Monthly Archives: August 2017

The experts invoke ‘medical jurisprudence’ in their call for an urgent policy to ease the restrictive environment that prevents them from providing the HIV test to a minor by Diana G. Mendoza, Rappler, Aug 4, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – After they asked government to declare HIV a national emergency, infectious disease experts asserted that minors…

By Leo Laparan II and Mary Pauline Del Rosario (The Philippine Star), Aug 4, 2017 The number of new HIV infections documented by the DOH exceeded the 1,000 mark – the highest since the DOH established the HIV/AIDS Registry in 1984.

Work from home policies and remote companies are becoming more common in the tech industry. Here’s how to successfully navigate the new office dynamic. By Alison DeNisco | August 4, 2017, Work from home policies and fully remote companies are becoming more of a norm in the tech industry: IT and development roles are typically…

Dr Travis Bradberry, Aug 4, 2017 It’s a hard fact to accept, but your friends and coworkers lie to you regularly. The real challenge lies in how you respond once you catch someone in the act.

“The most important decision is who you surround yourself with” by Chris Weller, Business Insider, Aug 4, 2017 According to Moran Cerf, a neuroscientist at Northwestern University who has been studying decision-making for over a decade, the surest way to maximize happiness has nothing to do with experiences, material goods, or personal philosophy.

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By Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), Aug 4, 2017 Many of us have been wondering when all this mall building frenzy will finally reach its saturation point. At last it is happening. Property consulting firm Colliers reports that vacancy rates are rising amid cutthroat competition in Metro Manila.

By Jose C. Sison (The Philippine Star), Aug 4, 2017 It is really hard to simply brush aside the day-to-day killings taking place in our country now. These killings may really be unavoidable particularly in the on-going war against the IS backed Maute terrorist group in Marawi City and the long drawn out war against…

Work from home policies and remote companies are becoming more common in the tech industry. Here’s how to successfully navigate the new office dynamic. By Alison DeNisco | Aug 4, 2017 Work from home policies and fully remote companies are becoming more of a norm in the tech industry: IT and development roles are typically…

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‘The most important economic resource is trust in the future.’ by William H. Saito, Special Advisor, Cabinet Office (Government of Japan), Aug 3, 2017 Artificial intelligence (AI) is making speedy progress in acquiring skills that were previously regarded as exclusively human. Whether it’s beating masters at the ancient game of Go or getting better and…

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by DJ Yap, Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Inquirer, Aug 3, 2017 A group of prominent economists under the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to do away with restrictions on permits issued to drivers of ride-sharing services like Uber and Grab.

by Ernesto M. Ordonez, Inquirer, Aug 3, 2017 Thirty hectares are being developed in Pampanga to serve as models for farmers to get out of poverty and earn a good income. It is being spearheaded by the Kapampangan Development Foundation (KDF), which has an excellent track record over the last 30 years. This project is…

by Marc Jayson Cayabyab, Inquirer, Aug 2, 2017 Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chair Martin Delgra III on Wednesday said he is “shocked” to learn of the number of Uber and Grab vehicles plying the roads of Metro Manila which the transportation network vehicle services (TNVS) companies earlier did not reveal.

by Ronnel W. Domingo, Inquirer, Aug 2, 2017 Job growth in large Metro Manila enterprises improved in the first quarter of 2017 as improvements were seen across the three major sectors of the economy, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

by: Philippine News Agency | 02/08/2017 ZAMBOANGA CITY — Nine victims of human trafficking, including four minors, were rescued in a remote island town of Sulu, local police said Wednesday.

by Nestor Corrales, Inquirer, Aug 2, 2017 President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law on Wednesday the Free Internet Access in Public Places Act (Republic Act 10929).

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By Ghio Ong (The Philippine Star), Aug 1, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – A human trafficking syndicate set up an online chat group to contact foreign and local clients for sex with minors, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said yesterday.

by Karlston Lapniten, Inquirer, Aug 1, 2017 BAGUIO CITY-Two small-scale miners died of suspected gas poisoning inside a mining tunnel Itogon town in Benguet province on Monday, police said on Tuesday.

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has registered the fastest-growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Asia-Pacific in the past six years with a 140-percent increase in the number of new infections, the health ministry and the United Nations said on Tuesday.

by Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer, Aug 1, 2017 Despite solid macro fundamentals auguring well to sustained robust economic growth, London-based economic research firm Capital Economics said “unstable politics” pose a downside risk.

by Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News, Aug 1, 2017 MANILA – The shift to automation can displace 40,000 low-skilled workers in the business process outsourcing industry, but will open up job opportunities for nearly 700,000 higher-skilled counterparts, an industry official said Tuesday.