Monthly Archives: April 2017

Earning P400 a day for 17 hours of work means an endless cycle of loans for this barangay watchman, whose wife also takes in laundry to make ends meet By: Sara Isabelle Pacia, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 30, 2017 On the 30th of every month, Leo Cabigting gets his pay as head of the volunteer…

By: Frinston Lim, Inquirer Mindanao, Apr 30, 2017 DAVAO CITY – Fourteen persons, including a woman, were detained for questioning by authorities during operations to hunt down about 100 communist rebels who attacked several businesses owned by the Lorenzo family in Southern Mindanao on Saturday, officials on Sunday said. Ten of the arrested were released…

By: Jerome Aning, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 30, 2017 Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello on Sunday said he has issued an administrative order setting the qualifications and requirements for workers who want to be part of the labor department’s assessment team for labor laws compliance.

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 29, 2017 Half of Filipinos, or 50 percent, consider themselves poor, according to results of a new Social Weather Stations survey. The number is higher than some 44 percent of Filipinos who described themselves as poor in December.

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By Catherine Talavera (The Philippine Star), Apr 29, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipinos working abroad fell to 2.2 million in 2016 from 2.4 million in 2015, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s Survey on Overseas Filipinos.

by PhilippineNews, Apr 29, 2017 By MARLLY ROME C. BONDOC, GMA News A labor group on Saturday expressed dismay at President Rodrigo Duterte for “breaking tradition” and his supposed failure to fulfill his promises ahead of the celebration of Labor Day on Monday.

Ivy Jean Vibar, ABS-CBN News, Apr 29 2017 MANILA – Filipino business process outsourcing workers are upgrading their skills to prepare for the growing use of artificial intelligence, an industry group said.

Travis Bradberry, LinkedIn, Apr. 28, 2017 It’s pretty incredible how often you hear managers complaining about their best employees leaving, and they really do have something to complain about — few things are as costly and disruptive as good people walking out the door.

Inquirer Northern Luzon, Apr 28, 2017 BAGUIO CITY—A miner died from an accident during a tunnel blasting operation at a small-scale mine in Itogon town in Benguet province on Wednesday morning (April 26), according to a belated report from the Cordillera police Toribio Viscaya, 67, was heard yelling for help after he set off explosive…

Inquirer Northern Luzon, April 28, 2017 BAGUIO CITY—A miner died from an accident during a tunnel blasting operation at a small-scale mine in Itogon town in Benguet province on Wednesday morning (April 26), according to a belated report from the Cordillera police.

I went to this supermarket this morning.  For water, rice, coke, and something else. I queued in the express lane.  Got derailed by the slow check out.  The cashier on the right services six customers for every one done at the express lane. When it was my turn, I asked why?  The ‘barker’ said: Pasensya…

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Is the solution to extreme wealth inequality really – Alaska? by Scott Santens, Apr 26, 2017 Consider the following two headlines and the fact they describe events that are occurring simultaneously: “Grains piled on runways, parking lots, fields amid global glut” and “Famine looms in four countries as aid system struggles to cope, experts warn.”…

Lessons on wealth distribution from the most equal of all US states by Scott Santens, Apr 26, 2017 Consider the following two headlines and the fact they describe events that are occurring simultaneously: “Grains piled on runways, parking lots, fields amid global glut” and “Famine looms in four countries as aid system struggles to cope,…

BY RIGOBERTO D. TIGLAO, Manila Times, Apr 26, 2017 Profits from crony deal: P4B SHOCKING? It certainly is, especially for a paper that had been the loudest megaphone of the anti-Marcos uprising in 1986, and which to this day has reeked with vitriol against the dictator and anybody identified with him.

by CHRISTINE O. AVENDANO AND MARIELLE MEDINA AND KATHLEEN DE VILLA, INQUIRER RESEARCH, Apr 25, 2017 The Palace on Monday said the temporary suspension of the government’s war on drugs became a “window of opportunity” for drug suspects to rob people and steal cars.

Students need more than tech prowess to thrive by Belinda Parmar, Apr 24, 2017 From Blade Runner to I, Robot, the big screens of Hollywood have predicted the rise of the machine. Automated intelligences will wait our tables and drive our cabs. They will serve us by performing menial tasks. But fact is now surpassing…

by Calum Chace, April 24, 2017 One out of three ain’t good Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a fashionable policy idea comprising three elements: it is universal, it is basic, and it is an income. Unfortunately, two of these elements are unhelpful, and to paraphrase Meatloaf, one out of three ain’t good.

By Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), Apr 24, 2017 The Infrastructure presentation last week was impressive. The use of social media to spread the word around was impressive as well.

Bloomberg News, Apr 24, 2017 Alibaba founder says education can ease blow from automation ‘Machines should only do what humans cannot,’ Ma tells forum Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma said society should prepare for decades of pain as the internet disrupts the economy.

by Joe Myers, Apr 24, 2017 Next time you swear on Twitter, or post that drunken photo, just remember that future employers are watching – and it could cost you a job.

Every technology rises, then falls: soon it will be the turn of the smartphone. But what will replace it? By Steve Ranger, Apr 23, 2017 Each technology rises, and then falls and finds a niche. Soon it will be the smartphone’s turn. The arrival of the original iPhone back in 2007 heralded a revolution in…

Foreign portfolio investments left due to US rate hike, PH mining uncertainty By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 22, 2017 The net outflow of so-called “hot money” reached $567.53 million during the first quarter and hit a four-month high in March as more foreign portfolio investment left the country due to the…

Filipinos produce tons of electronic waste that end up in dumps, posing health and environmental risks By: Kristine Angeli Sabillo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 22, 2017 Black smoke rises from a pile of burning metal wire, releasing a strong, sharp and chemical smell that makes one’s eyes water.

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 22, 2017 Due to the rapid economic and social changes, suicide rates among older people have been steadily increasing for the past several decades.

by Carolyn O’Hara, Apr 21, 2017 Do you work with someone who isn’t a team player? Maybe they’re overly focused on completing and promoting their own work. Or they don’t chip in when everyone else is scrambling to meet a deadline or pulling a presentation together. This isn’t simply frustrating; it can affect your entire…

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star), Apr 21, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – An assessment of the country’s readiness for a nuclear program will be completed before the end of the year and will be evaluated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help in determining whether to move forward with nuclear energy use, a…

OWNERS WHO DON’T REMIT CONTRIBUTIONS Ted Cordero/VDS, GMA News, April 21, 2017 The Social Security System (SSS) has launched a campaign against employers who do not remit employees’ monthly contributions to the pension fund, according to a report by GMA News’ Ivan Mayrina on “Balitanghali” Friday.