The stock price of Dennis Uy’s Phoenix Petroleum increased about 92% from July last year, while Ongpin-associated Philweb’s stock price fell 46.3% by ofia Tomacruz, Rappler, Jul 24, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Majority of the Philippines’ most valuable companies have continued their growth trajectory that started to build up even before President Rodrigo Duterte took…

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/asean-nations-see-bulk-of-new-hiv-infections-in-asia-pacific 6 members of grouping among 10 most infected in region; S’pore among those that met viral suppression targets UNITED NATIONS • Asean members Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand are among 10 countries that together accounted for more than 95 per cent of all new HIV infections in the Asia-Pacific region last…

Automation has already started to reshape every company’s workforce — including yours. By Forrester Research and J.P. Gownder | July 24, 2017 AI has become one of the great, meaningless buzzwords of our time. In this video, the Chief Data Scientist of Dun and Bradstreet explains AI in clear business terms.

The chips can be used to login to PCs, use company machines, and make purchases — but how many will sign up? By Charlie Osborne for Between the Lines | Jul 24, 2017 Three Square Market (32M) is offering implanted chips to employees interested in being biohacked. The new scheme, which 32M emphasized as being…

By JESSICA BARTOLOME, GMA News, Jul 24, 2017 Every State of the Nation Address is both a look back and a look ahead—to the President’s accomplishments the previous year, and to what he or she plans to do next.

Automation has already started to reshape every company’s workforce — including yours. By Forrester Research and J.P. Gownder | July 24, 2017 AI has become one of the great, meaningless buzzwords of our time. In this video, the Chief Data Scientist of Dun and Bradstreet explains AI in clear business terms.

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), Jul 23, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines topped other countries in Asia and the Pacific in the number of new HIV infections from 2010 to 2016, the UNAIDS Data 2017 showed yesterday.

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(A. De Vega / DOLE) MANILA, July 21 — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued a compliance order directing the regularization of around 9,000 workers of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Incorporation after it has proven to be engaged in labor-only contracting activities.

By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral, Businessworld, Jul 21, 2017 SELF-RATED poverty fell for the first time in three quarters, according to results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) quarterly survey that nevertheless said families are in need of more money to escape food poverty.

By Sarah Kessler, Jul 21, 2017 About a third of work done at banks today can be automated by technology, according to a new report from McKinsey.

By: Jhoanna Ballaran, INQUIRER.net, Jul 20, 2017 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday ordered Philippine Long Distance Telephone Inc. (PLDT) to immediately regularize its nearly 9,000 contractual employees.

INQUIRER.net, Jul 20, 2017 Apart from declining birthrates, one of Japan’s current concerns are the working conditions of its populace. A Japanese expert says that companies need to start considering their employees’ happiness if they want to keep doing business in the future.

by Alfred Bayle/JB, INQUIRER.net, Jul 16, 2017 Whatever is posted in social media is usually open to the public. This means employers and companies can browse through such posts while they consider hiring an applicant or retaining an employee.

by PHILIP C. TUBEZA, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 20, 2017 With funeral costs becoming prohibitive, President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an order increasing the funeral benefits of private and public employees.

Are you being productive or busy? By Sujan Patel, Co-founder, Web Profits@sujanpatel It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day of running a business. There are always phone calls to take, meetings to go to and crises to deal with. But if you’re always putting out fires, you’re never going to get to the…

By Leo Jaymar G. Uy, Businessworld, Jul 19, 2017 A GOVERNMENT SCORECARD that details the Philippines’ progress in meeting economic development targets in the last six years showed that the country failed in many of them. According to the Statistical Indicators on Philippine Development (StatDev) 2016, the government met 58 out of the 148 targets…

Google spent years studying successful teams and discovered insights that could forever change how teams are assembled. Over the years, Google has embarked on countless quests, collected endless amounts of data and spent millions trying to better understand its people. One of their most interesting initiatives, Project Aristotle, gathered several of Google’s best and brightest…

DTI, DoLE to certify labor practices of textile firms tapping GSP+ by Victor V. Saulon, Businessworld, Jul 19, 2017 THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to sign a joint order with the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) that will highlight the country’s insistence on compliance with global labor standards in the…

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 A warehouse construction in Mandaue was stopped due to the allegedly negligent behavior of management toward safety standards per Department of Labor and Employment Region 7 (DOLE-7).

While there’s variation depending on position, the top ranking schools are fairly consistent By Entrepreneur Staff, Jul 18, 2017 While it’s usual to ask a work colleague or even a casual acquaintance what school they graduated from, it’s never polite to ask them how much their salary is. But it’s one of the things we’ve…

https://www.adb.org/news/features/5-innovative-ways-produce-job-worthy-graduates Success lies in industry links, technology, skills development, new modes of education delivery, and school-to-work transition programs. A variety of new approaches to education and skills development have emerged in recent years. The 2016 International Skills Forum, organized by the Asian Development Bank, featured some of the best practices, which ranged from partnerships with…

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by Dr Travis Bradberry, Jul 18, 2017 Amy Cuddy, a psychologist at the Harvard Business School, has been studying first impressions for more than a decade. She and her colleagues found that we make snap judgments about other people that answer two primary questions:

By TED CORDERO, GMA News, Jul 18, 2017 The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday clarified that Grab Philippines and Uber were not suspended despite an ongoing online campaign by drivers to lift the suspension order against transport network companies (TNCs).

By MICHAELA DEL CALLAR, Jul 18, 2017 XIAMEN, China – A Philippine senior diplomat on Monday said foreign domestic helpers are prohibited from working in China, warning that Filipino workers illegally employed as maids will be arrested and deported by Chinese authorities.

by Andy Henion, Jul 17, 2017 Among older adults, friendships are actually a stronger predictor of health and happiness than relationships with family members, research shows.

by Philippine Information Agency, Jul 17, 2017 The Department of Trade & Industry-Board of Investments (DTI-BOI) and the Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) in Philippines recently signed a Joint Department Order (DO) providing for the guidelines for the issuance, suspension or revocation of certificates of accreditation for garments firms. The DO also creates a…

by Sebastian Buckup, Jul 17, 2017 Since the Agrarian Revolution, technological progress has always fueled opposing forces of diffusion and concentration. Diffusion occurs as old powers and privileges corrode; concentration occurs as the power and reach of those who control new capabilities expands. The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution will be no exception in this regard.