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By Cecilio Arillo, Businessmirror, Aug 22, 2018 Part 2 Divided and ill-trained military THE once active Grand Alliance for Democracy, a Philippine opposition party, had revealed that “the Philippine military, which was then grossly divided, was failing in its task to contain the rising tide of communist insurgency.” Gen. Richard Stillwell echoed this observation, thus:…

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by Kyodo News, Aug 21, 2018 Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad confirmed Tuesday the cancellation of two major Chinese government-backed infrastructure projects in his country worth over $20 billion, including a railway and two gas pipelines.

by John Hagel III, AUG 21, 2018 As technology transforms our economy, one trend is getting more and more attention: the prospect that it will increasingly automate the work that we human beings do. And it’s not just low skilled, manual labor that’s at risk — “knowledge” work like operational analytics and marketing is also…

The women are smuggled into Sabah and forced to work as waitresses, domestic workers or as bar girls. They eventually flee on a speedboat and are rescued by the police and Philippine Coast Guard near the border of Sandakan and Taganak. by Rappler.com, Aug 20, 2018 TURTLE ISLANDS, Philippines – Policemen from the Turtle Islands…

By NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS, GMA News, Aug 20, 2018 The National Bureau of Investigation has rescued 28 women from a Makati “casa” and arrested five of their supposed traffickers.

By Robert Vergara, CNN Philippines, Aug 20, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 20) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure aimed at ensuring the implementation of proper health and safety standards in workplaces around the country.

by Helen Flores (The Philippine Star) – Aug 20, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The government should try to implement the proposed four-day work week for a month to see if it will help ease traffic problems in Metro Manila, lawyer Romulo Macalintal said yesterday.

by Joey Concepcion (The Philippine Star) – Aug 20, 2018 We finally launched the Pilipinas Angat Lahat Alliance last Aug. 14 at Malacanang Palace, graced by President Rodrigo Duterte, House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, government officials, members of our 30 Alliance partners, state ambassadors, mentors and entrepreneurs.

By Cecilio Arillo, Businessmirror, Aug 20, 2018 Part One IN the words of journalist Ross Munro, a well-known political observer of Southeast Asian politics and author of the revealing story on the rise and fall of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge, “The Philippines is saddled with a communist insurgency that is the fastest-growing, most threatening and…the…

The Philippine Business for Education also calls on more companies to offer internships to senior high school students so that employers themselves can become familiar with the students’ skills by Sofia Tomacruz, Aug 19, 2018 MANILA, Philippines – Students in senior high school should undergo training or get work experience if they wish to proceed…

19 Aug 2018 – A CRUEL INFLATION ABSTRACT! – I hadn’t been to market in two weeks. I was out somewhere. I went to my suki market stall for the usual veggies and all. A woman mamimili asked for the price of ‘patola’, and exclaimed “Wow, ha!” when the seller said P50 per kilo. I…

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Ryan Browne | Aug 17, 2018, CNBC.com Some doctors worry that those in the tech world think AI can not only help clinicians, but even do a better job.

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ABS-CBN News, Aug 17, 2018 Watch here. A statistics expert claimed the poorest Filipinos suffer the most from the brunt of tax reforms. And with government subsidy still not fully distributed, a lawmaker is considering the measure’s suspension. – Business Nightly, ANC, August 16, 2018

By Nonoy Lacson, Manila Bulletin, Aug 17, 2018 ZAMBOANGA CITY – Elements of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 16 persons, including four minors, at the Maluso wharf in Basilan province, Wednesay night, before they could be transported to Tawi-Tawi, and on to Malaysia by a human trafficking syndicate.

By Luchi de Guzman, CNN Philippines, Aug 16, 2018 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 16) — More Filipinos believe that their lives worsened in the second quarter of 2018, according to an independent pollster.

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Worker repatriations, lower Mideast deployments blamed for decline in June inflows By: Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 16, 2018 The government’s decision to repatriate thousands of Filipino workers suffering from abusive work conditions in the Middle East took an immediate toll on the amount of dollars being sent home as the first half…

By AMITA LEGASPI, GMA News, Aug 16, 018 The Department of Finance admitted Thursday it has yet to compute the indirect effect of the Tax Acceleration for Inclusion and Reform (TRAIN) law on inflation, which Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV sees as the reason economic managers do not think of the inflationary burden on the…

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By Samuel P. Medenilla, Businessmirror, Aug 16, 2018 More workers threatened to hold work stoppage in the first half of the year due to disputes with their management, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported.

by Joey Concepcion (The Philippine Star) – Aug 16, 2018 After months of anticipation and preparation, we officially launched the Pilipinas Angat Lahat Alliance in Malacañang Palace. President Duterte, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, government officials, members of our 30 alliance partners, state ambassadors, mentors and entrepreneurs were all…

What will the future hold for an older workforce? by Renee McGowan, Aug 15, 2018 Sadly, Miyako Chiyo, the oldest person in Japan and the world, recently passed away. She was an incredible 117 years old.

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by Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News, Aug 15, 2018 MANILA – The Department of Health on Wednesday said it was backing proposals to increase the tobacco excise tax rate to P90 per pack to augment the proposed Universal Health Care law.

By John Mangun, Business Mirror, Aug 15, 2018 Earthquakes can create disasters, which have plagued civilizations from earliest times. The first recorded tremor happened in 1831 BC in China’s Shandong province.

by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) – Aug 15, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Nineteen more groups have expressed their support for the economic managers and joined the call to Congress to carefully consider the costs of moving to a federal system of government.