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by Calum Chace, April 24, 2017 One out of three ain’t good Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a fashionable policy idea comprising three elements: it is universal, it is basic, and it is an income. Unfortunately, two of these elements are unhelpful, and to paraphrase Meatloaf, one out of three ain’t good.

By Boo Chanco (The Philippine Star), Apr 24, 2017 The Infrastructure presentation last week was impressive. The use of social media to spread the word around was impressive as well.

Bloomberg News, Apr 24, 2017 Alibaba founder says education can ease blow from automation ‘Machines should only do what humans cannot,’ Ma tells forum Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma said society should prepare for decades of pain as the internet disrupts the economy.

by Joe Myers, Apr 24, 2017 Next time you swear on Twitter, or post that drunken photo, just remember that future employers are watching – and it could cost you a job.

Every technology rises, then falls: soon it will be the turn of the smartphone. But what will replace it? By Steve Ranger, Apr 23, 2017 Each technology rises, and then falls and finds a niche. Soon it will be the smartphone’s turn. The arrival of the original iPhone back in 2007 heralded a revolution in…

Foreign portfolio investments left due to US rate hike, PH mining uncertainty By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 22, 2017 The net outflow of so-called “hot money” reached $567.53 million during the first quarter and hit a four-month high in March as more foreign portfolio investment left the country due to the…

Filipinos produce tons of electronic waste that end up in dumps, posing health and environmental risks By: Kristine Angeli Sabillo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 22, 2017 Black smoke rises from a pile of burning metal wire, releasing a strong, sharp and chemical smell that makes one’s eyes water.

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 22, 2017 Due to the rapid economic and social changes, suicide rates among older people have been steadily increasing for the past several decades.

by Carolyn O’Hara, Apr 21, 2017 Do you work with someone who isn’t a team player? Maybe they’re overly focused on completing and promoting their own work. Or they don’t chip in when everyone else is scrambling to meet a deadline or pulling a presentation together. This isn’t simply frustrating; it can affect your entire…

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star), Apr 21, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – An assessment of the country’s readiness for a nuclear program will be completed before the end of the year and will be evaluated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to help in determining whether to move forward with nuclear energy use, a…

OWNERS WHO DON’T REMIT CONTRIBUTIONS Ted Cordero/VDS, GMA News, April 21, 2017 The Social Security System (SSS) has launched a campaign against employers who do not remit employees’ monthly contributions to the pension fund, according to a report by GMA News’ Ivan Mayrina on “Balitanghali” Friday.

ABS-CBN News, Apr 21 2017 MANILA – The Philippine economy will likely grow 6.8 percent this year, Standard Chartered said Friday, in the most recent affirmation that the country will outpace its Southeast Asian peers.

04/21/17 France – IOM, with support from the European Union (EU), has launched an online platform featuring a transnational referral tool designed to strengthen professional response to the needs of victims of human trafficking.

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‘The sooner we realize that long-term forecasting is becoming obsolete, the better we’ll be able to cope’ by Andrew Chakhoyan, Apr 19, 2017 Anyone who’s ever looked into retirement planning must have pondered the two basic questions: at what age does one want to retire and how does one estimate her life expectancy? A few…

by HRD19 Apr 2017 Getting on well with others determines our mood, our state of mind and affects our performance, according to Dr Jenny Brockis, medical practitioner and author of the book Future Brain.

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by Itai Palti, Apr 19, 2017 Growth in the first industrial revolution was driven by engineering, the second through electricity and production lines, and the third by technology and information. The modern economies that will undergo a fourth industrial revolution will not be those that worship machines, but those that support human creativity. When we…

Police paid to kill drug suspects, plant evidence—Reuters report By: Yuji Vincent Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, Apr 19, 2017 A retired intelligence officer and an active senior commander of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are saying that most of the killings in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs are done by policemen and not by vigilantes, a…

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 19, 2017 NET SATISFACTION RATINGFewer Filipinos are satisfied with the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, as they express worry that they will fall victim to extrajudicial killings, according to the latest survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS).

By Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 19, 2017 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. PLDT) and Philippine Airlines (PAL) have been violating various labor standards, particularly in relation to the contractualization of its employees, according to Labor Secretary Bello III.

by Kaushik Basu, 18 Apr 2017 Global inequality today is at a level last seen in the late nineteenth century – and it is continuing to rise. With it has come a surging sense of disenfranchisement that has fueled alienation and anger, and even bred nationalism and xenophobia. As people struggle to hold on to…

18 April 2017, http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2017/04/bahrain-housemaid-agency-under-investigation-%E2%80%98win-domestic-worker%E2%80%99-ad Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) in Bahrain has suspended a recruitment agency for placing an online advert offering the chance to ‘win a domestic worker’.

Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 18, 2017 The government is working on a roadmap that will tie in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the country’s own medium to long term progress plans.

By: Ronnel W. Domingo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 18, 2017 The Philippine approach to rice production and supply management continues to expose the country to shortages and price spikes, as its agricultural policy remains unchanged over several administrations despite disastrous results, an economist said on Monday.

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), Apr 18, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Employers are backing measures that propose to give perks to firms that fill vacancies with qualified persons with disabilities (PWDs).

BY ATTY. DODO DULAY, Manila Times, Apr 18, 2017 IN the Philippines, where an estimated eight million Filipino migrant workers have either worked or are still working overseas, human trafficking looms as an ever-present threat, especially in some Middle Eastern countries whose laws and cultures do not recognize certain forms of human trafficking as a…