by Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters, Dec 19, 2017 NEW YORK – An estimated 258 million people are international migrants, a figure that has surged by a half since the turn of the century, the United Nations said on Monday.

by Businessworld, Dec 19, 2017 PROJECTS approved by the Board of Investments (BoI) — which accounts for the biggest amount of such commitments among the government’s seven investment promotion agencies — have exceeded an official P500-billion target for 2017 by nearly a fourth at P616.7 billion weeks before the year ends, the BoI said in…

by Jodesz Gavilan, Rappler, Dec 19, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is the deadliest country for journalists in Asia with 4 Filipino journalists killed for their work in 2017, according to a media watchdog’s yearend report.

By Arianne Christian Tapao (Vera Files), Dec 19, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — One Monday morning in March, a six-year-old girl was brought by her separated parents to the emergency room of the Tondo Medical Center in Manila.

By TRISHA MACAS, GMA News, Dec 19, 2017 Ten million poorest households will get a P200 monthly dole out next year under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill, Malacañang said Tuesday.

By Thomas Barrabi, Dec 18, 2017 disproportionately felt the effects of the ongoing “retail apocalypse,” as traditional brick-and-mortar retailers cut jobs and close stores amid sagging sales.

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by Armin P. Adina, Inquirer, Dec 17, 2017 Filipinos are highly satisfied with their personal relationships, a recent study showed. Results from the Pru Life UK Relationship Index (PRI) released last month showed the Philippines ranked second to Cambodia with a score of 79/100.

by Lisa Rapaport, Dec 16, 2017 (Reuters Health) – Women with sleep disorders other than sleep apnea may be more than three times as likely to experience infertility as their counterparts who don’t have trouble sleeping, a recent study suggests.

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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), Dec 16, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — About 1.32 million retiree-pensioners of the Social Security System (SSS) are no longer required to report to the state fund for its Annual Confirmation of Pensioners Program (ACOP).

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Contents: US blocks outcomes, collapsing MC11 like house of cards Published in SUNS #8597 dated 15 December 2017 Buenos Aires, 14 Dec (D. Ravi Kanth) – The World Trade Organization’s eleventh ministerial conference (MC11) collapsed here on Wednesday like a house of cards, after the United States single handedly blocked outcomes on mandated decisions and…

By The Nation, Dec 15, 2017 Asean agencies across sectors have joined forces to improve the protection of women migrant workers in crisis situations.

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There are an estimated 1.3 million contractual employees nationwide by Patty Pasion, Rappler, Dec 14, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has regularized at least 125,000 of 200,000 contractual workers it targeted to regularize in 2017.

Agence France-Presse, Dec 14, 2017 The UN warned Wednesday that waste from discarded electronics like mobile phones, laptops and refrigerators is piling up worldwide, and it urged far better recycling of the often hazardous rubbish.

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Signing for management were RCBMI President Renato Sunico, the operations manager, two supervisors and the legal officer. Signing for NMBRA-LIKHA were union president Nelson Gabriel, vice president Jimmy Camacho, secretary Christopher Cruz, treasurer Ramil Alibansa, director Jerry Seagan, assisted by LIKHA President Jesus Villamor and VP Angelita Señorin. The signing ceremony took place in Pacific…

by Reuters, DEC 13, 2017 [MANILA] The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday raised its economic growth estimate for developing Asia to 6 per cent for this year from a previous estimate of 5.9 per cent, citing stronger than expected exports and China’s resilience.

By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Dec 13, 2017 The Philippines will likely see a dramatic resurgence in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry next year on the back of improved relations with the US, in turn boosting office space take-up to another record high and making Metro Manila one of Asia’s top…

by Sunstar, Dec 13, 2017 THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Davao Region (RTWPB 11) announces that the new monthly minimum wage rates for domestic workers or the kasambahay in the region will be effective on December 16, 2017 under Wage Order No. RB XI-DW-01. The new minimum wage rates will be as…

Questionable professional conduct can happen in any department, and IT is no exception. Follow these tips to cut down on the abuse of power which can sometimes occur in the technology field. By Scott Matteson | Dec 13, 2017 As a huge Marvel film buff, I was always tickled by the comment made by Black…

A new report from Deloitte says the tipping point for the technology has arrived. By Bob Violino | Dec 13, 2017 Machine learning (ML) is in for a big year in 2018, if new research from consulting firm Deloitte is correct. One of the major predictions of the firm’s 2018 Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)…

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http://www.neda.gov.ph/2017/12/12/underemployment-records-lowest-rate-in-more-than-10-years/ The country’s decent work agenda is moving forward as reflected in underemployment recording its lowest rate in more than a decade, despite the decrease in total employment in October 2017, according to the National Economic and Development Authority.

By: Jhoanna Ballaran, INQINQUIRER.net, Dec 12, 2017 How much does freedom cost? For sales clerk Paul Matthew Tanglao, 21, his freedom cost him P31.50, the price of a can of corned beef he took in the supermarket where he was working – because he was hungry.

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