By Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), December 3, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (IACT) launched yesterday “I Will Act,” an online portal where motorists can report traffic concerns.
By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), December 3, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Duterte administration will embark on an ambitious employment generation program to create 7.2 million new jobs until 2022, surpassing those achieved by the two previous administrations.
By James Manyika, Dec. 2016 Automation, digital platforms, and other innovations are changing the fundamental nature of work. Understanding these shifts can help policy makers, business leaders, and workers move forward, writes James Manyika in a briefing note prepared for the Fortune + Time Global Forum in Vatican City.
By KARINA V. CANEDO, December 02, 2016, Sun Star MORE and more delegations from other countries come to the Philippines to observe programs against trafficking in persons (TIP), Department of Justice undersecretary Erickson Balmes said.
By Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), December 2, 2016 The study said opening the Philippine rice market to more imports would double the baseline importation level of 2.2. million tons to around 4.4 million tons in the succeeding years from the expiration of the QR in the middle part of 2017. This is because domestic…
By: Diego Mora, InterAksyon.com | Hannibal Talete, News5, December 2, 2016 MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATED W/VIDEO) The youth need to be more active in the war against HIV/AIDS since 85 percent of new infections in the country happen among Filipinos aged between 15 to 30, the Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development said.
By Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), December 2, 2016 TUGUEGARAO, Philippines – The chief of staff of the governor of Apayao was shot dead, allegedly by the lover of his wife, at their home in Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya yesterday morning.
What to do when you’re the target of a by Emma Seppala, December 2, 2016, https://hbr.org/2016/12/what-to-do-when-youre-the-target-of-a-hurtful-office-rumor?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=harvardbiz When Caroline moved to a new city to take on a job at a company she was thrilled to join, she was surprised when she had a hard time building friendships and positive relationships with her colleagues. A few…
As the death toll in the Philippines soars, those left behind confront a different life. by ANA P. SANTOS, DEC 1, 2016, http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/12/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-drugs-widow-human-rights/509030/?utm_source=atltw MANILA—On the morning of September 19, 18-year-old Brent Michael Bravo was on his way home from Manila’s Pasay City Hall, where he was being tried for illegal drug possession. He flagged down…
Immigration says 57 escaped at dawn of Dec. 1 but 30 returned by afternoon By: Julie M. Aurelio @inquirerdotnet, Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 01, 2016 MANILA — Fifty-seven Chinese nationals who were among the 1,316 nabbed in Clark, Pampanga, for overstaying or working without permits, escaped from detention early Thursday amidst bribery allegations in exchange…
by By Josh Saul, December 1, 2016, Newsweek, http://europe.newsweek.com/sextortion-social-media-hacking-blackmail-527201?rm=eu He threatened women from his apartment. And from a burrito joint. He even did it from a Lowe’s hardware store. Ryan Vallee of New Hampshire, now 22, first targeted some of his high school classmates when he hacked into teenage girls’ email and social media accounts to…
By Laurindo Garcia, December 1, 2016, http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2016/12/01/living-with-HIV-in-the-Philippines.html Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — For the last nine years, three tablets that I take every morning have kept me from dying. These anti-HIV tablets are life savers. While people are increasingly aware of HIV testing, surprisingly few know about HIV treatment or what happens after someone is…
by Belinda Parmar, December 1, 2016, https://hbr.org/2016/12/the-most-and-least-empathetic-companies-2016?utm_campaign=harvardbiz&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Empathy has never been in more explicit demand from corporate leaders — particularly after a divisive U.S. presidential election and amid continued economic uncertainty around the globe. As the newly released 2016 Empathy Index demonstrates, empathy, which is about understanding our emotional impact on others and making change…
By Christine Porath, Dec. 2016 Research shows that hurtful workplace behavior can depress performance, increase employee turnover, and even mar customer relationships. As the workplace becomes faster-paced, more technologically complex, and culturally diverse, civility matters. Among other things, it helps dampen potential tensions and furthers information sharing and team building.
By: Marc Jayson Cayabyab, INQINQUIRER.net, Dec. 01, 2016 Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo on Thursday signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10754 or An Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of Persons with Disability (PWDs).
Decisions are made by those who show up. As Donald Trump vows to abandon the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal aimed at curbing China’s trade dominance, the People’s Republic is wasting no time. It’s taking advantage with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a 16-nation trade agreement currently in talks. While many American leaders worry that RCEP…
By Richard Dobbs, Anu Madgavkar, James Manyika, Jonathan Woetzel, Jacques Bughin, Eric Labaye, and Pranav Kashyap The real incomes of about two-thirds of households in 25 advanced economies were flat or fell between 2005 and 2014. Without action, this phenomenon could have corrosive economic and social consequences.
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