BY SIMON ROGERSON, Feb 16, 2018 We’re on the cusp of a fourth industrial revolution. First came the steam trains, followed by electricity and after that, information technology—each transforming our working practices and automating jobs previously performed by humans.

CYBERSEX TRAFFICKING By KIERAN GUILBERT, Reuters LONDON, United Kingdom – Children are being sexually exploited, trafficked and sold online on an unprecedented scale as technological advances enable abusers to target victims with impunity, a coalition of governments, charities and tech companies said on Wednesday.

By Jasmine Henry, Feb 15, 2018 Robots are officially leaving the research and development laboratory and becoming a core part of enterprise technology strategy. By all accounts, 2018 is the year when most enterprises will transition to applied artificial intelligence (AI) as a strategic part of the digital transformation roadmap.

By PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, Feb 15, 2018 PHILIPPINE ELECTRONICS exports, which yearly account for at least half of outbound goods, reached $32.7 billion last year, marking an all-time record high, officials have announced.

By Philippines News Agency – Feb 14, 2018 The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) cautioned Filipino workers who are working in Macau against those who are offering employment in mainland China.

The first case to go to trial over classifying gig-economy workers ends in favor of Grubhub. It won’t be the last word. BY DARA KERR, FEBRUARY 14, 2018 The first worker classification case in the gig economy to make it to trial ends with a win for Grubhub. But it likely won’t be the last…

by ABS-CBN News, Feb 14, 2018 LUCENA, Quezon – Nailigtas ng mga awtoridad ang 3 menor de edad na ibinubugaw umano ng isang babae sa mga lalaking parokyano sa isang hotel sa bayan na ito, Miyerkoles.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43049684?ocid=socialflow_twitter, Feb 2018 A domestic worker in Malaysia has died after suspected abuse by her employer, including being made to “sleep outside with the dog,” a politician has said.

Brace for more: DOF says TRAIN has yet to impact inflation Businesses’ compliance to higher taxes on cigarettes and not the impact of tax reform is the main factor for the big jump of Philippines’ inflation rate in January 2018 to 4 percent from 3.3 percent in December 2017.

By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat, Manila Bulletin, Feb 13, 2018 Despite the looming challenges that may come its way, the Philippines’ call center sector is expected to remain as among the strongest segments that contribute to the national economy, according to the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP).

(Agence France-Presse) The Philippines Monday expanded a ban on its citizens working in Kuwait after President Rodrigo Duterte angrily lashed out at the Gulf state over reports of Filipino workers suffering abuse and exploitation.

by Kris Broekaert, Feb 13, 2018 In today’s era of transformative scientific and technological advances, businesses are not only creating new products and services. They are reshaping industries, blurring geographical boundaries and challenging existing regulatory frameworks.

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by Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Inquirer, Feb 12, 2018 Manila was likewise identified by JLL as one of the “Emerging Megacities” The Philippine economy may grow at a faster pace of 6.7 percent during the six-year term of the Duterte administration as government spending intensifies with the rollout of big-ticket infrastructure projects, an economist at Dutch financial…

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by Knowledge@Wharton, Nov 10, 2017 Just as electricity transformed the way industries functioned in the past century, artificial intelligence — the science of programming cognitive abilities into machines — has the power to substantially change society in the next 100 years. AI is being harnessed to enable such things as home robots, robo-taxis and mental…

By CNN Philippines Staff, Feb 10, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 8) — Despite news that there were thousands of job opportunities available in China for Filipino workers, an official of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said they still need to get more information on the issue.

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AUCKLAND: A New Zealand company is testing an initiative that will see its employees to work four days a week and still get paid for five days. The move by trust company Perpetual Guardian is the first for a major business in New Zealand. The company wants to create a workplace “fit for purpose for…

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral, Feb 9, 2018, PhilStar Global MANILA, Philippines — Income inequality in the Philippines grew over the two years to 2014, according to a new report from Oxfam International.

by Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer, Feb 9, 2018 The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas expects inflation to average 4.3 percent this year and breach the 2-4 percent projected range due to the impact on consumer prices of the first tax reform package and the expected oil price hikes.

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by Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News, Feb 8, 2018 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking more time to issue an executive order (EO) on contractualization, Malacañang said Thursday, after the chief executive met with labor groups calling for an end to the practice called “endo,” short for end of contract.

BY JORDEENE LAGARE, THE MANILA TIMES, Feb 8, 2018 AFTER two consecutive months of declines, electricity rates will go up by P1.08 per kilowatt hour (kWh) this February to account for higher generation charges, listed power distribution utility Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said.