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Rising income inequality: do not draw the obvious conclusions

Published by rudy Date posted on December 11, 2016

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Published by rudy Date posted on December 10, 2016

This is a national problem By: Solita Collas-Monsod @inquirerdotnet, December 10, 2016 It is not funny anymore. Joking about the President’s 180-degree mind changes and their increasing frequency is starting to ring hollow. It is precisely their increasing frequency, coupled with the rumors of his physical incapacities—falling asleep during meetings with international counterparts, fainting spells,…

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When will you age out of your career? Check this chart

Published by rudy Date posted on December 9, 2016

Even white-collar workers can’t postpone retirement forever. See how your occupation stacks up. by Ben Steverman, December 9, 2016 One way to prepare for retirement is to save. Another way: Don’t retire. It’s surprisingly common to put very little aside and hope you never need to hang up your cleats for good. Among investors under…

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$100-B export target reset to 2020 as global demand remains sluggish

Published by rudy Date posted on December 8, 2016

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), December 8, 2016 The Philippines targets to reach the $100-billion milestone next year under the original Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2015-2017, but successive setbacks in the country’s export growth behind sluggish global trade have prompted government and export group officials to scale down and push back targets. AP/Koji…

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‘Creative imagination’ under Duterte, or interpreting what he says

Published by rudy Date posted on December 8, 2016

Rappler takes a look back at some of President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial statements, and how his Cabinet officials tried to make sense of them by Katerina Francisco, December 08, 2016, Rappler.com MANILA, Philippines – In his 6 months so far in office, President Rodrigo Duterte has dominated the attention of national and international media alike.

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Philippines outsourcing firms hit by Trump and ‘Trump East’

Published by rudy Date posted on December 8, 2016

By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema, December 8, 2016, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-philippines-idUSKBN13X2Q6 When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, the man dubbed “Trump of the East”, told U.S. businesses to pack their bags if they didn’t like his anti-American rhetoric, the huge and growing outsourcing industry got a little nervous.

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OPEC’s historic deal won’t be enough to drain oil stockpiles

Published by rudy Date posted on December 8, 2016

by Javier Blas and Angelina Rascouet, December 8, 2016 Will Opec Non-Members Agree to Cuts? OPEC is likely to bring the oil market into balance by the middle of next year, but its production cut looks set to fall short of its stated goal of draining the stockpiles that are depressing prices. The oil market…

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13 bets, 4 parties raise P69-M excess donations—PCIJ

Published by rudy Date posted on December 7, 2016

By The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, December 7, 2016 Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ M. Domagoso may have been unsuccessful in his quest to have a Senate seat in last May’s elections, but Christmas still came quite early for the former Manila vice mayor.

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Villanueva on arrested Chinese workers: Gov’t was duped

Published by rudy Date posted on December 7, 2016

By Tarra Quismundo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 7, 2016 Senators on Wednesday expressed surprise and dismay at how more than a thousand Chinese nationals were able to work illegally at the Clark Freeport Zone under the radar of government agencies, noting their lapses and the possible exploitation of conflicting policies on foreign employment in Philippine-based…

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The U.S. is beating China on the factory floor. This is why.

Published by rudy Date posted on December 7, 2016

http://www.ozy.com/acumen/the-us-is-beating-china-on-the-factory-floor-this-is-why/71321?utm_source=dd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=10182016&variable=52af57bdb25c500ad0fe628fd8cf4052 When you think of manufacturing megapowers, one country immediately springs to mind: China. After all, that nation has maintained the lead in the manufacturing horse race since 2010. But that’s about to change — and in as little as four years. Another horse is making a play for first place:

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Experts worry for world economies as globalization recedes

Published by rudy Date posted on December 7, 2016

http://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-72512/market-woes-72522 Every party’s got to end. The WTO says this year global trade will grow at its slowest pace since 2007 as anti-trade movements like populist nationalism reverse a trend that stock markets and corporate profits have come to depend on. Free trade policies with new economies have rocketed economic growth around the world, but…

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Amazon’s futuristic grocery store could kill jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on December 7, 2016

Welcome to capitalism 2.0. At Amazon Go, a pilot store opening next year, customers check in with their phones, grab their items, and get billed to their Amazon accounts without standing in line or checking out. With Amazon reportedly planning thousands of grocery stores in the future, some speculate that the zero-human-interaction model could expand…

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The robots are coming.. for the farms

Published by rudy Date posted on December 7, 2016

http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/the-robots-are-coming-for-the-farms/70693?utm_source=ozyge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12062016&variable=52af57bdb25c500ad0fe628fd8cf4052 Just minutes outside the city limits of Kyoto, Japan, the farmland begins. It’s lush, dotted with healthy paddy fields, halcyon against a mountain vista. Continue as far as Kameoka and you reach the place where the farmlands may end. Not because the horizon halts, but because a certain small factory, situated within these nearly…

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Only 830 Filipinos bankrolled campaign of 5 presidential bets — PCIJ

Published by rudy Date posted on December 7, 2016

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, December 7, 2016 PCIJ. Campaign Contributions By Region, Dec16IN 2010, PCIJ reported that only 308 donors contributed in the presidential race that Benigno Aquino III won. In the last presidential elections, where Rodrigo R. Duterte emerged as victor, that number has shot up to 830.

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Hanjin worker’s head crushed in fatal Subic accident

Published by rudy Date posted on December 7, 2016

By Allan Macatuno, Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 7, 2016 SUBIC, Zambales – A worker was killed on Wednesday when his head was accidentally crushed by a barrier inside the Hanjin shipyard here, a worker’s group said.

