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US job creation slows in December, wage gains cool

Douglas Gillison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 05:15 AM

The decline, which is not unusual after such a long stretch of brisk hiring, could tarnish President Donald Trump's economic record as he battles to win re-election in November. Read more »

Labor dept drafts new 'security of tenure' bill to stop 'endo'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 12:00 PM

On Duterte's orders, the DOLE submitted the draft Security of Tenure bill to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, which will be forwarded to Congress when sessions resume this month, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III told ANC’s Headstart.  Read more »

Philippines seeks new hosts for Mideast OFWs in case of repatriation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 09 11:54 AM

Overseas Filipino workers, in case of repatriation, will be profiled to match their skills with available jobs in Japan, China, Russia, Canada and Israel, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III told ANC’s Headstart.   Read more »

Mayor Isko says modeling jobs for public service

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 04:11 PM

MANILA - Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is not ashamed to admit that modeling is another way for him to help his city.   Read more »

Steve Jobs' first iPhone keynote foretold the smartphone decade

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 08:57 AM

A "revolutionary product" that "changes everything" was how the late Apple boss Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone. With words from that legendary speech, Jobs gave a glimpse of the decade ahead that would be defined by the smartphone. Read more »

Angkas seeks help to keep 17,000 bikers after LTFRB limits motorcycle taxi operations

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 21 02:34 PM

Motorcycle-hailing app Angkas on Saturday appealed to the public to help "save" some 17,000 drivers who are expected to lose jobs after the government slashed more than half of the motorcycle taxi company's workforce. Read more »

Strong jobs data mean better spending power for consumers: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 11:11 PM

While economists welcome the record low unemployment figures in the Philippines, the country's top economic agency is still pushing for more reforms to make sure more Filipinos find gainful jobs. Read more »

Philippines jobless rate eases in October with 43.15 million employed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 09:03 PM

The unemployment rate was at 4.5 percent in October compared to 5.1 percent during the same comparable period in 2018. This translates to 2.05 million unemployed persons, up from 2.2 million during the same comparable period, according to the Labor Force Survey. Read more »

The lonely and dangerous life of the Filipino seafarer

Aurora Almendral, The New York Times
Updated as of Dec 04 01:41 PM

For Filipino seamen,, perhaps the only thing worse than the repetitive drudgery of their harsh labor was the boredom that came when they were done, any romance with the sea long since faded. Read more »

1,000 Pinoy nurse, kailangan sa Germany

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 01:25 AM

Mangangailangan ng 1,000 Pinoy nurse ang Germany. Ang buwanang sweldo, aabot ng higit P100,000. Read more »

McDonald's Philippines to hire 50 more seniors, PWDs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 03:09 PM

The company earlier hired 100 seniors and PWDs in Manila and Pasig cities, McDonald's said in a statement.   Read more »

More Filipinos jobless in 3rd quarter of 2019: SWS

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 02:56 PM

The number of jobless Filipino adults climbed to 21.5 percent in the third quarter of 2019 as an estimated 10 million adults identified themselves as unemployed, according to a recent Social Weather Survey study, released Saturday. Read more »

WeWork to lay off 2,400 workers worldwide

Douglas Gillison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 08:31 AM

The painful job cuts underscore the rapid decline of what had been one of America's most celebrated startups which put a mammoth footprint in the commercial real estate of major cities around the globe but recently had to cancel its debut on Wall Street. Read more »

Steve Jobs was right: Smartphones and tablets killed the PC

Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 14 07:54 AM

Apple unveiled a new 16-inch MacBook with a revamped keyboard on Wednesday, good news for the many Apple lovers who’ve been grumbling about the company’s lackluster slate of recent Macs. Read more »

DOLE: Trabaho para sa mga senior citizen dumarami

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 12:35 AM

Nitong Lunes lang, isang kasunduan ang pinirmahan ng DOLE at ng isang unibersidad para sa programang magbibigay ng trabaho sa senior citizens. Read more »

6 na illegal recruiter timbog sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 08 07:43 PM

MAYNILA—Arestado sa Malate, Maynila nitong Huwebes ang hinihinalang grupo ng mga illegal recruiter na nambibiktima ng mga gustong magtrabaho abroad. Read more »

The cost of cosplaying

Alren Beronio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 09:59 PM

For cosplayers Michael Balajadia and his nephew Kenjie Libanan, weekends are spent at the La Mesa Ecopark, where they pose for pictures with children and adults.  Read more »

'Study now, pay later': Cebu Pacific looking for cadet pilots who'll train in Australia

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Posted at Nov 04 06:45 PM

The Philippines' largest airline said on Monday that it is looking for 16 new recruits for the ninth batch cadet pilots who will be trained in Australia.  Read more »

Postcards from a poisoned coast: Vietnam's people-smuggling heartland

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 29 08:29 AM

NGHE AN, Vietnam - The countryside in the Vietnamese provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh is dotted with billboards for labour export companies advertising jobs or study overseas. Read more »

Trump takes swipe at Apple for ditching iPhone home button

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 09:56 PM

Trump switched from an Android mobile to an iPhone in March 2017, the same year Apple dropped the physical home button from its top models. Read more »