http://www.pagibigfund.gov.ph/newsevents/pdf/2016/PR-LOWEST%20HL%20INTEREST%20RATES.pdf Pag-IBIG Fund encouraged Pag-IBIG members to avail of housing loans now even as the Fund adopted the full risk-based pricing framework, a move that lowered the interest rates of the regular housing loan program of Pag-IBIG.

By Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star), June 16, 2016, http://www.philstar.com/metro/2016/06/16/1593337/crane-operator-killed-mishap MANILA, Philippines – A crane operator died after the machine he was operating fell on top of a building being constructed inside a cosmetics factory in Sta. Quiteria, Caloocan City on Tuesday night.

By: Annelle Tayao-Juego, @inquirerdotnet, Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15th, 2016, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/790703/just-3k-enter-manila-public-schools-for-k-12 ON THE FIRST year of the nationwide implementation of K-12 program, enrollment in Manila’s public senior high schools had a low turnout but only because more students chose to enter private schools, the head of the Division of City Schools-Manila said.

by Anna Hirtenstein, June 15, 2016, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-15/cost-of-clean-energy-to-keep-nosediving-into-next-decade The cost of renewables technology is set to keep falling into the next decade, boosting the economic case for clean energy, according to an industry group.

This article is published in collaboration with Project Syndicate. Written by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum, 15 January 2016, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/how-can-we-embrace-the-opportunities-of-the-fourth-industrial-revolution/?utm_content=buffere8d0c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Why the Fourth Industrial Revolution is destined to fail, unless we act now Of the myriad challenges the world faces today, perhaps the most overwhelming is how to shape the Fourth…

by Roger Schwarz, JUNE 15, 2016, https://hbr.org/2016/06/8-ground-rules-for-great-meetings?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=harvardbiz If you want your team to be effective, you need meeting ground rules — and you need agreement about how to use them. Many teams that have ground rules don’t regularly use them. But having rules in place that you consistently enforce can significantly improve how your team…

Charlotte McDonald-Gibson / Brussels @cmcdonaldgibson June 14, 2016, http://time.com/4367939/brexit-european-union-brussels-june-23/?xid=tcoshare Years and years of negotiations and an uncertain future for the bloc as a whole A sense of denial permeated the corridors of power in Brussels in the weeks before the referendum on British membership of the European Union (EU). Communications staff were even rumored to…

The Daily Dose, Jun 14, 2016 Because data is the competitive advantage that manufacturers will have in the future The author is director of product marketing for brilliant manufacturing software at GE digital.

By Roy Stephen C. Canivel, June 13, 2016, http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=NCC-takes-steps-to-repeal-nearly-4,000-redundant-laws-&id=128951 EIGHT GOVERNMENT agencies have expressed their commitment to reducing red tape, which impedes the competitiveness of doing business in the country, with nearly 4,000 issuances in the process of being repealed.

Coal and gas will begin their terminal decline in less than a decade, according to a new BNEF analysis. by Tom Randall, tsrandall, June 13, 2016, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-13/we-ve-almost-reached-peak-fossil-fuels-for-electricity The way we get electricity is about to change dramatically, as the era of ever-expanding demand for fossil fuels comes to an end—in less than a decade. That’s…

Edukasyon.ph aims to guide students through the biggest educational shift in a generation and prepare them for the new economy Chris Schnabel @mickschnabel, June 13, 2016, http://www.rappler.com/business/features/136215-edukasyon-ph-k12-labor-mismatch?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral

By: Jocelyn R. Uy, @inquirerdotnet, Philippine Daily Inquirer, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/790351/alarmed-by-rise-govt-vows-to-end-hiv-by-30 THE PHILIPPINE government has committed to the United Nations to end the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in the country by 2030 as it continues to improve mechanisms that would allow easier access of most-at-risk populations to testing, counseling and anti-retroviral (ARV) medicines.

A construction worker was crushed to his death Saturday evening in Makati City after a steel beam in a building under construction collapsed on him.

By Juliet de ­Loza-Cudia, June 12, 2016, http://www.abante.com.ph/obrero-nahulog-mula-sa-ika-31-palapag.htm Nagkalat ang utak at dugo ng isang 30-an­yos na ‘rigger’ matapos na bumagsak mula sa ika-31 palapag ng gusa­ling pinagta-trabahuan habang nagkakalas ng ‘boom crane’, kamakalawa ng hapon sa Binondo, Maynila.

