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Vehicle importers in the country posted a 17-percent drop in sales in to 88,700 units in 2018 from 106,285 units during the previous year. The Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors (AVID) reported that sales of both passenger car and light commercial vehicle segments were down last year by 22 percent and 14 percent, respectively.
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By: Daphne Galvez, INQUIRER.net, Feb 19, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Students from public and private high schools across the country may now decide on their college courses more easily.
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By Rea Cu, Buniess Mirror, Feb 18, 2019 THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has signified its intention to join the interagency task force led by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI), which aims to check and monitor the number of Chinese nationals working in the online gaming…
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by Micah Levine, https://searchunifiedcommunications.techtarget.com/feature/5-trends-driving-AI-in-contact-centers Contact center AI is evolving to meet the needs of organizations. Vendors are focusing on five trends that are driving the market for AI in contact centers.
by Bebot Sison Jr. (The Philippine Star) – Feb 17, 2019 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines — Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines stopped its operations at this freeport on Friday, displacing around 3,000 workers.
by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 17, 2019 President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Social Security System (SSS) Rationalization Act to allow the SSS to improve its investing capacity and generate more revenue for members and pensioners.
By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 16, 2019 Dollars sent home to their local beneficiaries by expatriate Filipinos hit an all-time high in 2018, thanks to the growing volume of remittances from both short- and long-term workers abroad, the central bank said on Friday.
by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) – Feb 16, 2019 But Annual Growth Slowest In 17 Years MANILA, Philippines — Remittances from overseas Filipinos rose to a record high level last year despite recording the slowest growth in 17 years, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported yesterday.
by Rainier Allan Ronda, The Philippine Star, Feb 16, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A court in Iligan City has sentenced a woman to up to 23 years in prison for offering her minor daughter to online sex predators.
by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) – Feb 15, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is among six countries in the Asia-Pacific region that need to open up new fiscal space to fund the minimum required investments in social protection under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda, according to a new report by the Asian…
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So, why would an architecture firm bother experimenting with robots? The automotive industry was revolutionized by robotics, but it’s a lot harder to apply robotics to buildings.
by BRETT MATHEWS | Feb 14, 2019 WASHINGTON – Voluntary CSR mechanisms are failing to protect workers in apparel supply chains, and a new, worker-centric model is required which involves binding agreements between brands and their suppliers. That’s the conclusion of a new paper which examines the struggles of traditional, corporate-led initiatives to address labour…
By Cai Ordinario, Business Mirror, Feb 14, 2019 In file photo: Containers are stacked at the Manila North Harbor in Manila. The Bureau of Customs is mandated to complete the inspection of container vans in the country’s ports within 24 to 48 hours. ADDRESSING the port congestion being experienced by truckers and manufacturers in the…
By Rea Cu, Business Mirror, Feb 14, 2019 BUSINESS applications will be deemed automatically approved if the government agency handling the application fails to assess it within the prescribed period. This will be a key feature in the proposed implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the ease of doing business (EODB) law, the Anti-Red Tape…
By Cai Ordinario, Business Mirror, Feb 14, 2019 THE Philippines needs to spend an average of 3.48 to 5.58 percent of its GDP to fill its social protection gaps up to 2030, according to estimates by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
by Vito Barcelo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 14, 2019 The Department of Labor and Employment advised employees of Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. not to sign “voluntary resignation” papers for it would strip them of their rightful benefits.
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In a survey conducted by Evolve IP, nine in ten respondents said they have planned to move to cloud. By Narayan Ammachchi, Feb 13, 2019 Call centers across North America are increasingly abandoning on-premise technologies and moving their service to cloud.
by Gerardo P. Sicat, The Philippine Star, Feb 13, 2019 Current disruptions that happen as a consequence of the US-China trade war or Brexit (or, the possible exit of Britain from the European Union) will not deter the economic integration that is happening within East Asia and ASEAN.
June 2025
Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”
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
Monthly Observances:
1 Jun – World Day of Parents
5 Jun – World Environment Day
7 Jun – World Food Safety Day
8 Jun – World Oceans Day
12 Jun – World Day Against Child Labour
15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances
17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun – World Refugee Day
25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer
27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Daily Observances:
June 6: Migrant Workers Day
June 19: Filipino Youth Day
June 25: Day of the Filipino Seafarer
