by ABS-CBN News, Jan 02 2018 MANILA – The government agency that oversees special economic zones said on Tuesday it has ordered the suspension of the call center that figured in last month’s deadly fire in Davao City.

BY TOPTEN.PH Accidents do happen, and in the Philippines – they can be very fatal. Here is a list of top 10 accidents that end up killing many of our kababayans.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42493529 The government must intervene to stop automation driving up wage inequality, a think tank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research said robots would not necessarily be bad for the economy.

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by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Inquirer, Jan 1, 2017 The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) failed to reach its ambitious target in investment pledges for this year despite reporting a single-digit growth from 2016, data showed.

by Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Inquirer, Jan 1, 2017 A 20-percent increase in stock transaction tax (STT) takes effect at the Philippine Stock Exchange today in line with the recently-enacted Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law.

By Robertzon Ramirez (The Philippine Star), Dec 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — A construction worker died after allegedly falling from the seventh floor of the PBCom tower in Barangay Bel-Air in Makati yesterday morning.

by ABS-CBN News, Dec 28 2017 (UPDATED) Patay ang isang tubero matupos malunod sa isang underground water tank sa isang commercial building sa Makati City.

By: Allan Nawal, Frinston Lim, Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 28, 2017 DAVAO CITY — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte on Wednesday declared NCCC Mall “fire safety compliant” as the death toll from the blaze that tore through the building on Saturday rose to 38 after the body of a mall security officer…

by K. V. TURLEY, Dec 28, 2017 In 2017 the following quotation was reported: What is going to be created will effectively be a god. It’s not a god in the sense that it makes lightning or causes hurricanes. But if there is something a billion times smarter than the smartest human, what else are…

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), Dec 28, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — An inclusive economy with a thriving middle class is the vision of the Duterte administration for the Philippines. To achieve this goal, President Duterte has launched a massive infrastructure program to spur economic growth and address the country’s needs.

by Rodirey Salas, ABS-CBN News, Dec 28, 2017 Dead on the spot ang hindi pa nakikilalang driver at sugatan naman ang kanyang pahinante nang madisgrasya ang sinasakyan nilang 10-wheeler cargo truck, Huwebes ng madaling araw sa Davao City.

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by Reuters, Dec 27 2017 For older people, getting out of the house regularly may contribute to a longer life – and the effect is independent of medical problems or mobility issues, according to new research from Israel.

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Humans will work increasingly closely with machines, and we need to prepare people for that, write Terence Tse, Mark Esposito and Danny Goh Artificial intelligence (AI) has been developing at a frightening pace. It is debatable to what extent it has improved our lives – being able to use geolocation and search for the best…

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Three reasons to expect a shift in the balance between governments and markets, predicts Zanny Minton Beddoes http://www.theworldin.com/edition/2018/article/14387/pendulum-power-swings-back-towards-state LEADERS If 2016 was the year of shock populist victories, 2017 brought a surprisingly placid response. There was plenty of anguished rhetoric. Commentators (including this one) fretted about the liberal world order. Mainstream politicians promised a reboot…

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By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News, 27 Dec 2019 Haste makes waste. This is what happened to the Philippine government’s National Greening Program (NGP) or reforestation program which failed to meet its 1.50 million hectare target by 88 percent, with forest cover only resulting in a paltry increase of 177,441 hectares in the last five…

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By: Ben O. de Vera – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 27, 2017 Replacing the import quota on rice with a 35-percent tariff on the Filipino staple will offset the increase in inflation resulting from the first tax reform package, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.

Tubero na magkukumpuni lang sana ng floating valve ng isang water tank, patay matapos malunod sa loob mismo ng tanke sa Makati City | via @LyzaAquinoDZMM

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Nail polish users exposed to chemical linked to paralysis, reproductive disorders, study finds Most women like to indulge in a nice, relaxing manicure every once in awhile, which doesn’t come as a surprise because, well, let’s face it, who doesn’t enjoy a good neck massage coupled with freshly painted nails?

DUTERTE’S DECISIVE LEADERSHIP LED TO ‘ATTAINMENT OF MANY PRIORITIES’ By: Nestor Corrales – Reporter, INQINQUIRER.net, Dec 26, 2017 More than two years after President Rodrigo Duterte assumed the presidency, Malacañang has assured Filipinos that the government is committed to eliminate illegal drugs, criminality, and corruption in government through the “crucial reforms” instituted by the administration

By Ferdinand Patinio, PNA | Dec 26, 2017, MANILA – The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is still the biggest generator of jobs, according to the internet-based job and applicant matching system of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

By: Frinston Lim, Inquirer Mindanao, Dec 25, 2017 Authorities on Monday confirmed they have found the bodies of 36 remaining workers trapped inside the burned NCCC Mall here.

By Samuel Medenilla, Manila Bulletin, Dec 25, 2017 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) to regularize around 500 workers in its nine branches in MIMAROPA region.

By Danilo Ibayan, THE MANILA TIMES, Dec 23, 2017 TEN years after the 2007 Cebu Asean Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers,there is now an Asean Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers after its signing by the association’s 10 leaders in November 2017…