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by Leo Udtohan, Inquirer, Mar 7, 2018 TAGBILARAN CITY—Rescuers found on Wednesday the bodies of the two workers buried alive in a landslide at a quarry site at the foot of the mountain in Sitio San Isidro in Barangay Candabong in Anda town, Bohol province.

by Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer, Mar 7, 2018 Jobless rate declined to 5.3 percent although the number of underemployed increased in January amid the growing labor force population in the country, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.

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By Amy B Wang, Mar 7, 2018 In a move that can only be described as utterly Canadian, hundreds of doctors in Quebec are protesting their pay raises, saying they already make too much money. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 700 physicians, residents and medical students from the Canadian province had signed an online…

by Ador Mayol, Nestle Semilla, Mar 6, 2018 CEBU CITY—The Office of the Building Official (OBO) in Cebu City immediately ordered the suspension of all projects undertaken by J.E. Abraham C. Lee Construction and Development Inc. following the collapse of its bunkhouse, which housed more than 160 construction workers in Barangay Lahug on Tuesday.

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by Daxim L. Lucas, Inquirer, Mar 6, 2018 It may get worse before it gets better. The central bank on Tuesday said that the pace of increases in the prices of goods and services in the country will likely remain high for the rest of the year before normalizing in 2019 once so-called “transitory effects”…

by Maila Ager, Inquirer, Mar 6, 2018 Two women were reportedly harassed every day in the country’s capital, Senator Risa Hontiveros revealed on Tuesday, citing police records.

By CNN Philippines Staff, Mar 6, 2018 Around 154 people were sleeping inside the steel bunk house along Archbishop Avenue, Brgy. Lahug, Cebu City when it collapsed. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 6) — Five people died after a bunkhouse of a construction firm collapsed in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City early Tuesday morning.

By: Cielito F. Habito, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mar 06, 2018 I’m told that in public gatherings assembled by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and local government units, audiences are practically being promised heaven under a federal form of government, with hardly any serious effort to explain how or why. In a…

Forrester examines the productivity paradox and how technology will impact the workforce. By Forrester Research and J.P. Gownder | March 6, 2018 One of today’s biggest opportunities for IT to make an impact is by automating business processes, manufacturing, repetitive tasks, and more. We delve into examples and best practices.

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AFP News, Mar 5, 2018 Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who made his fortune selling financial data, has given more than a billion dollars since 2007 to curb global tobacco use, which claims nearly seven million lives every year.

by Vince F. Nonato, Inquirer, Mar 5, 2018 The Sandiganbayan will proceed with the graft and reckless imprudence trial of the general manager of Kentex Manufacturing Corp., which burned down in May 2015, killing 74 people, mostly workers of the slipper factory in Valenzuela City.

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by Tina G. Santos, Inquirer, Mar 5, 2018 To ensure financial risk protection for all Filipinos, including persons with disabilities, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has launched a Z Benefit Package for children with developmental disabilities.

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by Lydia Ramsey, 05 Aug 2015 The possibility of increased food shortages looms in a nearer future than we’d care to believe. Citing the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the latest Grantham Mayo van Otterloo (GMO) quarterly report noted, “humanity is risking ‘a breakdown of food systems linked to warming, drought, flooding, and…

The Sandiganbayan will proceed with the graft and reckless imprudence trial of the general manager of Kentex Manufacturing Corp., which burned down in May 2015, killing 74 people, mostly workers of the slipper factory in Valenzuela City. In a five-page resolution dated March 1, the court’s Second Division denied the Jan. 25 motion to quash…

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By: Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, INQUIRER.net, Mar 04, 2018 Debt collectors who harass delinquent debtors should be punished to end abusive behavior, Senator Grace Poe said Sunday.

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Government official announces the establishment of a job fair to undertake skills profiling of foreign-based Filipinos by Gilbert P. Felongco, Gulfnews, Mar 4, 2018 Manila: The Philippine government is encouraging thousands of overseas foreign workers (OFWs), who lost their jobs or were displaced by events unfolding in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, to seek opportunities elsewhere.

by Gutierrez, Angelo, Mar 3, 2018 Manufacturers of canned sardines will ask the government for a price increase because of higher production costs due to the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law.

By Rene Alviar, Philippine News Agency, Mar 3, 2018 MANILA — Filipino nationals engaged in illegal recruitment and human trafficking outside the country can be reached and prosecuted by the long arm of Philippine law, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration chief warned.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Mar 3, 2018 One of the country’s leading firms in the airconditioning industry could not convince its Japanese parent company to put up a production hub in the Philippines, partly because investors feel they are “not protected” under the constantly changing investment climate.

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by Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inquirer, Mar 2, 2018 CEBU CITY—Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide on Thursday warned about efforts to amend the 1987 Constitution, saying the proponents of federalism were promising a false paradise.