by Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco, August 13, 2016 ABOUT P33 billion is lost in potential lifetime income of women who get pregnant or give birth in their teen years, according to a study on teenage pregnancy in the Philippines.

By Noel Abuel, Abante, August 11, 2016 Patay ang isang Pinay domestic helper makaraang aksidenteng mahulog sa bintana ng isang residential apartment sa bansang Hong Kong.

By Armida Rico, Abante, August 9, 2016 Inihatid na sa huling hantungan ang Pinay na overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na nahulog mula sa ika-15 palapag ng tinitirhang gusali sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia kahapon.

By: Jose Bimbo F. Santos, Bloomberg TV Philippines, August 8, 2016 MANILA – From drug pushers, to miners, President Rodrigo Duterte is also training his sights on oligarchs, and singled out Wednesday former trade minister and Philweb Corporation chairman Roberto Ongpin as an oligarch he wants to destroy. A day after the President’s tirade, shares…

By Armida Rico, Abante, August 5, 2016 Tuwing sasapit ang liwanag, sampal, tadyak at sabunot ang almusal na natitikman ng isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) mula sa kanyang employer na Egyptian sa Kuwait.

By Jose C. Sison (The Philippine Star), August 5, 2016 There is really nothing inherently wrong in the party-list system of representation. The purpose of the Constitution is to enable Filipino citizens belonging to the marginalized, neglected and under-represented sectors, parties or other organizations without well defined constituencies, to have a voice in the Lower…

by Laurence Arnold Glen Carey, August 4, 2016, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-04/quicktake-q-a-why-layoffs-are-dire-for-foreign-laborers-in-gulf?utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-business

By Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez (The Freeman), August 4, 2016 With all due respect to our beloved President Rodrigo Duterte and to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the sweeping generalization to abolish “contractualization” emanates from the failure to understand the true meaning and philosophy behind the term, and the blanket pronouncement to abolish it altogether…

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/576363/news/nation/leftists-call-for-end-to-unabated-drug-killings They may have friendly relations with President Rodrigo Duterte but leftists under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) have hit out at the surge of killings under the administration’s war on drugs and crime.

http://www.mckinsey.com/global-themes/employment-and-growth/income-inequality-why-so-many-households-are-not-advancing?cid=podcast-eml-alt-mip-mgi-oth-1608 Incomes from wages and capital were flat or fell for two-thirds of households in 25 advanced economies between 2005 and 2014—an explosive increase from less than 2 percent in the previous decade.

ABS-CBN News, Aug 02 2016 MANILA – Filipino consumers are the most optimistic in the world, an online consumer survey showed. Results of the Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions showed that Filipinos posted the highest consumer confidence index score among consumers from around the world.

Rex Ruta, ABS-CBN News, Aug 01 2016 PALAWAN – Workers from suspended mining companies in Palawan are still waiting for the decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) if the suspension on mining operations will stay.

Rex Ruta, ABS-CBN News, Aug 01 2016 PALAWAN – Workers from suspended mining companies in Palawan are still waiting for the decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) if the suspension on mining operations will stay. Workers have claimed thousands of mine workers are affected by the suspension.

By: Kristine Angeli Sabillo, / @KSabilloINQINQUIRER.net, August 01, 2016 There are currently more Filipinos opposing the proposed Charter change, the latest Pulse Asia survey said. Results of the poll, conducted from July 2 to 8, showed that 44 percent of the 1,200 respondents believe that the Constitution should not be amended for now.

By Giovanni Nilles (The Philippine Star), July 31, 2016 “I will not allow it…inabuso lahat yan ehang nananalo ay yong may pera (it is being abused…only moneyed people win). Representing what? The security guards?” the President said on Friday. File photo MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte intends to abolish the party-list system when the Constitution…

As au pairs, Christy and Jhoy wanted to improve their lives. What they found instead was heartbreak, maltreatment, and a future in limbo. By RAPPLER.COM, July 31, 2016 Velkommen til Denmark! Christy, a 27-year-old nurse, left her hometown in Southern Philippines to be an au pair in Denmark, hoping for a better life.

by Businessworld, July 29, 2016 THE umbrella organization for employers as well as a group of human resource practitioners have adopted a code of conduct that in theory rules out the practice of “endo,” which blocks the path of workers towards permanent employment and the attendant benefits.

A Swiss startup wants to revolutionize reproductive health with a wristband that pinpoints a woman’s fertility window. by Samantha Rhodes, July 26, 2016 The Ava bracelet, worn at night, tracks nine physiological metrics, including pulse rate and skin temperature. There’s a wearable for just about everything these days. Fake nails to help you commute. A…

By Armida Rico, Abante, July 26, 2016 Isang araw bago ang kaarawan, dumating na sa bansa ang labi ng isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na namatay matapos mahulog mula sa ika-15 palapag sa tinitirahan nitong gusali sa Malaysia. Bandang ala-una ng hapon noong Hulyo 24 nang dumating ang bangkay ng OFW na si Nikki Torrefranca,…

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A study shows increase in new HIV infection rate from 2005 to 2015 in 74 countries by Ana P. Santos, July 22, 2016 DURBAN, South Africa – Despite a general global trend of decline, the rate of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections increased in a number of countries, including the Philippines, over the last…

http://www.ilo.org/safework/areasofwork/workplace-health-promotion-and-well-being/WCMS_108557/lang–en/index.htm?utm_content=bufferad632&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer While stress is readily acknowledged to be a common feature of modern life, defining stress, its causes, symptoms and effects is a very complex matter. It is now widely acknowledged that work-related stress is very common and that it has a high cost in terms of workers’ health, absenteeism and lower performance. Although stress…

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), July 21, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment will set up a one-stop shop aimed at providing assistance to Filipino workers seeking employment abroad, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello said yesterday.

By Sheila Crisostomo, July 21, 2016, http://digitaledition.philstar.com/articles/2016-07-21/news/74-countries-post-hike-in-new-hiv-infections-study/160427 DURBAN, South Africa – Seventy-four countries, including the Philippines, have seen an increase in new HIV infections over the past decade, threatening efforts to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, a new global study showed.

by Cet Dematera, Francis Elevado, The Philippine Star, July 19, 2016 LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Two miners were electrocuted when they accidentally touched a live wire in a mining pit in Paracale, Camarines Norte over the weekend.

by Ted Bauer, July 21, 2015, http://thecontextofthings.com/2015/07/21/future-of-work-respect-is-everything/?utm_content=bufferad243&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Came across some research from SHRM yesterday; I believe the entire package is called the “2015 Job Satisfaction and Engagement Report.” Here’s the link. There’s a couple of interesting figures in there, notably this bad boy:

by Macon Ramos-Araneta, the Standard, July 18, 2016 AROUND 25 Filipinos were diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus daily as the total number of these cases had risen to 34,158 since January 1984 following the recorded 3,802 new cases from January to May 2016.

OFW nagpapasaklolo By Armida D. Rico, Abante, July 18, 2016 Labis ang pag-aalala ngayon ng pamilya ng isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) matapos makatanggap ng mensahe mula sa kanilang kapatid na humihingi ng tulong upang matakasan ang manyak na kanyang amo sa Doha Qatar.