By KARINA V. CANEDO, Sunstar.com, June 10, 2016, http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2016/06/10/child-labor-remains-478879 HOW sure are you that the clothes you wear and the food that you buy from grocery stores are not products of child labor? This was the challenge relayed to different members of the academe and companies who attended Friday’s culmination of World Child Day against…

By Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), June 9, 2016, http://www.philstar.com/business/2016/06/09/1590979/banks-launch-restructuring-p167-b-credit-card-receivables MANILA, Philippines – Major banks are hoping to restructure a “big chunk” of the P167.4 billion credit card receivables through a debt relief program for highly indebted and financially distressed customers.

By Federico D. Pascual Jr. (The Philippine Star), June 9, 2016,http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2016/06/09/1591117/ending-endo-test-duterte-vow-labor LABOR problems waiting to test the mettle of President-elect Rody Duterte involve joblessness and low wages, plus ancillary issues that include “endo” (end of contract) or the contractualization of workers.

by Robert M. Goldman MD, PhD, DO, FAASP www.DrBobGoldman.com World Chairman-International Medical Commission Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board-A4M Founder & Chairman-International Sports Hall of Fame Co-Founder & Chairman-World Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine President Emeritus-National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Chairman-U.S. Sports Academy’s Board of Visitors FREE Health Longevity info newsletter at: www.WorldHealth.net In 1998, Kodak…

The allure of extreme wealth can contort human sympathies, causing the public to admire the wealthy and shun the poor. by DENNIS C. RASMUSSEN JUN 9, 2016,http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/06/the-problem-with-inequality-according-to-adam-smith/486071/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheAtlantic+(The+Atlantic+-+Master+Feed)#utm_sguid=112502,b9855a9e-c34b-0f00-f665-80a0c498b2b7 One of the more memorable statements of Barack Obama’s presidency thus far has been his claim, in a high-profile December 2013 speech, that great and growing economic inequality…

By: Ben O. de Vera, @BenArnolddeVera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9th, 2016 Philippine economic growth would outperform those of its peers in the region this year on the back of robust domestic demand despite a weak global economy, according to the World Bank.

By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Reporter, June 07, 2016, http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Finance&title=credit-card-companies-putting-up-debt-restructuring-program&id=128647 The Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP) yesterday launched the Interbank Debt Relief Program (IDRP) geared towards offering longer repayment periods or cheaper interest rates for highly indebted cardholders.

By ANNE FISHER, Jun 7, 2016 Despite last Friday’s dismal official employment numbers, the job market may be a lot healthier than it looks. A new study from CareerBuilder and its analytics arm, EMSI, says employment in 1 out of 3 U.S. industries is about to take off.

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), June 6, 2016, http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/06/06/1590568/philippine-starts-deployment-maids-japan MANILA, Philippines – Filipino household service workers are set be sent to Japan. Administrator Hans Cacdac of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said they have issued the necessary implementing rules and regulations governing the hiring of Filipino household service workers in Japan.

by MARIA PATRICIA C. BORROMEO, June 6, 2016, http://davaotoday.com/main/human-rights/dole-identifies-only-%E2%80%8B398-child-laborers-in-davao-region/ DAVAO CITY — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has identified only 398 child laborers in Davao Region, a sharp drop from the estimate of 114,000 in 2011.

by Samuel Medenilla, Manila Bulletin, June 5, 2016, http://www.mb.com.ph/limited-deployment-of-hsws-to-japan-approved/ The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued its new implementing rules and regulations (IRR) recently on the deployment of Filipino household service workers (HSW) to Japan.

Written by Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Assistant Director-General and Coordinator for Economic and Social Development, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations,  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/who-would-the-tpp-really-benefit/?utm_content=buffer163e9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement is being portrayed as a boon for all 12 of the countries involved. But opposition to the agreement may be the only issue that the remaining US presidential candidates can agree…

By Andrés Cala, The Daily Dose, May 31, 2016 Because this could see tons of nuclear waste put to good use. Big brains are racing to save our power-hungry planet. While solar, gas and wind are increasingly playing a role, many say there’s no escaping the need for nuclear power to maintain our tech-heavy worlds.…

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by Sunstar, May 27, 2016, http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2016/05/27/calabarzon-house-helpers-get-pay-increase-476052 HOUSEHOLD service workers (HSWs) in Calabarzon are now entitled to more pay after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) – 4A approved their wage increase.

The results of the latest Social Weather Stations survey reflect an improvement in self-rated poverty in all regions except in Mindanao, the lowest in over 4 years by Jodesz Gavilan @jodeszgavilan, May 27, 2016, http://www.rappler.com/nation/134464-sws-poverty-poll-first-quarter-2016?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral MANILA, Philippines – An estimated 10.5 million Filipino families consider themselves poor, the results of the latest Social Weather Stations…