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by Marlon Ramos, Inquirer, Nov 13, 2017 The Supreme Court has invalidated three resolutions issued by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), which stripped retired state workers of their right to enjoy their full retirement benefits.

‘We are optimistic that this ASEAN Declaration on the Adoption of the ASEAN Youth Development Index will translate into the formulation of more relevant youth policies,’ says National Youth Commission Chair Aiza Seguerra by Jee Y. Geronimo, Rappler, Nov 13, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adopted on…

‘Overtime, over day’ is the workers’ pejorative term for the very long hours in certain sections in Hanjin. Workers cite these long hours as contributing to exhaustion, illnesses and, worse, fatal accidents. The accident is another in a series of many deaths and injuries in shipbuilder Hanjin, even after DOLE allegedly looked into the ‘bad’…

Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines, known as HHIC Phil, was established in February 2006 by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction of South Korea. In the same month, the first ship building contract was signed for 4 container ships. In May 2006, the construction of a shipyard began on Redondo Peninsula – on the northern…

ANOTHER HANJIN WORKER FALLS TO DEATH! AMAPO- TUCP union workers report a worker on allegedly “overtime, over day” fell to his death Friday afternoon in Dock 5 at Hanjin Heavy Industries Corp. Philippines in Subic Bay.

By Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), Nov 11, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is opening its doors to foreign-owned training centers for the information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) industry to enable the sector’s transition to higher value services, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

By Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star), Nov 11, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The government has temporarily stopped the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to all destinations in a bid to control illegal recruitment in the country.

By: Carla P. Gomez – Correspondent, INQInquirer Visayas, Nov 11, 2017 BACOLOD CITY—Two workers were killed in an accident on Saturday morning at the construction site of a mall being developed by Ayala Corp. in Barangay 8 here, police said.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Nov 10, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — Manila ranks among the worst cities in Asia when it comes to the time people spend daily on traffic gridlock, a study commissioned by ride-sharing company Uber showed yesterday.

by Karen Lema, Nov 9, 2017 MANILA (Reuters) – The outsourcing industry in the Philippines, which has dethroned India as the country with the most call centers in the world, is worried that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will eat into the $23 billion sector.

Advances in computer vision, speech, analytics, and mobile robotics promise to affect any jobs related to these skills. By Bob Violino | November 9, 2017 There’s much concern about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs and the economy. And while it’s difficult to know for certain which types of jobs will likely…

The Department of Labor and Employment is open to creating a joint draft of an executive order against contractualization that would be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte by Patty Pasion, Rappler, Nov 9, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Despite the issuance of a government order that regulates contractualization, the fight to abolish it continues.

In many cases, automation increases efficiency and decreases costs. But there are still some areas where it just doesn’t make sense. By Mary Shacklett, Nov 1, 2016 With the growth of mobile devices and the many applications that now support them, IT departments everywhere have witnessed an uptick in requests for new applications at a…

Keynes’s reasoning was that by producing more with less (also known as being more productive), all of our needs would be met through less work, freeing up more time for leisure. But the data and research since Keynes’s time suggest that companies have kept the benefits of productivity for themselves. Why our productivity destroyed the…

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By Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), Nov 8, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said monetary and fiscal authorities should act swiftly to prevent the Philippine economy from overheating amid rapid growth and low inflation.

By Jarius Bondoc (The Philippine Star), Nov 8, 2017 “Better late than never” was a lawmaker’s reaction to the sacking Monday of MRT-3’s shoddy maintenance contractor. From the start in Jan. 2016 Busan Universal Rail Inc. (BURI) had cheated. It never replaced worn out parts on time, and if at all used lousy cheap alternatives.…

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Nov 8, 2017 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains a favored investment destination among Japanese companies as evidenced by the $6 billion worth of pledges secured during President Duterte’s recent visit to Japan , the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

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by Malaya, Nov 8, 2017 The information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) industry is revisiting its roadmap to factor in the possible impact of an accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence, robotics and automation in the sector.

By Krista A. M. Montealegre, Businessworld, Nov 8, 2017 THE Philippines is putting a brave face in the fight to preserve its place among the world’s top outsourcing destinations, as it looks at an uncertain future due to automation and artificial intelligence (AI).

by Jovic Yee, Inquirer, Nov 7, 2017 With the government now in charge of maintaining the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has assured riders that it would improve the efficiency of the country’s busiest train system within “three to six months.”

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BY RIGOBERTO D. TIGLAO, Manila Times, Nov 6, 2017 Third of a 7-part series TELECOM services in our country are not only the lousiest in Southeast Asia, but also the most expensive. This is according to the latest data from the authoritative International Telecommunications Union, a United Nations specialized agency.

by Vince F. Nonato, Inquirer, Nov 5, 2017 The Commission on Audit has recommended that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintain its suspension of the expansion of the government’s conditional cash transfers program until the leakages in the system are plugged.

by JIM HARE, GARTNER, INC., Nov 4, 2017 While there is nearly universal agreement that artificial intelligence offers the promise of revolutionary benefits, recent survey findings from Gartner reveal almost 60 percent of organizations surveyed have yet to take advantage of the benefits of AI. Perhaps even more surprisingly, only a little more than 10…

By Samuel P. Medenilla, Manila Bulletin, Nov 4, 2017 Even before President Rodrigo Roa Duterte initiated the government crackdown against illegal forms of contractualization last year, the number of non-regular workers nationwide has already started to decline, according to a new report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

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By Raymund Catindig (The Philippine Star), Nov 4, 2017 TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan , Philippines — Three persons died of electrocution in Ramon, Isabela on Thursday. Danilo Basilio, 44, accidentally touched a live wire while harvesting hito or freshwater catfish in a pond in Barangay Planas. Romelito Besa, 35, tried to help Basilio, but he was also…

By CNN Philippines, Nov 3, 2017 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 3) — The Philippines performed poorly on the speed and availability of long-term evolution (LTE) connection in the country, according to mobile network research firm OpenSignal.