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By IAN JEFREY ADDATU, May 25, 2017 THE Cordillera Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in the announced the increase of minimum wage in Baguio City and La Trinidad to P300 effective June 5. RTWPB-Cordillera chairperson Exequiel Guzman said the increase was approved by the board composed of worker’s representatives and employer’s representative after…

by Travis Bradberry, May 24, 2017 The 8-hour workday is an outdated and ineffective approach to work. If you want to be as productive as possible, you need to let go of this relic and find a new approach.

By Iris Gonzales (The Philippine Star), May 24, 2017 MOSCOW – Filipino businessmen are quietly raising concerns over the government’s proposed hybrid approach for public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects which President Duterte is expected to present during his official visit here.

By Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star), May 24, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Seven women were rescued and a Chinese man was arrested yesterday as police raided a building in Quezon City used by a slavery ring.

by Sandhya Venkatachalam, May 24, 2017 A recent acceleration of innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made it a hot topic in boardrooms, government, and the media. But it is still early, and everyone seems to have a different view of what AI is.

By Charles R. Pepito, Businessmirror, May 24, 2017 THE minimum wage of kasambahay, or domestic helpers, in Central Visayas is now P3,000 per month. Wage Order ROVII-DW 01, which took effect on April 13, set the new monthly minimum-wage rate for kasambahay working in the cities and all first-class municipalities in the region.

by Sandhya Venkatachalam, May 24, 2017 A recent acceleration of innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made it a hot topic in boardrooms, government, and the media. But it is still early, and everyone seems to have a different view of what AI is. I have investigated the space over the last few years as…

By Chito Chavez, Manila Bulletin, May 23, 2017 The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) expressed confidence that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members would support the Philippines in fighting human trafficking in the region.

By Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star), May 23, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The Duterte administration will tax apartment and housing rentals and money remittances like pera padala, Rep. Carlos Zarate of party-list group Bayan Muna said yesterday.

By Rey Gamboa (The Philippine Star), May 23, 2017 We’ve been hearing lately exuberant statements from Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) officials about the prospects of online gaming for the Philippines, months after it denied the renewal of Philweb Corp.’s license, which then operated the largest network of electronic gaming outlets in the country.

by Huileng Tan, CNBC, May 23, 2017 Goldman warns of 2018 oil glut amid optimism over OPEC cut extension There are risks for a renewed surplus next year in crude oil markets, Goldman Sachs analysts wrote in a report published on Monday.

http://www.finchannel.com/society/employment/65096-adb-300-million-loan-to-help-philippines-boost-youth-employment The FINANCIAL — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $300 million to support the Philippine government roll out services aimed at assisting Filipino youth find gainful employment, part of the government’s job creation goal under the Duterte government’s 10 point agenda and 2017-2022 Philippine Development Plan.

By Ben Serrano (The Philippine Star), May 23, 2017 BUTUAN CITY, Philippines – A school principal died of electrocution at the Ormaca Elementary School during Brigada Eskwela in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur on Saturday. Josie de la Cruz, 61, a resident of Purok 3, Barangay Omaca, was helping in cleaning the school grounds when…

ABS-CBN News, May 23, 2017 Six Chinese nationals on Tuesday were arrested after offering P150,000 for marriage to 7 Filipinas so they could take them to China to be farm workers.

By: Marc Jayson Cayabyab, INQUIRER.net, May 22, 2017 The party-list representatives of the cooperative sector will oppose the provision in the government’s tax package lifting the value-added tax (VAT) exemption being enjoyed by cooperatives in the country, Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP) party-list Rep. Rico Geron said on Monday.

By: Marc Jayson Cayabyab, INQINQUIRER.net, May 22, 2017 Update Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate withdrew his co-authorship of the government tax reform package bill that seeks to expand the value added tax (VAT) base and impose oil excise taxes despite lowering the personal income tax.

“There will be no quantum leap in our ability to ‘up-skill’ people” by Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, May 22, 2017 Nearly a third of business leaders and technology analysts express “no confidence” that education and job training in the United States will evolve rapidly enough to match the next decade’s labor market demands, a new…

By Rey Galupo (The Philippine Star), May 22, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – A 57-year-old street sweeper reportedly died of heat stroke in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Saturday afternoon. Mario Velasco complained of shortness of breath while doing his job at the corner of Oroquieta street and Doroteo Road at around 4 p.m., according to the…

INQUIRER.net, May 22, 2017 The Senate on Monday approved a bill that encourages “work from home” arrangements in a bid to ease traffic in Metro Manila and other urban areas.

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THE DIPLOMAT MAY 22, 2017 Never mind U.S. President Donald Trump: the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s remaining 11 members have vowed unity and pledged to press for a new pact by November. However, Trump has his own plans for bilateral Asian trade deals that “put America first.”

by Stewart Wallis, Apr 19, 2016 GDP is like a speedometer: it tells you whether your economy is going faster or slower. As in cars, a speedometer is useful but doesn’t tell you everything you want to know. For example, it won’t tell you whether you are overheating, or about to run out of fuel.

Lex Talionis (law of retaliation) seems to be living up to its Latin meaning, as its members have taken over important government posts with a vengeance By: Fe Zamora, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2017

INQUIRER.net / 10:40 AM May 19, 2017 A 30-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) fell to her tragic death while cleaning the windows in her apartment in Hong Kong Wednesday night.

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 19, 2017 The first-quarter GDP growth was next to China’s 6.9 percent and surpassed the rate of growth in most of the emerging Asian economies, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia said in a press conference.

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The word stress generated from Hans Selye. He defined it as an unexpected and unpredicted response of the brain and body to change. Stress is a self-produced pain occurring in thoughts. It varies in different situations and environments.

by Bradley Elliott, May 17, 2017 There have been some noteworthy examples of successful human ageing in the press recently. It was announced that Prince Phillip will be retiring from royal duties in the autumn, at the age of 96. A couple of days later we heard the sad news that 85-year-old Min Bahadur Sharchan…

Las Vegas to lose 65 percent of jobs to automation by 2025, says study Based on a 2013 study conducted by Oxford University researchers, this new report is a bleak reminder of how vulnerable low-skilled jobs in the US are to automation.