Monthly Archives: May 2019

by Elfren S. Cruz (The Philippine Star), May 5, 2019 When I recently wrote a column titled “ History of China’s Invasions,” I was pleasantly surprised at the number of reactions I received from readers. I did not think that a column on history was going to elicit much response considering that the average readers…

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), May 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The presence of Chinese workers in the P4.37-billion Chico River irrigation project is necessary for its completion, according to the National Irrigation Administration.

by Agence France-Presse, May 5, 2019 SINGAPORE, Singapore — Singapore has attracted high-tech manufacturers with incentives and a well-educated workforce but growing demands for highly skilled labor and government moves to curb numbers of foreign workers may mean a tougher path ahead.

Eighteen workers were killed, eleven workers were injured and six missing in 13 serious workplace incidents in the Philippines in January – April 2019 – an NTUC Philippines compilation of media reports show. Most of those killed were in Mining (five) and Construction (four). Four workers died, eight were injured and three (corrected) were missing…

by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), May 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Five workers who were injured when Chuzon Supermarket in Porac, Pampanga collapsed during a magnitude 6.1 earthquake have received assistance from the Employees Compensation Commission (ECC).

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star), May 4, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen of 134 party-list groups running in the upcoming midterm elections could get one seat in the House of Representatives, based on the latest survey conducted by Pulse Asia.

by News.tv5, May 4, 2019 satisfaction over the current administration rose to a new record high in the first quarter, according to a survey by the Social Weather Stations.

By: Cielito F. Habito, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 03, 2019 In July 2016, when President Duterte assumed the presidency, the Philippine Statistics Authority’s quarterly Labor Force Survey (LFS) counted 40,974,000 employed persons in the country. The latest figure, for January 2019, is 41,368,000. Simple arithmetic shows that 394,000 net new jobs came about in the…

A study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies warns actual teaching hours have been ‘increasingly sidelined’ by the heavy workload teachers had to deal with by Sofia Tomacruz, Rappler, May 3, 2019

(The Philippine Star) – May 3, 2019 NADI – The Philippines may not be in danger of falling into a Chinese debt trap, but the head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) sounded a cautionary note yesterday on Chinese loans.

BY ELEANOR WRAGG, May 3, 2019 While Asean is lauded globally for its commitment to free trade, rising non-tariff measures have stymied intra-regional exports. Whether intended or unintended, these impediments are frustrating the region’s exporters; proof, if proof were needed, that tariffs are not the only way to hold back trade. Eleanor Wragg reports.

TED Guest Author, 3 May 2019 The bad news: We all face powerful mental blocks that stop us when we’re trying to achieve our goals. The good news: We can outwit them. Here’s how, according to cognitive psychologist Amanda Crowell. This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of…

by FRJ, GMA News, May 2, 2019 Mula nang ipatupad ng Department of Education ang K-to-12 Program noong 2012, mahigit 1.2 milyon na ang nakapagtapos sa senior high school. Ang iba sa kanila, piniling maghanap na ng trabaho pero bigo.

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Lineman sa Camarines Sur, patay by Joviland Rita/LDF, GMA News, May 1, 2019 Patay matapos makuryente ang isang lineman ng cable TV habang nagkakabit ng linya sa Camarines Sur, ayon sa ulat ni Cecille Villarosa sa Balita Pilipinas Ngayon ng GMA News nitong Miyerkules.

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