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BY JACQUELINE ARIAS Sen. Risa Hontiveros added another milestone to her list. Just yesterday, the Philippine HIV AIDS Policy Act of 2018 was passed in its final reading in the Senate.

By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr. – @inquirerdotnet Inquirer, May 22, 2018 ILOILO CITY – The Semirara Mining Power Corp. (SMPC) refuted reports that a slippage or collapse in the walls of its its mining pit caused the death of a worker Sunday evening on Semirara Island in Antique.

Both the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) issue suspension orders to Binictican I-Tech, Hanjin’s subcontractor, following the accident by Randy V. Datu, Rappler, May 21, 2018 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines – A second worker in the fatal accident at the Hanjin shipyard on May 12 succumbed to…

Caterpillar, for example, recently invested in Sarcos, a robotics company with a line of exoskeletons that augment human strength. By Greg Nichols for Robotics | May 21, 2018 The market for construction robots is set to grow to $166.4 million by 2023, according to new research from Markets & Markets.

by ABS-CBN News, May 21 2018 MANILA – The business process outsourcing sector should prepare for the “inevitable” use of artificial intelligence to prevent job losses, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Monday.

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By: Ben O. de Vera , Inquired, May 20, 2018 Former top officials of the Department of Finance are backing the second tax reform package aimed at reducing corporate income tax rates while rationalizing the fiscal perks being enjoyed by investors.

BASED ON RESEARCH BY GLOBAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRM By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2018 Based on the research, the Philippines fared well when it came to educating women or introducing them to the workplace. But women representation shrinks closer to the top of the corporate ladder. (File photo from the…

Published May 18, 2018 Sa panahon ngayon, nakikilala na rin ang isang tao sa pamamagitan ng social media dahil makikita sa mga posts ang kaniyang ugali, paano ang kaniyang reaksyon sa mga bagay-bagay at kung paano siya makitungo sa kapuwa tao. Kaya naman ginagamit na rin ng mga HR manager ang social media para suriin…

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SUBIC SHIPYARD ACCIDENT by LBG, GMA News, May 18, 2018 The work stoppage order against Hanjin Heavy Industries won’t be lifted until the firm fully complies with the conditions set by the Labor Department for the victims of last Saturday’s Subic shipyard incident that killed one worker and three others.

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SPECIAL REPORT By: Jeannette I. Andrade – Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 17, 2018 (Last of two parts) Anyone among the 67 million Filipinos and the tens of millions of other people who are logged on the internet at any one time could be a suspect or a victim in the online “love scam” —…

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), May 17, 2018 (Last of two parts) Concessional rates JICA is known for providing loans on a concessional basis, meaning interest rates that are below commercial market rates. The rates and tenor of JICA loans are based on the income classification and the economic conditions of the borrowing countries.

by ABS-CBN News, May 17 2018 MANILA – More than half of households in Metro Manila are watching television on digital, underscoring consumers’ shift away from analog, according to separate polls.

By Henry Empeño, BusinessMirror, May 17, 2018 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Authorities have suspended a subcontractor at the Hanjin shipyard in the Redondo Peninsula here after an accident last Saturday killed one worker and injured three others when they fell off a collapsed platform mounted at the side of a ship under construction.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/17/vatican-says-amoral-financial-system-needs-infusion-of-ethics-more-regulation.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain The Vatican called for more regulation of markets and financial systems. Two Holy See departments drafted a document saying economic crises showed markets were not able to govern themselves and needed a strong injection of morality and ethics. The Vatican’s pronouncement is considered official teachings of the Catholic Church and could affect the attitude…

by ABS-CBN News, May 17 2018 MANILA – Inflation in the Philippines may hit 6 percent in August this year because of a number of factors, an economist at Standard Chartered said Thursday.

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Guevarra commends fiscal in human trafficking case Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra lauded the Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP) of San Fernando, La Union for convicting a human trafficker.

By Hannah Brockhaus, https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/amp/news/pope-francis-youth-are-lost-in-a-virtual-world-instead-of-reality-38228 (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis said Monday he is worried that youth are too enmeshed in a virtual world of cell phones and other technology, separated, in particular, from the real human contact experienced by performing works of mercy.

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DUE TO PENSION HIKE By BERNADETTE REYES, GMA News, May 15, 2018 The Social Security System (SSS) Fund may last only until 2026 if the second tranche of the P2,000 pension increase pushes through next year.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star), May 14, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Loans and other financing support granted by the Chinese government to the country do not involve any of the Philippines’ natural resources as collateral, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.

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Blame global oil prices, not TRAIN for inflation — DOF These numbers support their claim that tax reform isn’t the culprit. The Department of Finance dismissed critics of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, saying that it is not the biggest factor driving prices of goods up.

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Programming knowledge may not be enough to future-proof your career in the age of automation. Here’s why. By Alison DeNisco Rayome, May 14, 2018 The rise of coding bootcamps signals that many are seeking developer jobs to make more money and protect their careers from automation. But learning to code won’t protect your job when…

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