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by Tom Goodwin, Apr 4, 2017 Life is becoming increasingly less predictable. From the political volatility of Donald Trump and Brexit to the vast societal changes of globalisation, drastic, seismic change is in the air.

by Vivian Giang, Mar 3, 2016 Thanks to improvements in medicine, more of us are living longer. That means we have a heightened investment in making sure our brains stay in shape as we age, too. While an increased life expectancy will not necessarily lead to a higher incidence of cognitive disorders, Alzheimer’s alone is…

by Kristine Joy V. Patag, Businessworld, Apr 4, 2017 THE Civil Service Commission (CSC), in a resolution dated March 15, has released guidelines on random, mandatory drug testing for government employees who may face suspension should they be found positive of drug use.

By: Cory Quirino, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 04, 2017 The process of getting old troubles many. Everyone accepts the fact that nobody lives forever. Still, seeing one’s deterioration can be disturbing. Can aging be stopped? No. However, medical science is able to slow it down and ease its symptoms. While we are all too familiar…

by Lindsay Wu, Apr 3, 2017 It was once a fringe topic for scientists and a pseudo-religious dream for others. But research into the biology of ageing, and consequently extending the lifespan of humans and animals, has become a serious endeavour.

By Recto Mercene, Businessmirror, Apr 3, 2017 A FEDERATION of labor unions is poised to file graft charges against ranking officials of a state-owned printing company and its private partner for allegedly entering into a partnership agreement with a private corporation without legal authority and squandering billions of pesos on an outsourcing scheme grossly disadvantageous…

By Cai Ordinario , Businessmirror, Apr 3, 2017 Over a quarter of the country’s total employed workers are street vendors, laborers and domestic helpers, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

By Jasper Y. Arcalas, Businessmirror, Apr 3, 2017 Banana farmers on Monday asked the government to step up its campaign against members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who have been attacking banana plantations in Mindanao for not paying “revolutionary taxes”.

03/04/2017 http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/04/03/pope_%E2%80%98human_trafficking_worsening/1303041 (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis told a Vienna “Trafficking in Persons” conference on Monday it is time to put an end to the “worsening tragedy” of child trafficking and slavery. The Pope’s words came in a message read out by Fr. Michael Czerny, SJ, Under-secretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery…

Restaurant owners are jumping on the co-working bandwagon by transforming their spaces into WeWork-style offices during the day. by Shelly Hagan, Apr 3, 2017 At 7 a.m. on a recent morning, Simon Collins was at his office in New York making a video call to China. The fashion consultant was about to launch into his…

By Tracy Jan, Apr 3, 2017 If you were bright — and gifted in science and engineering — the H-1B visa was your ticket to the United States. But maybe not for long. The lottery for such “high-skilled” worker visas opened Monday, with the 85,000 slots expected to fill in a matter of days. Nearly…

by William H. Davidow, Apr 3, 2017 Many Americans have been experiencing massive economic insecurity and want to return to a time when they were able to earn a good living and create a decent life for themselves and their families. President Trump promised to deliver on that wish, to “Make America Great Again,” by…

goo.gl/hrgcVKcontent_copyCopy short URL (Reporting by David Lawder; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) Living standards around the world could fall unless governments invest more in research and education that can help revive weak productivity growth, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde warned on Monday.

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, Apr 2, 2017 Underemployment in the Philippines grew 2 percent annually in a span of over 20 years, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

By Roderick Abad, Businessmirror, Apr 2, 2017 WATCH out for Batch 2020. According to a study, women who finish tertiary education at that time will be the first to close the gender pay gap in their lifetimes. Accenture’s “Getting to Equal 2017” report reveals the urgency to prep up the competency of female undergraduates today…

The minimum salary for Filipino maids will rise to $570 from May 1 to keep pace with exchange rate fluctuations. http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/manpower/minimum-pay-raised-for-filipino-maids-here The minimum salary for Filipino maids will rise to $570 from May 1 to keep pace with exchange rate fluctuations, said the Philippine Overseas Labour Office in Singapore.

By Cielito F. Habito, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 31, 2017 Is the high cost of power holding the Philippines back from stronger industrialization? Almost no economic forum I’ve attended goes by without someone complaining that our high power costs—often described to be among the highest, if not the highest, in Asia—keeps us from attracting more…

By Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Mar 31, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Beverage giant Coca-Cola Femsa Philippines has vowed to increase its local sugar procurement provided the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) allows its access to the export market which is significantly cheaper than the domestic one, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

(philstar.com), Mar 31, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — A group of journalists hit back after President Rodrigo Duterte described the reporting of media organizations as garbage, describing his mindset as that of a “petty tyrant.”

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The hardest activities to automate are those that involve complex interactions with people, such as managing and developing employees, or communicating with customers. By Cynthia Than, http://www.inc.com/cynthia-than/humans-are-still-better-than-robots-at-these-jobs.html

By Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), Mar 31, 2017 Our largely American BPO industry is apparently on a roll. The BPO sector is expected to generate $40 billion in revenues, 7.6 million direct and indirect jobs, 500,000 jobs outside of the National Capital Region, and cover 15 percent of the total global outsourcing market by…

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, March 30, 2017 Women returning to the work force are discriminated against by employers making it difficult for them to get employed, according to specialist professional recruitment consultancy firm Robert Walters.

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The global shipping industry is experiencing rough seas pic.twitter.com/5jLu4LlU3D — The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 30, 2017

by Nick Haslam, Mar 30, 2017 It is well known that economic inequality is rising. In most industrialised nations the distribution of wealth and income is becoming increasingly concentrated. In the United States, the top 10% of earners make more than nine times as much on average as the remainder, and in Australia the ratio…

By Alex Magno (The Philippine Star), Mar 30, 2017 In an audacious move, urban poor group Kadamay moved in large numbers and forcibly occupied housing units in Pandi, Bualacan. They claimed the housing units for themselves, saying they were idle.

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Businessworld, Mar 30, 2017 THE PHILIPPINES yesterday got a shot in the arm amid nagging political noise, as Fitch Ratings, Inc. affirmed the country’s credit standing and S&P Global Ratings raised its growth forecast anew.

By Rey Gamboa (The Philippine Star), Mar 30, 2017 It’s summer, and with it comes the scorching heat – and brownouts. The country’s power supply situation continues to be in such a precarious state, so much so that a power disruption is highly possible if one big power plant in the national grid trips or…