Monthly Archives: April 2017

Cabinet relatives assigned as labor attachés

Published by rudy Date posted on April 8, 2017

At least 3 labor attachés recently appointed to coveted foreign posts are relatives of Cabinet members Patty Pasion, Apr 08, 2017 All in the family? Recent appointees to one of DOLE’s most important positions are relatives of Cabinet secretaries, Rappler has learned.

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5 tips to help managers tackle workload stress

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

By Claire Poskitt , April 7, 2017 ‘With great power comes great responsibility… and stress. Lots of stress.’ A managerial role can take its toll on your mental health, especially when your workload and to-do list are never-ending. In a recent Center for Creative Leadership survey, 88 percent of workers in leadership roles stated that…

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Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

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7 steps to build a mentally healthy workplace

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

by Arnaud Bernaert, Apr 7, 2017 Good mental health enables people to realize their full potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their communities. However the growing burden of mental illness is staggering. At a global level, one-in-four people will likely experience a mental health problem at some point…

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Department Order No. 174, Rules Implementing Articles 106-109 of the Labor Code

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

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What’s the secret to success? Be nicer to yourself

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

by Keith Breene, Feb 12, 2016 Often in our fast-paced, modern society, happiness is equated with success. Many of us work incredibly hard in the belief that happiness comes from achieving our goals. But it seems that we might be looking at things back to front.

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Rising prices seen slowing growth

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 07, 2017 The economy expanded by a higher 6.9 percent last year, the government said Thursday, but rising prices of consumer goods pose risk to robust demand, such that the Asian Development Bank sees the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growing by a slightly slower 6.4…

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Italy’s recession-proof profession: Getting paid to wait in line

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

By Silvia Marchetti, Apr 7, 2017 You’re just standing around anyway — why not get paid for it? In this original week-long series, The Evolution of the Side Hustle: How Gigs are Killing the Nine-to-Five, OZY charts the past, present and future of the side hustle. Do you have a side hustle that OZY should…

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PHL growth to slow, outdo many in Asia

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

by Janine Marie D. Soliman, Businessworld, Apr 7, 2017 PHILIPPINE gross domestic product (GDP) growth will likely ease this year — the only Southeast Asian economy that will do so from 2016 — in the face of external headwinds, but the country will still outperform many in Asia and most regional averages, according to the…

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10 tips to manage stress

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

by Travis Bradberry, 7 Apr 2017 The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we’ve found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to…

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DOLE 7 stops operations of arrastre

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

By JUSTIN K. VESTIL, Sunstar, Apr 7, 2017 THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) ordered a local arrastre and stevedoring company in Pier 2 to stop its forklift operations following the accident that killed a shipping firm worker last week.

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7 steps to build a mentally healthy workplace

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

by Vanessa Candeias, Apr 7, 2017 Good mental health enables people to realize their full potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their communities. However the growing burden of mental illness is staggering. At a global level, one-in-four people will likely experience a mental health problem at some point…

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How robots and automation may take on the jobs people don’t want to do

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2017

BY MARY SHACKLETT, Apr 7, 2017 Job categories across several industries are likely candidates for replacing workers with automated technologies. Here’s a look at who may be affected and how this trend could play out.

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Expanding economies in Asia deliver 60% of global growth — ADB

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2017

HONG KONG, CHINA (6 April 2017) — Growth is picking up in two-thirds of economies in developing Asia, supported by higher external demand, rebounding global commodity prices, and domestic reforms, making the region the largest single contributor to global growth at 60%, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

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DENR outlines steps for electronic waste

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2017

by Janina C. Lim, Businessmirror, Apr 6, 2017 THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has launched a $35 million project designed to deal with the expanding problem of electronic waste (e-waste), which contains hazardous substances like mercury and lead.

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P1,000 addt’l pension not gov’t subsidy, SSS clarifies

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2017

By: Ed Margareth Barahan, INQUIRER.net, Apr 06, 2017 Social Security System (SSS) President Emmanuel Dooc on Thursday clarified that the P6.2 billion that was released last March for the additional P1,000 benefit of pensioners did not come from the subsidy of the national government, but from the agency’s investment income and its present member contributions.

