By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 26, 2018 The proposed second tax reform package is expected to create not only more but also better jobs as the government would grant incentives to investments generating employment opportunities, the think tank Action for Economic Reforms said.
By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 25, 2018 Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez found the latest world competitiveness report “hard to believe,” after the country’s overall ranking suffered the most significant decline in Asia and the Pacific despite its recent economic growth.
by Vyacheslav Polonski, May 25, 2018 The hysteria about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. There seems to be no shortage of sensationalist news about how AI could cure diseases, accelerate human innovation and improve human creativity. Just looking at the media headlines, you might think that we are already living in a…
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by Kristine Daguno-Bersamina, Philstar.com, 24 May 2018 SOCHI, Russia — Sitting atop a 389-hectare government property along the coast of Morong, Bataan, the hulking Bataan Nuclear Power Plant has stood quietly since its construction in the 1980s.
By: Tetch Torres-Tupas, INQUIRER.net, May 24, 2018 More than 40 human trafficking victims have been rescued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Manila.
By CNN Philippines Staff, May 24, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 23) — While optimism remains “excellent” in personal and economic prospects, less Filipinos see a brighter future ahead of them during the first quarter of 2018, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
Mine pit of death: Consunjis to probe third tragedy in 5 years in Semirara Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) is launching its own investigation into the death of a worker in its open pit mine in Semirara, Antique province Sunday night.
By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News, May 24, 2018 Philippine competitiveness registered its “most significant decline” in this year’s world ranking given the downtrend in tourism and employment among others, the International Institute of Management Development (IMD) has said.
by KATLENE CACHO, Sunstar THE second package of the government’s tax reform is seen to dampen the future of the country’s information technology and business process management (IT-BPM), an industry official said.
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BY JACQUELINE ARIAS Sen. Risa Hontiveros added another milestone to her list. Just yesterday, the Philippine HIV AIDS Policy Act of 2018 was passed in its final reading in the Senate.
By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr. – @inquirerdotnet Inquirer, May 22, 2018 ILOILO CITY – The Semirara Mining Power Corp. (SMPC) refuted reports that a slippage or collapse in the walls of its its mining pit caused the death of a worker Sunday evening on Semirara Island in Antique.
Both the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) issue suspension orders to Binictican I-Tech, Hanjin’s subcontractor, following the accident by Randy V. Datu, Rappler, May 21, 2018 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines – A second worker in the fatal accident at the Hanjin shipyard on May 12 succumbed to…
Caterpillar, for example, recently invested in Sarcos, a robotics company with a line of exoskeletons that augment human strength. By Greg Nichols for Robotics | May 21, 2018 The market for construction robots is set to grow to $166.4 million by 2023, according to new research from Markets & Markets.
by ABS-CBN News, May 21 2018 MANILA – The business process outsourcing sector should prepare for the “inevitable” use of artificial intelligence to prevent job losses, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Monday.
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By: Ben O. de Vera , Inquired, May 20, 2018 Former top officials of the Department of Finance are backing the second tax reform package aimed at reducing corporate income tax rates while rationalizing the fiscal perks being enjoyed by investors.
BASED ON RESEARCH BY GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2018 Based on the research, the Philippines fared well when it came to educating women or introducing them to the workplace. But women representation shrinks closer to the top of the corporate ladder. (File photo from the…
Published May 18, 2018 Sa panahon ngayon, nakikilala na rin ang isang tao sa pamamagitan ng social media dahil makikita sa mga posts ang kaniyang ugali, paano ang kaniyang reaksyon sa mga bagay-bagay at kung paano siya makitungo sa kapuwa tao. Kaya naman ginagamit na rin ng mga HR manager ang social media para suriin…
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SUBIC SHIPYARD ACCIDENT by LBG, GMA News, May 18, 2018 The work stoppage order against Hanjin Heavy Industries won’t be lifted until the firm fully complies with the conditions set by the Labor Department for the victims of last Saturday’s Subic shipyard incident that killed one worker and three others.
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Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
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