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By: Maila Ager, INQINQUIRER.net, Feb 14, 2017 Annoyed by a person who persistently asks for your name and contact details? Such act, among others, would be penalized if a bill filed by Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday is passed into law.

“What to do about mass unemployment is going to be a massive social challenge,” Musk says. BY RYAN BORT, Feb 13, 2017 Elon Musk has come under fire recently for his decision to remain on President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council and for his views concerning unionization. On Wednesday, however, he was focused on the…

BY RIGOBERTO D. TIGLAO, Manila Times, Feb 13, 2017 Including raid on Henry Sy’s Pico de Loro resort in Nasugbu THE communist New People’s Army (NPA) undertook 18 armed attacks against government forces in February alone, or at the height of the peace talks, according to information in the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)…

by Rita Linda V. Jimeno, Manila Standard, Feb 13, 2017 Tomorrow will be Valentine’s Day. With Filipinos having a reputation for being naturally romantic, expect restaurants, hotels and motels to be fully booked. Without wanting to be a square, I believe it timely to talk about the worrisome trend, not only in the Philippines but…

by Vinayak Dalmia, Feb 13, 2017 Should your driverless car value your life over a pedestrian’s? Should your Fitbit activity be used against you in a court case? Should we allow drones to become the new paparazzi? Can one patent a human gene?

By: Kristine Angeli Sabillo, INQINQUIRER.net Feb 13, 2017 The Philippines has ratified the The Convention against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (ACTIP).

Do we need a new moral code for the age of drones and gene-editing? by Vinayak Dalmia, Feb 13, 2017 Should your driverless car value your life over a pedestrian’s? Should your Fitbit activity be used against you in a court case? Should we allow drones to become the new paparazzi? Can one patent a…

By: Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 12, 2017 Stressing that age does not matter in employment, the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has issued the implementing rules of Republic Act No. 10911 or the anti-age discrimination law.

LUISITA WORKERS’ PLIGHT Philippine Daily Inquirer, Feb 12, 2017 CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—A recruitment agency denied claims that workers from Bukidnon who were hired to work in Hacienda Luisita had been packed into dorm facilities that were not fit for habitation.

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), Feb 12, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Age does not matter when it comes to employment, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said over the weekend.

By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), Feb 12, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – A directive of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) delegating the inspection of establishments in special economic zones may be revoked.

By Eva Visperas (The Philippine Star), Feb 12, 2017 CALAUAG, Quezon , Philippines – A lineman was electrocuted in Barangay Mambaling in this town on Friday. Angelberto Vega Jr. of Emperor Supply and Energy Construction was repairing a transmission line when the accident occurred at around 9:30 a.m. Vega was pronounced dead on arrival in…

By Rossel Calderon, Abante, Feb 12, 2017 Isa na namang House Technology Industries (HTI) fire victim ang sumakabilang buhay, pasado alas-sais ng gabi kamakalawa, ito na ang ikatlong biktima ng sunog na nasawi matapos ang insidente sa EPZA Cavite, mahigit dalawang linggo na ang nakakaraan.

By Ronilo Dagos, Abante, Feb 12, 2017 Patay ang isang lineman makaraang ito’y makuryente habang nag-aayos ng sirang kable ng National Grid Corporation (NGC) sa Calauag, Quezon kamakalawa ng gabi.

by Joel E. Zurbano, Manila Standard, Feb 12, 2017 THE number of vehicular accidents in the National Capital Region rose in 2016 by 13,707 to 109,322 from the 95,615 the previous year, an annual report from the Metro Manila Development Authority showed.

Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say says they are confident about regularizing the 65,000 employees affected by the 5-5-5 scheme Patty Pasion, Rappler, Feb 12, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Ending the illegal practice of perpetually hiring workers on a contract-basis – more popularly known as labor contractualization – was among the most popular campaign promises of President…

by Alex Strauss, Feb 12, 2017 A new analysis of Baltimore shipyard workers in the 1950s and 1960s suggests that exposure to a range of toxic substances raised their risk for lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma, and early death.

By Rea Cu, Businessmirror, Feb 12, 2017 Protectionist policies will weaken the country’s business- process outsourcing (BPO) sector should US President Donald J. Trump push through with his plans to implement trade reforms, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

by Tom Goodwin, Feb 12, 2017 Living in New York and working in advertising I rarely see people over the age of fifty. My elders seem to be a secret population — a growing, sizable, increasingly healthy and wealthy group — that I’m never exposed to, let alone have the pleasure of working alongside. This…

By Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), Feb 11, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – The country’s trade deficit widened to $24.927 billion in 2016 from $12.24 billion a year earlier as manufacturing and consumption-related imports outpaced exports, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday.

By Bloomberg News, Feb 11, 2017 THE world’s working-age population is shrinking faster than expected, leaving fewer people to support a growing number of seniors, according to the Bloomberg Sunset Index.

BY MICHAEL JOE T. DELIZO, TMT, Manila Times, Feb 11, 2017 THE Hong Kong government has finally agreed to add a safety clause in the job contracts of foreign domestic helpers.

By Leslie Ann G. Aquino, Manila Bulletin, Feb 11, 2017 The proposed bill that will allow workers to “disconnect” or ignore text messages, phone calls and e-mails from superiors after work hours gained the support of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).

10th of February 2017 The ETU has called on the Department of Transport and Main Roads to put a stop to all below ground work on traffic lights and street lights statewide until asbestos discovered in the network is located.

PRESS STATEMENT (for immediate release) 10 February 2017 FMR. EXEC. SECRETARY RUBEN D. TORRES President, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines Contact Number: (+63) 908.851.3320 The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) expressed condolences to the affected workers and families in the fire that erupted in Housing Technology Industries on Wednesday.

By: Maricar Cinco, INQInquirer Southern Luzon, Feb 10, 2017 SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna—Another victim of the fire that razed a building of the Japanese-owned factory House Technologies Inc. (HTI) in General Trias city in Cavite province died in a hospital on Thursday, a provincial government official said Friday.

By: Nestor Corrales, INQINQUIRER.net, Feb 10, 2017 President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the release of a one-time gratuity pay of P1,000 to P2,000 for contractual workers in government.

by Maya M. Padillo, Businessworld, Feb 10, 2017 DAVAO CITY — The head of ICT Davao, Inc., the umbrella organization of information and communication technology firms in the Davao Region, called on business process outsourcing (BPO) workers to observe proper resignation procedures amid increased staff poaching in the industry.

BY MICAH VARDELEON, THE MANILA TIMES, FEB 10, 2017 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has urged employers to grant their employees full benefits.

Sunstar, Feb 10, 2017 COMBINED military and police operatives have rescued two victims of human trafficking in the province of Tawi-Tawi, a military official said Friday, February 10.