Monthly Archives: January 2018

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By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan 05, 2018 While 2017 was a good year, 2018 would be even better for the economy, which could grow at a faster clip of 7-7.5 percent and catapult the local stock market to record highs.

by Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer, Jan 5, 2017 Inflation rose to a three-year high of 3.2 percent in 2017 mainly as the prices of food and utilities as well as transportation costs increased faster last year, the government reported Friday.

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By Tonyo Cruz, Manila Bulletin, Jan 5, 2017 Investigations are said to continue over the NCCC Mall inferno that killed 38 workers. The people of Davao City are in shock, and workers everywhere look at what the government would do to give justice to victims and to ensure workplace safety.

by Rae Ann Varona, Jan 4, 2017 LOS ANGELES — An upscale Southern California oceanfront resort has been accused of human trafficking violations and exploiting its foreign interns, a majority of whom are from the Philippines and other Asian countries.

by AFP Relaxnews, Jan 4, 2018 Mobile web browsing outstripped desktop-based internet use worldwide in 2017, according to the latest data from StatCounter.

Despite AI’s promise across many industries, some companies still face implementation challenges. By Alison DeNisco Rayome | Jan 4, 2018 Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are buzzwords that have entered the vernacular at many enterprises, but few have managed to realize the full benefits of the technologies. But 2018 may be the year that…

Ridesharing firm Grab is proposing a six to 10 percent or P10 to P13 fare hike because of higher excise taxes on petroleum products under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law.

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by Reuters Staff BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing is planning to build a 13.8 billion yuan ($2.12 billion) artificial intelligence development park in the city’s west, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as China pushes ahead to fulfill its ambition to become a world leader in AI by 2025.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Inquirer, Jan 3, 2017 The year has passed but more than P72 billion worth of investments to develop new economic zones still could not begin construction, a delay caused by the slow approval process in Malacañang.

MANILA, Jan. 3 – With its 24/7 hotline service, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was able to address close to 127,000 labor and employment-related concerns.

Op-Ed / Opinion, Jan 3, 2018 A knitting factory in Bangladesh brings together the past, present, and future. On one floor, workers knit by hand. On another, people and machines do the work together. And on a third floor, there are only robots.

By: Julius N. Leonen, INQUIRER.net, Jan 02, 2018 A Filipina smiles as she displays a Philippine flag during an event at the Luneta Grandstand. AFP file photo Despite disasters, calamities and conflict, the Philippines ranked third among the happiest countries of the world, according to a global polling body.

By Samuel Medenilla, Manila Bulletin, Jan 2, 2017 Russia remains a closed market for Filipino household service workers (HSW) for now, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

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by ALLAN NAWAL, Inquirer, Jan 2, 2018 DAVAO CITY — One of the city fire officials sacked in the wake of the fire at NCCC Mall that killed 38 people did not question the order relieving her of her duty but said she was not among those who approved the mall’s fire safety compliance certificate…

BY ATTY. DODO DULAY, Manila Times, Jan 2, 2018 A RISING threat faced by our overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) abroad does not stem from their employer or jobsite but rather, from human trafficking syndicates targeting our expatriate workers overseas.

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Country hosts 7 of 50 biggest projects globally By: Ronnel W. Domingo – @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jan 02, 2018 The Philippines ranked No. 1 among developing countries in Asia in terms of the use of solar photovoltaic systems for electricity generation, according to a Dutch consultancy firm.

by ABS-CBN News, Jan 02 2018 MANILA – The government agency that oversees special economic zones said on Tuesday it has ordered the suspension of the call center that figured in last month’s deadly fire in Davao City.

BY TOPTEN.PH Accidents do happen, and in the Philippines – they can be very fatal. Here is a list of top 10 accidents that end up killing many of our kababayans.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42493529 The government must intervene to stop automation driving up wage inequality, a think tank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research said robots would not necessarily be bad for the economy.

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by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Inquirer, Jan 1, 2017 The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) failed to reach its ambitious target in investment pledges for this year despite reporting a single-digit growth from 2016, data showed.

by Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Inquirer, Jan 1, 2017 A 20-percent increase in stock transaction tax (STT) takes effect at the Philippine Stock Exchange today in line with the recently-enacted Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law.