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by Ephrat Livni, Feb 6, 2017 Lawyers are the professionals everyone loves to loathe. Jokes about attorneys abound, and Shakespeare’s line from Henry VI remains a cultural favorite: ”The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Soon, that dream may come true, and machines will be the ones to do it. Academically trained…

http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/made-in-the-future/70003?utm_source=ozyge&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6142016 Because a new era of manufacturing is just beginning. OZY and Predix from GE — the cloud-based development platform built for industry — have partnered to bring you an inside look at the future of digital industries, where people, data and productivity meet. Take a drive about four hours north of London — atop…

By: Jhunnex Napallacan, @cebudailynews, Feb. 6, 2017 Household service workers in Cebu City and in other parts of Central Visayas can now expect a P1,000 increase of their monthly minimum rate.

EVEN WITH TALKS, NPA RAIDED SY’S PICO DE LORO IN NASUGBU BY RIGOBERTO D. TIGLAO, Manila Times, Feb. 6, 2017 PRESIDENT Duterte announced in the past two days the virtual end of his peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (masked as the National Democratic Front), mainly because the communists’ armed groups have…

The Daily Dose, Jul 5, 2016 Because we’re unleashing a new wave of jobs that most of us haven’t even thought of. OZY and Predix from GE — the cloud-based development platform built for industry — have partnered to bring you an inside look at the future of digital industries, where people, data and productivity…

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By: Delfin T. Mallari Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 05, 2017 LUCENA CITY—Authorities have uncovered more than 10 cybersex dens catering to foreign clients in Lucena City, but most had been shut down before they could be raided as a police operation against one had alerted the others, a National Bureau of Investigation officer said…

By CNN Philippines Staff, Feb. 5, 2017 Cavite Governor Boying Remulla confirmed that HTI employee Jerome Sismaet died on Saturday night. Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — A victim in the factory fire in Cavite has passed away.

BY THE MANILA TIMES, Feb. 5, 2017 PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday canceled peace talks with the communists and told rebels leaders negotiating with the government to return to the Philippines and go back to prison.

Department of Labor and Employment sees no need to suspend HTI’s operations while investigation continues By: Julie M. Aurelio, Maricar Cinco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 04, 2017 The fire that hit a Japanese-factory in the Cavite Economic Zone in General Trias town was put out on Friday afternoon, 46 hours after it broke out on…

By: Ronnel W. Domingo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 04, 2017 The Philippine mining industry challenged on Friday the planned closure of 23 mines, mostly nickle producers, and the suspension of at least five others, saying it would affect an estimated 1.3 million people.

Kyodo News, Feb 04 2017 YOKOHAMA – The door has opened for the first foreign housekeepers to be hired under a Japanese government policy aimed at helping professional women re-enter the workforce after having children. But as attention focuses on Kanagawa Prefecture and Osaka city, where domestic workers will begin training this month before being…

by Marta RibeiroBY, Feb. 4, 2017 Although more than 50 countries across the globe have banned the use of asbestos, the U.S. and Canada still allow asbestos to be used when producing certain products—in particular, automobile parts, and construction and insulation products.

Feb. 4, 2017, http://www.theborneopost.com/2017/02/04/5-filipinas-rescued-in-ops-on-human-trafficking/ MIRI: Five Filipinas were rescued during a police operation held on Friday on human trafficking.

By Jonathan Woetzel, Richard Sellschop, Michael Chui, Sree Ramaswamy, Scott Nyquist, Harry Robinson, Occo Roelofsen, Matt Rogers, and Rebecca Ross, Feb 2017 The ways we consume energy and produce commodities are changing. This transformation could benefit the global economy, but resource producers will have to adapt to stay competitive.

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By: Maricar Cinco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 03, 2017 GENERAL TRIAS, Cavite—At least 126 people, including at least two Japanese, were injured after a fire that raged for more than 18 hours starting Wednesday night hit a three-story factory at the Cavite Export Processing Zone here, local officials said.

BY UNITED NATIONS NEWS, FEB. 3, 2017 UNITED NATIONS-(IPS): International migration is a complex phenomenon dealing with overlapping issues relating to the human rights of migrants, mixed migration flows, international protection, smuggling and trafficking, as well as other push and pull factors affecting migration.

By Ronilo Dagos, Abante, Feb. 3, 2017 Arestado ang pitong bading sa raid ng magkakasanib na puwersa ng Criminal Investigation Division Group (CIDG), Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti Cyber Crime Group at mga operatiba ng Lucena PNP sa raid sa isang cybersex den sa St. Jude Subdivision, Brgy. Mayao Crossing, Lucena City.

Solons, miners warn of massive displacement by Anna Leah E. Gonzales and Christine F. Herrera, Feb. 03, 2017 MORE than 19,000 people will lose their jobs once the government closes down 21 mining companies and suspends the operations of six more, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau said yesterday.

by Patrick Caughill, Feb 3, 2017 According to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, nearly half of all the work we do will be able to be automated by the year 2055. However, a variety of factors, including politics and public sentiment toward the technology, could push that back by as many as…

by Patrick Caughill, Feb 3, 2017 According to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, nearly half of all the work we do will be able to be automated by the year 2055. However, a variety of factors, including politics and public sentiment toward the technology, could push that back by as many as…

By Leilani Junio, PNA, Feb. 03, 2017 THERE were a total of 9,264 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases, including 1,113 full-blown acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (Aids) cases and 439 deaths, from January to December 2016, according to the Department of Health.

By: Ed Margareth Barahan, INQUIRER.net, Feb. 03, 2017 Over 1.2 million workers will lose their jobs following the closure of 23 large-scale mining firms as ordered by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Sec. Gina Lopez, according to the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP).

James ManyikaMichael ChuiKaty George, Feb 03, 2017 Soon after taking office, the new president created a national commission to examine the impact of automation. No family should pay an unjust price for progress, he announced, yet automation should not be viewed as an enemy. “If we understand it, if we plan for it, if we…

By: Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 02, 2017 ILOILO CITY—A government team on Tuesday held a Chinese dredging ship and its 15 crew members in Aklan province for dredging a section of the Aklan River without permits.

By: Tina G. Santos, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 02, 2017 MANILA — Seven-hundred fifty (750) new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were recorded in December 2016, the Department of Health (DOH) said.

By: Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb. 02, 2017 An international human rights watchdog has accused the Philippine National Police of paying officers and assassins to kill alleged drug offenders, planting evidence and even setting up a racket with funeral homes in what it called an “informal economy of death” under President Rodrigo Duterte’s…

by Janine Marie D. Soliman, Businessworld, Feb. 02, 2017 MITSUBISHI UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) expects more Japanese companies to enter the Philippines with economic growth to range between 6-7% this year, led by heightened consumer spending, robust business process outsourcing (BPOs) sector and overseas Filipino worker (OFW) remittances.

(UPDATED) The provincial government and the company, House Technology Industries, have committed to provide financial assistance to the affected employees by Patty Pasion, Rappler, Feb. 02, 2017 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said victims of the huge fire that hit the House Technology Industries (HTI) in…