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Unicef survey: 80 percent of Filipino youth suffer violence

Published by rudy Date posted on December 6, 2016

Associated Press, December 6, 2016 MANILA, Philippines — A United Nations agency that promotes children’s rights says its survey shows a high prevalence of violence against Filipino children, with eight out of 10 suffering some form of physical or psychological abuse, with the highest number of incidents found among lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender youth.

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Published by rudy Date posted on December 6, 2016

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Dec. 5, 2015 – GBV PROGRAMS NEEDED – Four of ten workers in the Philippines had been victims of gender-based violence (GBV),or know of someone else in the workplace who had been similarly victimized. GBV’s negative effects on enterprise and workers productivity and well-being are clear, too. However, government or private sector programs to address GBV have yet to be put in place.

Published by rudy Date posted on December 6, 2016

Dec. 5, 2015 – GBV PROGRAMS NEEDED – Four of ten workers in the Philippines had been victims of gender-based violence (GBV),or know of someone else in the workplace who had been similarly victimized. GBV’s negative effects on enterprise and workers productivity and well-being are clear, too. However, government or private sector programs to address…

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Govt ramps up efforts against HIV

Published by rudy Date posted on December 6, 2016

AS HIV CASES HIT HIGHEST MONTHLY TOTAL SINCE JUNE 1984 BY MICAH YVANA M. VARDELEON, DECEMBER 6, 2016, Manila Times Department of Health (DOH) together with Department of Education (DepEd), non-governmental organizations, and private institutions used the occasion of World AIDS Day last Thursday to launch a multi-faceted effort to address the increase of HIV…

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Some candidates’ SALNs, SOCEs don’t add up — PCIJ

Published by rudy Date posted on December 6, 2016

By Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, December 6, 2016 IN AN increasingly gloomy world, it may be wise to choose the positive when presented with a myriad of possibilities. So when politicians plunk down considerable amounts of their own fortunes just to run for public office, perhaps it is really because they believe…

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DTI seeks to stop ‘5-6’ lending

Published by rudy Date posted on December 5, 2016

Starting 2017, the government will set aside P1 billion for lending to micro and small enterprises By Chrisee Dela Paz, Dec 5, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will set aside P1 billion starting next year to implement an alternative lending scheme with an estimated 2% interest rate for micro…

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Amazon Go reinvents grocery store: No lines, no cash

Published by rudy Date posted on December 5, 2016

by David Katzmaier, December 5, 2016 7:21 AM PST @dkatzmaier It may look like shoplifting, but it’s actually Amazon’s latest real-world shopping experiment. “Four years ago we started to wonder: what would shopping be like if you could just walk into a store, grab what you wanted, and just go.” That’s how a new video…

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Over 300 adolescents, OFWs contract HIV in four months

Published by rudy Date posted on December 5, 2016

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), December 5, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – More than 300 adolescents and overseas Filipino workers were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in just four months, the Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday.

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Published by rudy Date posted on December 5, 2016

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NTRC study shows Philippine auto excise tax lowest in Asean

Published by rudy Date posted on December 4, 2016

By Prinz Magtulis (The Philippine Star), December 4, 2016 “The Philippines imposes the lowest minimum rate of two percent on taxable motor vehicles compared with five or 10 percent in minimum tax rate in other member countries,” the state-led National Tax Research Center (NTRC) said.

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Malaysian firm bullish on P1.5-B Nueva Ecija IT hub

Published by rudy Date posted on December 4, 2016

By Philippine News Agency, December 4, 2016 A Malaysian conglomerate that bankrolled the P1.5-billion government center/information technology (IT) hub in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija is bullish over the prospects of a project amid fears it might fail due to its remote location and other constraints.

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Salaries up by P23-P29, workers call wage hike ‘loose change’

Published by rudy Date posted on December 3, 2016

Dec. 03, 2016 ZEA IO MING C. CAPISTRANO DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Two years after the last adjustment in the minimum wage in the region, workers will get a P23 to P29 minimum wage increase depending on the sector and industry effective December 16.

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WATCH: The Philippines and human trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on December 3, 2016

ABS-CBN News, Dec 03 2016 06:06 AM, http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/12/02/16/watch-the-philippines-and-human-trafficking As a developing country, the Philippines is vulnerable to human trafficking. Problems connected with poverty force most Filipinos to seek jobs outside the country, forming a culture of migration that contributes to human trafficking.

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What to use: which or that?

Published by rudy Date posted on December 3, 2016

By Clare Dodd, 26 May 2015, http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Noble,_My_Love English books and pencils: which or that Which word should I use? Is it which or that? Both of these words are pronouns, and both are used to identify a person, place, thing or thought.

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Dec. 1, 2016 – Gender-based violence (GBV) messes with workers in many ways. An ITUC AP/Philippine affiliates survey in 2015 found that one-in-every-five workers had been victims of GBV (emotional/psychological, physical, sexual, harassment). In addition, one of every five workers had known someone else in the workplace who had been victimized. GBV caused workers being late for work or absent altogether. There were GBV deaths, too. One in two victims said violence had continued at or near the workplace. Abusers were husbands predominantly, wives at times, partners, boyfriends, girlfriends.

Published by rudy Date posted on December 3, 2016

Dec. 1, 2016 – GENDER-BASED  VIOLENCE (GBV) messes with workers in many ways. An ITUC AP/Philippine affiliates survey in 2015 found that one-in-every-five workers had been victims of GBV (emotional/psychological, physical, sexual, harassment).  In addition, one of every five workers had known someone else in the workplace who had been victimized.  GBV caused workers being…

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