Monthly Archives: November 2019

PH and ‘The Flex Economy’

Published by rudy Date posted on November 30, 2019

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PH firms told to listen to employees to retain personnel – survey

Published by rudy Date posted on November 30, 2019

By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat, Manila Bulletin, 30 Nov 2019 Philippine firms are advised to listen to the changing preferences of young workers in order to retain them, a new jobs survey said.

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Metro Manila ranks low in survey on investment prospects

Published by rudy Date posted on November 29, 2019

By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquire, 29 Nov 2019 Metro Manila–among the hottest real estate markets in Asia-Pacific only a few years back–has lost its luster mostly due to restrictions on foreign participation alongside a generally more cautious sentiment on the region.

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Workers ‘crying for solution’ to Metro traffic mess

Published by rudy Date posted on November 29, 2019

By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Nov 2019 The Management Association of the Philippines, often very formal in its public statements, has let out its frustration over the traffic in Metro Manila, telling the government that each grueling day leaves the workers of its member firms “crying for a solution.”

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Sri Lanka wants to undo deal to lease port to China for 99 years

Published by rudy Date posted on November 29, 2019

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Is income inequality rising around the world?

Published by rudy Date posted on November 28, 2019

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Worker suffers leg injury in rush to renovate stadium

Published by rudy Date posted on November 27, 2019

By: Jovic Yee, Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A construction worker on Monday fell while dismantling a scaffolding at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila—one of the venues for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) considered still unfinished.

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A good day for OFWs

Published by rudy Date posted on November 27, 2019

By Susan V. Ople, 27 Nov 2019 IN life, there will always be good days and bad days. The second day of this week turned out to be a very good day for our overseas Filipino workers and for genuine advocates of migrant workers’ rights. Yesterday (November 26), the House of Representatives through the joint…

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26 Nov 2019 – Construction worker injured in Rizal Memorial Stadium accident

Published by rudy Date posted on November 27, 2019

Construction worker  injured in Rizal Memorial Stadium accident

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A dismal failure

Published by rudy Date posted on November 26, 2019

By: Peter Wallace, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Nov 2019 No, it hasn’t been. I don’t think Sen. Franklin Drilon meant it literally either. The numbers alone say the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program has been quite a success. During the past 50 years, infrastructure spending has averaged only about 2.8 percent of the country’s gross…

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Poll: Japanese firms want to keep current incentives

Published by rudy Date posted on November 26, 2019

By Elijah Felice Rosales, Businessmirror, 26 Nov 2019 UNCERTAINTIES brought about by the government’s plan to rationalize fiscal incentives will keep on hounding the country’s business climate, as firms from Japan—one of the country’s largest sources of foreign capital—are seeking a status quo for their tax perks.

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Is PH too obsessed with scorecards, BDO’s Tan asks

Published by rudy Date posted on November 26, 2019

by DORIS DUMLAO-ABADILLA, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Nov 2019 Veteran banker Nestor Tan, the 2019 MAP “Management Man of the Year” awardee, yesterday urged the business community to rethink whether the western standards for corporate governance and fair competition suited the local market.

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New UN climate report calls the future “bleak”

Published by rudy Date posted on November 26, 2019

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Prices of commonly used fertilizers continue to rise

Published by rudy Date posted on November 25, 2019

By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines–Prices of widely used fertilizers continued to go up in October amid record-low prices for crops especially palay.

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19 Nov 2019 – TAMA NA! SOBRA NA! ITIGIL NA ANG UNLI RICE IMPORTATION! Kasama ang NTUC Phl sa broad coalition na ‘to. [Read more]

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on November 25, 2019

19 Nov 2019 – TAMA NA! SOBRA NA! ITIGIL NA ANG UNLI RICE IMPORTATION! Kasama ang NTUC Phl sa broad coalition na ‘to. Magdadaos ang iba’t ibang grupo ng mga magsasaka, NGOs at kaalyadong grupo ng isang pambansang kilos protesta ngayong Miyerkoles, Nobyembro 20, upang ipadama sa publiko at sa mga opisyales ng gobyerno ang…

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AFT leads talk on future of the workplace

Published by rudy Date posted on November 25, 2019

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The developing world has hit the brakes on clean energy

Published by rudy Date posted on November 25, 2019

https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614750/the-developing-world-has-hit-the-brakes-on-clean-energy/ Clean-energy investments in the developing world plummeted last year while coal use reached a record high.

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LIST: Zero-waste initiatives in the Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on November 23, 2019

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23 Nov 2019 – NTUC Phl adds another 4,000 members with the affiliation of HEAL Phil (Health Employees and Advocates of Labor in the Philippines). HEAL Phil has 12 local unions in health services, construction and health-related manufacturing in NCR, Region 3 (Central Luzon), Region 4A (Calabarzon). This brings to three the center’s new affiliated federations since its founding in August 2018.

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on November 23, 2019

23 Nov 2019 – NTUC Phl adds another 4,000 members with the affiliation of HEAL Phil (Health Employees and Advocates of Labor in the Philippines). HEAL Phil has 12 local unions in health services, construction and health-related manufacturing in NCR, Region 3 (Central Luzon), Region 4A (Calabarzon). This brings to three the center’s new affiliated…

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23 Nov 2019 – NTUC Phl adds another 4,000 members with the affiliation of HEAL Phil (Health Employees and Advocates of Labor in the Philippines). HEAL Phil has 12 local unions in health services, construction and health-related manufacturing in NCR, Region 3 (Central Luzon), Region 4A (Calabarzon). This brings to three the center’s new affiliated federations since its founding in August 2018.

Published by NTUCPHL Date posted on November 23, 2019
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SWS survey: 10M Filipinos jobless in Q3 2019

Published by rudy Date posted on November 23, 2019

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GSIS issues rules on survivorship benefits of Muslim members, pensioners’ families

Published by rudy Date posted on November 23, 2019

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has come out with the rules in granting the survivorship benefits of the pension fund’s Muslim members and pensioners in line with their customs and traditions.

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NBI rescues 2 women, 1 minor from alleged pimp in Bohol

Published by rudy Date posted on November 23, 2019

By: Leo Udtohan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Nov 2019 TAGBILARAN CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bohol has rescued two women and a girl from the hands of an alleged pimp in a resort in this city on Saturday afternoon.

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Cut global emissions by 7.6 percent every year for next decade to meet 1.5°C Paris target – UN report

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

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Micro payments for alleged child exploitation in The Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

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No European countries on track to meet Sustainable Development Goals

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

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PH to generate more coal energy amid climate change threat: report

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

by Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News, 22 Nov 2019 MANILA – The Philippines will likely be further dependent on coal in the next several years despite facing serious threats of climate change, according to environmental group Greenpeace Philippines.

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Nordic data debacles tell story of numbers that aren’t true

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

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Iligan police nabs woman for human trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

By Divina Suson, 22 Nov 2019 ILIGAN CITY — Police operatives here arrested a 22-year-old woman Thursday night for allegedly soliciting customers for five prostituted women through online transactions.

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[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s ban on rice imports: Enough of these capricious policies

Published by rudy Date posted on November 21, 2019

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“End violence against women:
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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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