Monthly Archives: December 2018

by Richard Baldwin, Dec 22, 2019 “Globalization 4.0 has only just begun, but we are already vastly underprepared for it,” wrote Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, last month when announcing the theme of Davos 2019.

by Iris Gonzales, The Philippine Star, Dec 22, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The man, in his 60s, walks with a swagger and looks dapper in his chambray long-sleeved polo shirt and vintage blue jeans.

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By: Hermenegildo C. Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 20, 2018 Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has just revived the proposal to amend our Charter, converting the government from unitary to federal form. Advocates of federalization claim that the unitary government has not worked and, therefore, we should federalize. This approach, they say, will hasten economic development…

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By NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS, GMA News, Dec 19, 2018 The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has stopped more than 28,000 Filipinos from leaving the country within the first 10 months of 2018 in what it claims is an outcome of the government’s “intensified” anti-human trafficking campaign.

By: Vince F. Nonato, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 19, 2018 The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered high-ranking officials of the Social Security System to return over P71 million in excessive benefits granted to employees of its National Capital Region branches in 2010.

by Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News, Dec 19, 2018 MANILA – An alleged victim of illegal recruitment and human trafficking filed a complaint against a Makati-based recruitment agency at the Department of Justice on Wednesday morning.

by Gillian M. Cortez, Business Mirror, Dec 19, 2018 THE LABOR DEPARTMENT said over 400,000 contractual workers were converted to regular employment status this year, including more than half voluntarily regularized by their employers.

By Ferdinand Patinio, Dec 19, 2018 MANILA — Over 28,000 Filipino travelers have been barred by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) from leaving the country from January to October as part of the government’s intensified campaign against human trafficking.

By Susan Scutti, cnnphilippines, Dec 19, 2018 Research shows more people reported feeling loneliness during their late 20s, mid-50s, and late 80s than other life periods. (CNN) — Rising rates of loneliness may not be news, but the three periods when it peaks may come as a surprise: More people reported feeling moderate to severe…

by Christia Marie Ramos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 18, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines climbed two notches higher in the latest Global Gender Gap ranking released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday.

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora, Dec 18, 2018 MANILA — The Philippines staying in Tier 1 status at the United States Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, as well as its initiatives against the issue, show that the government is “proactive in fighting human trafficking,” an executive of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) said Tuesday.

by Kathleen Elkins | @kathleen_elk 8:30 18 Dec 2018 Expect significant shifts in the working world over the next decade, says business strategist and No. 1 New York Times best-selling author Tony Robbins.

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17 December 2018 – The Samahang Manggagawang Pilipino – National Alliance of Teachers and Workers (SMP-NATOW), set to be the largest  federation of teachers and office workers duly recognized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), held its 10th national convention last 15-16 December 2018 at the Brentwood Suites, Quezon City. The quadrennial event with…

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by Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star) – Dec 17, 2018 This time, DOTr made something happen fast. As soon as they inaugurated the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), DOTr made sure it flopped. And to think the so-called flagship project of this administration was inaugurated with pomp and splendor. President Duterte said the PITX would…

Meanwhile, Jollibee has regularized some 1,000 workers this year and has committed more for next year, says the Department of Labor and Employment by Aika Rey, Rappler, Dec 17, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Monday, December 17, announced that the Henry Sy-owned SM Supermalls has regularized 11,660 workers this year.

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 17, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Eight Filipinos leaving for Cyprus guised as tourists were saved by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) from suspected human trafficking at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) on Saturday, the agency said Monday.

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by Yoav Vilner, Contributor, Dec 15, 2017 It’s happening, and fast: The era of the credit card, in which plastic is the standard form of payment, is coming to an end. But it isn’t being replaced by cash. Instead, it’s being replaced by a new system, one that involves digital money transfers through smartphones and…

by Catherine Clifford 12/14/2018 The 9-to-5, Monday-to-Friday grind got you down? Take solace: That will one day be history, according to billionaire British serial entrepreneur Richard Branson.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 14, 2018 The Philippines is expected to remain among the biggest destinations of remittance flows this year even as the World Bank projected slower growth due to the repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the Middle East.

by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 13, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Sixty-nine foreign nationals were arrested this week for working in the country without appropriate visas, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Thursday.

By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQUIRER.net, Dec 13, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Two minor girls who were victims of human trafficking were rescued while the suspect was apprehended during an entrapment operation in Taguig City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said.

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by Orlando B. Dinoy, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 12, 2018 DIGOS CITY — A driver of a 10-wheeler truck was rushed to the Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City after he was electrocuted in Barangay Colorado here around 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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