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A report reaching the PRO3 says the ship’s engine was being powered up when crew members heard an ‘irregular noise,’ followed by a burst of flames by Jun A. Malig, Rappler, December 15, 2016 PAMPANGA, Philippines – A ship captain and 17 crew members and apprentices were injured when an explosion occurred in the engine…

by Matt McFarland, December 14, 2016 Amazon has kicked off a private trial of its highly anticipated drone delivery program.

By Jessica Tana, December 14, 2016 Cheap labour, good personal security, and a stable government has long attracted foreign investment to Vietnam. However, the increasing minimum wage, capped working hours, and the looming death of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) means Vietnam’s recent stellar economic growth may begin to wane unless some urgent changes are…

by Mai Zamora and Karen Joy Alcober, Plan International Communications Officer, REPORT from Plan, 13 Dec 2016 Emily, Raymond, Ariel and Mark from Eastern Visayas have begun to notice the ripple effect of the eco-nomic empowerment they’ve received to their family and community.

Chris Botting – December 13, 2016 We’re all bombarded with opinions and predictions from so-called experts. But who do you trust? I believe it’s important to have a strong track record if you want people to take you seriously. Last year, I made five predictions about the Customer Care industry for 2016. You can read…

Dec 12, 2016, http://www.linkedin.com/pulse/universal-basic-income-peter-diamandis?trk=eml-email_feed_ecosystem_digest_01-hero-0-null&midToken=AQGrvB1hcZb7Ag&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=29KP9QwdFfPTw1 Some fear that robots and AI will steal our jobs. They probably will (in the near-term, at least half of them).

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News, Dec 12 2016 MANILA – The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) assured the public Monday that they are working to eliminate the practice of labor contractualization or end-of-contract among their ranks in support of the Duterte administration’s campaign.

http://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-70232?utm_source=pdb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=06172016&variable=52af57bdb25c500ad0fe628fd8cf4052#article70247 Go home, already. A new Ohio State University study of more than 12,000 people showed that the risks of diabetes, cancer and heart disease start to rise when women top 40 hours of work per week — and they triple for those who work more than 60. But hard-working men do not encounter the…

http://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-69719?utm_source=pdb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=05212016&variable=52af57bdb25c500ad0fe628fd8cf4052#article69721 Short answer: sexism. Human rights campaigners and researchers complain that traditional data collection is leaving a patchy picture of women’s lives. Employment surveys, for example, often ignore housewives who also have part-time jobs, and many official stats fail to break down results by gender. It’s difficult to tackle problems like domestic violence and maternal…

http://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-69679?utm_source=pdb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=05182016&variable=52af57bdb25c500ad0fe628fd8cf4052#article69691 You can’t just write a prescription for this. A new report surveying 1,066 successful mid-career doctors of both genders found that sex discrimination knows no professional boundaries: Nearly a third of the female physicians reported having experienced sexual harassment. For men, that number was 4 percent. Meanwhile, 70 percent of the women said they…

http://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-69505?utm_source=pdb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=05072016&variable=52af57bdb25c500ad0fe628fd8cf4052#article69493 Is society giving them the old heave-ho? A multimedia project examines the hopes and fears of the largest generation of senior citizens the world has ever known — through the eyes of elders from 10 countries on six continents. They share feelings of being overlooked and undervalued by younger generations while worrying about financing…

By Noel Abuel, December 12, 2016, Abante Aabot sa mahigit sa 800 Chinese workers na nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na isara ang Fort Ilocandia Resort and Casino sa Laoag City, Ilocos Norte ang nailipat sa ilang lugar sa Metro Manila bilang online gambling operators.

By Matikas Santos, Sara Isabelle Pacia INQUIRER.net, December 12, 2016 (Editor’s Note: As 2016 comes to a close, the Inquirer asks in its yearender series seven questions for the new year, considering key local and international events that shaped what many regard as one of the most turbulent years in modern times. This fourth part…

http://www.ozy.com/presidential-daily-brief/pdb-69353?utm_source=pdb&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04302016&variable=52af57bdb25c500ad0fe628fd8cf4052#article69368 They can’t let it ride. When the Holland Tunnel linking New York City to New Jersey opened nearly 90 years ago, the future of transportation looked bright. But today, the American Society of Civil Engineers says it would cost around $3.6 trillion to repair America’s crumbling infrastructure, and experts insist more roads haven’t done…

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By David Cagahastian, December 11, 2016, Businessmirror THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has clarified the tax treatment of salaries paid by the government to its personnel who are engaged under a contract of service or job-order arrangement. Internal Revenue Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay issued Revenue Memorandum Circular 130-2016, citing a common issue, “which arise…

Dec. 8, 2016 – HELP! LATE FOR WORK, ABSENT FROM WORK, BOTHERED AT WORK! – Practically no one pays attention to GBV victims. Victims tell co-workers, but it ends there. Employers are told, but largely they don’t address ‘personal’ or ‘family’ matters. Complaints are filed with barangays and police, but results are mixed. Worse, many…

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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,…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

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.

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…

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:

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…