Monthly Archives: April 2017

Philippine economy to lead ASEAN growth: Standard Chartered

Published by rudy Date posted on April 21, 2017

ABS-CBN News, Apr 21 2017 MANILA – The Philippine economy will likely grow 6.8 percent this year, Standard Chartered said Friday, in the most recent affirmation that the country will outpace its Southeast Asian peers.

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IOM, EU aid victims of human trafficking through new online platform

Published by rudy Date posted on April 21, 2017

04/21/17 France – IOM, with support from the European Union (EU), has launched an online platform featuring a transnational referral tool designed to strengthen professional response to the needs of victims of human trafficking.

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The world’s most popular operating system? You might be surprised

Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

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The world’s most popular operating system? You might be surprised

Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

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Match game: Why AI could bring the human touch to the call center

Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

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We’re moving fast. But nobody knows where we’re going

Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

‘The sooner we realize that long-term forecasting is becoming obsolete, the better we’ll be able to cope’ by Andrew Chakhoyan, Apr 19, 2017 Anyone who’s ever looked into retirement planning must have pondered the two basic questions: at what age does one want to retire and how does one estimate her life expectancy? A few…

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Six ways to help employees get along better

Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

by HRD19 Apr 2017 Getting on well with others determines our mood, our state of mind and affects our performance, according to Dr Jenny Brockis, medical practitioner and author of the book Future Brain.

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Business process outsourcing in the Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

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Top job interview blunders on Twitter

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Could creativity drive the next industrial revolution?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

by Itai Palti, Apr 19, 2017 Growth in the first industrial revolution was driven by engineering, the second through electricity and production lines, and the third by technology and information. The modern economies that will undergo a fourth industrial revolution will not be those that worship machines, but those that support human creativity. When we…

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Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

Police paid to kill drug suspects, plant evidence—Reuters report By: Yuji Vincent Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, Apr 19, 2017 A retired intelligence officer and an active senior commander of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are saying that most of the killings in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs are done by policemen and not by vigilantes, a…

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SWS: Public satisfaction with war on drugs falls

Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 19, 2017 NET SATISFACTION RATINGFewer Filipinos are satisfied with the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, as they express worry that they will fall victim to extrajudicial killings, according to the latest survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS).

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Labor chief: PLDT and PAL have been violating labor standards

Published by rudy Date posted on April 19, 2017

By Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 19, 2017 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. PLDT) and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have been violating various labor standards, particularly in relation to the contractualization of its employees, according to Labor Secretary Bello III.

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Why reducing inequality could be a matter of survival

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2017

by Kaushik Basu, 18 Apr 2017 Global inequality today is at a level last seen in the late nineteenth century – and it is continuing to rise. With it has come a surging sense of disenfranchisement that has fueled alienation and anger, and even bred nationalism and xenophobia. As people struggle to hold on to…

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Bahrain housemaid agency under investigation in ‘win a domestic worker’ad

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2017

18 April 2017, http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2017/04/bahrain-housemaid-agency-under-investigation-%E2%80%98win-domestic-worker%E2%80%99-ad Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) in Bahrain has suspended a recruitment agency for placing an online advert offering the chance to ‘win a domestic worker’.

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PH development plan to complement SDGs

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2017

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 18, 2017 The government is working on a roadmap that will tie in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the country’s own medium to long term progress plans.

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Gov’t rice policy exposes PH to price spikes, shortages, says economist

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2017

By: Ronnel W. Domingo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 18, 2017 The Philippine approach to rice production and supply management continues to expose the country to shortages and price spikes, as its agricultural policy remains unchanged over several administrations despite disastrous results, an economist said on Monday.

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Employers back grant of incentives for hiring PWDs

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2017

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Apr 18, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Employers are backing measures that propose to give perks to firms that fill vacancies with qualified persons with disabilities (PWDs).

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Migrant workers and the scourge of human trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2017

BY ATTY. DODO DULAY, Manila Times, Apr 18, 2017 IN the Philippines, where an estimated eight million Filipino migrant workers have either worked or are still working overseas, human trafficking looms as an ever-present threat, especially in some Middle Eastern countries whose laws and cultures do not recognize certain forms of human trafficking as a…

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Miner dies from gas poisoning in Benguet town

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2017

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 18, 2017 BAGUIO CITY — A miner died from gas poisoning on Monday afternoon (April 17) while cleaning an impounding tank used to store mine tailings in Barangay Ucab in Itogon town, Benguet province.

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The 2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: a new visual guide to data and development

Published by rudy Date posted on April 17, 2017

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How the six-hour workday actually saves money

Published by rudy Date posted on April 17, 2017

A Swedish experiment may have missed the bigger picture of how shorter days can mean long-term profit. by Rebecca Greenfield, Apr 17, 2017, 5:00 PM GMT+8 In February, after almost two years worth of six-hour workdays, nurses at the Svartedalens elderly care facility in Gothenburg, Sweden went back to eeight-hourshifts—despite recently published research showing the benefits…

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ASEAN to deliver growth benefits to 650-M people–Dominguez

Published by rudy Date posted on April 17, 2017

By Press Release, Apr 17, 2017 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working vigorously toward integrating the region’s economies in order to bring the benefits of growth to the 650 million people in this 10-nation bloc, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said.

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Why AI will both increase efficiency and create jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on April 17, 2017

There are legitimate concerns around AI and how it will impact the job market. But the real impact will depend on how businesses leverage and implement AI tools to support employees, rather than replace them. By Sarah K. White, CIO, Apr 17, 2017

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‘Restrictive labor laws underming MSMEs’

Published by rudy Date posted on April 17, 2017

BY RAADEE S. SAUSA, TMT, Manila Times, Apr 17, 2017 RESTRICTIVE labor market laws prevent micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from flourishing despite the various fiscal incentive programs the government provides for MSME development, according to a new study by a government think tank.

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Trump’s policies won’t harm call centers in PHL–PEZA

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2017

By Catherine Pillas, Businessmirror, Apr 16, 2017 Business-process outsourcing (BPO) firms in the Philippines will not be affected by US President Donald J. Trump’s protectionist stance, according to the chief of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza).

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Will the sharing economy end capitalism as we know it?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2017

by James Watkins, THE DAILY DOSE, APR 14 2017 We’re selling out. Uber and Lyft let us sell our rides and our tolerance for traffic. We can sell the spare bedroom on Airbnb. On TaskRabbit we can sell our ability to assemble Ikea furniture; on Etsy our knitting skills; on Lugg our brawn. The list…

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Your morning cup of tea could help keep dementia away

Published by rudy Date posted on April 13, 2017

National University of Singapore, Apr 13, 2017 Drinking tea reduces the risk of cognitive impairment by 50 percent—and as much as 86 percent for older adults who have a genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease—a study of 957 Chinese seniors 55 and older shows.

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Political uncertainty main risk to growth

Published by rudy Date posted on April 13, 2017

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 13, 2017 The Philippine economy is seen sustaining its robust growth in the medium term but London-based economic research firm Capital Economics red-flagged risks from political uncertainty.

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DENR launches $35-M e-waste management project

Published by rudy Date posted on April 13, 2017

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