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Maynilad to raise water rate starting April 22

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2017

By: Ed Margareth Barahan, INQUIRER.net, Apr 06, 2017 Maynilad announced on Thursday adjustments in its water rate – an increase due to its foreign currency differential adjustment (FCDA) and an adjustment to cover the 1.9 percent consumer price index.

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16 Pieces of advice from Steve Jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2017

by KAREN HERTZBERG, Apr 6, 2017 I want to put a ding in the universe. —Steve Jobs You don’t have to be a fan of iEverything to recognize the tremendous impact Apple has had on technology and business. Steve Jobs led the company he co-founded in 1976 with charisma and an insatiable drive to innovate…

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25 most influential business leaders in the Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2017

By Wilson Lee Flores, Philstar, July 24, 2011 Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. Who are the businessmen — entrepreneurs and top executives — whose enterprises and personal efforts have the most…

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Global shipping fleet braces for chaos of $60 billion fuel shock

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2017

by Firat Kayakiran, Apr 5, 2017 Little more than 2 1/2 years from now, the global fleet of merchant ships will have to reduce drastically how much sulfur their engines belch into the atmosphere. While that will do good things — like diminishing the threat of acid rain and helping asthma sufferers — there’s a…

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Retiring with robots? How your folks will get high-tech help

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2017

Researchers are working on robots that can monitor and care for the elderly. But it’s not about pawning off your grandfather to an android. by Katie Collins, Apr 5, 2017 This is part of CNET’s “Tech Enabled” series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community. When you think about growing old together…

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Tarlac’s top human trafficking suspect caught in Olongapo

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2017

By: Allan Macatuno, INQInquirer Central Luzon, Apr 05, 2017 OLONGAPO CITY — Police here have arrested one of Tarlac province’s most wanted suspects during a manhunt with Tarlac policemen.

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Contractualization and security of tenure: Truths and falsities

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2017

By Ariel Nepomuceno, Businessmirror, Apr 5, 2017 WORKERS, young and old, organized and unorganized, woke up on March 16 and found out that Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III finally issued Department Order (DO) 174, which totally bans labor-only contracting, halting “end of contract regimes” and providing mechanisms to strictly regulate various contractual arrangements. This…

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When the QR regime on rice expires, here’s what researchers think should take its place

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2017

by Janina C. Lim, Businessworld, Apr 5, 2017 THE PHILIPPINES’ temporary use of quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice was intended to avert a dampening of rice prices, but the threat of their expiry has some parties casting about for possible alternative schemes that will support farmers once restrictions on imports are loosened.

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10 signs you’re burning out (and how to stop it)

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2017

Even the best jobs can lead to burnout if you aren’t careful. Travis Bradberry shows you how to spot burnout and stop it before it gets out of hand. By Travis Bradberry, http://www.inc.com/travis-bradberry/10-signs-youre-burning-out-and-how-to-stop-it.html?cid=readmoretext1 Even the best jobs can lead to burnout. The harder you work and the more motivated you are to succeed, the easier…

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These 10 companies control everything you buy

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2017

KATE TAYLOR RETAIL, APR. 4, 2017 http://www.businessinsider.sg/10-companies-control-food-industry-2017-3/?r=US&IR=T#3ZJbU4ToBM8XUcq6.97 Only 10 companies control almost every large food and beverage brand in the world. These companies — Nestlé, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Danone, General Mills, Kellogg’s, Mars, Associated British Foods, and Mondelez — each employ thousands and make billions of dollars in revenue every year. In an effort to…

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Emergency kit

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2017
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10 ways smart people stay calm

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2017

Travis Bradberry, Apr 4, 2017 The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we’ve found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain…

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What happens at home when people can’t depend on stable work

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2017

by Allison J. Pugh, Apr 4, 2017 Recent research by economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton documents a dramatic rise in mortality rates among working-class white people in the U.S. The immediate causes of these “deaths of despair,” as the pair refer to them, are often factors like drug abuse, health problems like diabetes, and…

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Five emerging technologies for rapid digital transformation

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2017

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