate the commuter rail, and worsen Mega Manila traffic.

By Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – More than $2 billion worth of foreign portfolio investments or “hot money” were pulled out from the Philippines in September amid the uncertainties brought about by the impending interest rate hike in the US and the increasingly worrisome presidential pronouncements that add to…

by Rey Elbo, BusinessWorld, October 14, 2016 We’re now reviewing our contract with several service providers, including cooperatives that are providing us with temporary workers and outsourcing services. Can you help us identify important danger signals that would put us in a precarious situation should we pursue our relationship with such providers? — Doubting Daisy.

By Cecille Suerte Felipe and Ramon Lazaro (The Philippine Star), October 13, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – A series of explosions at a firecracker factory killed two people and injured 20 others in Bocaue, Bulacan yesterday.

by BusinessWorld, October 13, 2016 THE EXECUTIVE branch appears to be rethinking its push to replace the regional minimum wage system with one that sets a nationwide floor pay for the private sector, as Cabinet men said yesterday they agreed earlier this month to first consider concerns of affected sectors like micro, small- and medium-scale…

Timothy M. GardnerPeter W. Hom, October 20, 2016, https://hbr.org/2016/10/13-signs-that-someone-is-about-to-quit-according-to-research?utm_campaign=harvardbiz&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Despite a century of speculation by managers and scholars, we know very little about whether certain cues or signs exhibited by employees can predict whether they’re about to quit.