GDP is not a measure of human well-being

Published by rudy Date posted on October 4, 2019

by Amit KapoorBibek Debroy, 4 Oct 2019 Economic growth has raised living standards around the world. However, modern economies have lost sight of the fact that the standard metric of economic growth, gross domestic product (GDP), merely measures the size of a nation’s economy and doesn’t reflect a nation’s welfare. Yet policymakers and economists often…

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Companies should upgrade workers’ skills to be ready for Industry 4.0: NTUC

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2019

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Manila ranks lowest in Asia in ‘Smart City’ index

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2019

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 3 Oct

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New Palace executive order seen boosting DOLE’s targets vs anti-child labor

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2019

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Business Mirror, 3 Oct 2019 With the recent institutionalization of the National Council Against Child Labor (NCLC), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it now has a higher chance of addressing the backlog in its anti-child labor targets.

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Pinays quit work at peak of childbearing years — study

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2019

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) – 3 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino women were found to stop working at the peak childbearing ages of 25 to 29 years largely because of traditionally held gender roles in home and childcare, according to a new study commissioned by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

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Nearly 100 women rescued from app-powered illegal brothel in the Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2019

Most of the women were foreign nationals. By Lia Savillo, 3 Oct 2019 This article originally appeared on VICE ASIA. Close to 100 women were rescued from suspected sex traffickers yesterday after Philippine authorities discovered a brothel that booked clients through an app.

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Automation creates new jobs for tech sphere in PHL

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2019

By Lorenz S. Marasigan, Business Mirror 3 Oct 2019 WITH the Philippines undergoing some sort of baptism of fire under the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIRE), job automation is expected to be a trend across different industries, a socially painful initiative that may displace 18.2 million employees.

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Heavy equipment operator missing after Semirara mine mudslide

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2019

by ABS-CBN News, 3 Oct 2019 MANILA – The Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday said it is investigating a mudslide incident at a Semirara Mining and Power Corp. facility in Antique, where an employee is still missing.

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Algorithms, artificial intelligence and automated decisions concerning workers and the risks of discrimination: the necessary collective governance of data protection

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2019

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70 English idiomatic expressions sometimes bungled by Pinoys

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2019

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The robot revolution will wipe out 200,000 U.S. banking jobs in the next decade

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2019

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Ex-banker tackling world’s worst traffic with motorbike app

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2019

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New Subic shipyard investor not Chinese, says SBMA chief

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2019

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Oct 2019 A foreign shipbuilding giant, but not a Chinese company, could take over the Subic shipyard left behind by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phils before the end of the year, according to the head of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA).

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Bar fronts for Chinese sex ring; 3rd busted in a month

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2019

By: Nikka G. Valenzuela, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Oct 2019 Bar fronts for C MANILA, Philippines — It was the third raid on a prostitution ring in Metro Manila in less than a month, suggesting a thriving business catering to a market made up of mainland Chinese men working in the Philippine offshore gaming operator…

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Insurers, union tie up to prepare workers for digital economy

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2019

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Metro Manila traffic congestion causing ‘social consequences’: ADB official

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2019

by ABS-CBN News, 1 Oct 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/spotlight/10/01/19/metro-manila-traffic-congestion-causing-social-consequences-adb-official An official of the Asian Development Bank warned traffic congestion in Metro Manila is not only hurting the economy but also causing unwanted social consequences. Several shorter-term solutions can be done. – Business Nightly, ANC, October 1, 2019

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Pinoy domestic helpers in Hong Kong to get pay hike

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2019

by Mayen Jaymalin with Rudy Santos (The Philippine Star) – 1 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong are getting a salary increase, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday.

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This is what CEOs around the world see as the biggest risks to business

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2019

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Top 10 tips for tackling toxic people

Published by rudy Date posted on September 30, 2019

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Tax reform “poster boy” tells foreign chamber: Warning of job loss under Citira “suspicious”

Published by rudy Date posted on September 30, 2019

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 Sep 2019 The chief lobbyist and so-called “poster boy” of the Duterte administration’s comprehensive tax reform program on Monday, Sept. 30, challenged a group of foreign businessmen in the Philippines to prove its claim that 700,000 jobs would be lost if tax incentives were revised as…

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PH, UAE ink pact to combat human trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on September 30, 2019

by Jerome Aning, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 Sept 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) pledging bilateral cooperation to combat human trafficking and protect women and children, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Saturday.

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Pasang Masda president to other transport groups: Stop misleading jeepney operators

Published by rudy Date posted on September 30, 2019

PUV MODERNIZATION by Dona Magsino/RSJ, GMA News, 30 Sep 2019 Pro-modernization Pasang Masda president Obet Martin on Monday urged leaders of other transport groups to stop “misleading” jeepney operators regarding the program which aims to phase out jeepneys which are 15 years and older.

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Government releases P2.46 billion for rice tariffication

Published by rudy Date posted on September 30, 2019

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) – 30 Sep 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Farmers will now slowly benefit from the liberalization of the rice industry as the government released P2.46 billion as part of the tariffication fund, according to the Department of Agriculture.

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In latest squabble, DOF slams Peza for selling fake news

Published by rudy Date posted on September 30, 2019

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 30 Sep 2019 The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) has been peddling “erroneous and misleading” information in its effort to oppose the Corporate Income Tax and Incentives Reform Act (Citira), the Department of Finance (DOF) alleged.

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Around 1.6 million jobs will be created over the next 10 years once the government reduces the corporate income tax rate from 30 percent to 20 percent under the Duterte administration’s second tax reform package, says Finance Undersecretary Karl Chua.

Published by rudy Date posted on September 29, 2019

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Short-, medium- and long-term mobility solutions

Published by rudy Date posted on September 28, 2019

BY ROBERT SIY, Manila Times, 28 Sept 2019 WE all have friends or relatives whose daily commute has become so onerous, costly or time-consuming that he or she is seriously considering a drastic change. Those who are more fortunate might have the option of another job or a different school. But, sometimes, the outcome is…

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LOOK: The Philippines is second on the list of most dangerous countries for journalists in the world, according to the International Federation of Journalists. Iraq is on top of the list

Published by rudy Date posted on September 28, 2019

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Nuclear fusion could rescue the planet from climate catastrophe

Published by rudy Date posted on September 28, 2019

Nuclear fusion could be the clean energy the world needs—and private companies are now working on machines to harness it. By Jon Asmundsson and Will Wade, 28 Sep 2019, Bloomberg Markets About two dozen private companies around the world are working to harness a transformative energy technology that could rescue the planet from climate catastrophe.…

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Helping to create more equal and sustainable societies, 2019

Published by rudy Date posted on September 27, 2019

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Will robots take our jobs? It’s an age-old question.

Published by rudy Date posted on September 27, 2019

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July 2025

Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”

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.

Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar.  Reject Military!

#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

July


3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 Ju
ly – International Plastic Bag Free Day
 
5 July –
World Youth Skills Day 
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day 
17 July – World Day for
International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons 


Monthly Observances:

Schools Safety Month

Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month

Weekly Observances:

Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week

 

Daily Observances:

First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines

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