By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, BusinessWorld, May 2, 2018 ASIAN ECONOMIES enjoy robust growth but need fresh approaches in order to provide better lives for all, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said ahead of its annual meeting this week, with Manila’s infrastructure push and digitization boom capturing the region’s progress.
by Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), May 2, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The new tax reform law took its toll on vehicle sales in the first three months of the year, relegating the Philippines to second worst performer in Southeast Asia during the period.
By Lara Tan, CNN Philippines, May 2, 2018 Philippines, May 1) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order clamping down on illegal contracting and subcontracting in front of labor groups on Tuesday, Labor Day.
By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 02, 2018 For poor families, consumer prices rose at their fastest pace in over three years during the first quarter mainly on the back of higher food, beverage and cigarette costs, the government reported Monday.
By Arra B. Francia, Businessmirror, May 2, 2018 SM PRIME Holdings, Inc. will be launching its own online platform within the year, in a bid to capture a slice of the booming e-commerce market.
by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) , May 2, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Philippine universities currently do not produce enough graduates suited for advanced jobs in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, a challenge that has to be addressed if the country wants to maintain leadership in the global market and prevent job loss amid…
by Jim Butcher, MAY 02, 2018 Mindfulness is now seen as a crucial skill in business. Meditation practices have the capacity to calm the mind, relax the body, boost resilience, and even increase situational awareness. The study of mindfulness — often defined as paying attention, nonjudgmentally and on purpose — is a regular part of…
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By Shenna Jane T. Parado, BusinessWorld, May 1, 2018 Almost four (4) years have lapsed since the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, or Republic Act 10533 (RA 10533), introduced the Enhanced Basic Education Program or the K to 12 to the Philippines. By now, we have our first graduates of the K-to-12 Program.
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By: Cielito F. Habito, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 01, 2018 Today is International Workers Day, and like in most of the world, it’s Labor Day in the Philippines, a public holiday in honor of our workers. It has become customary for the government to announce something meaningful for the labor sector on this day. Through…
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By AMITA LEGASPI, GMA News, May 1, 2018 Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said Tuesday passing a law that puts an end to ‘endo’ will be one of the priorities of the chamber when it resumes session later this month.
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by Steven Pinker, May 1, 2018 The Enlightenment principle that we can apply reason and sympathy to enhance human flourishing may seem obvious, trite, old-fashioned. But it is not. More than ever, the ideals of reason, science, humanism, and progress need a wholehearted defense. We take its gifts for granted: newborns who will live more…
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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