Philippine economy sizzles in Q3 growing 6.9%, one of Asia’s best

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Nov 162017
 
Philippine economy sizzles in Q3 growing 6.9%, one of Asia’s best

The Philippine economy grew by 6.9% from July to September 2017, beating analysts expectations and overtaking China in growth again. The country’s Q3 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) surpassed the midyear growth rate of 6.5 percent, and the Nomura Securities projection for a 6.7% growth rate. The national statistics agency credited manufacturing, trade, and real estate, renting and business activities as the main drivers of growth for the quarter. Among the major economic sectors, Industry recorded the fastest growth of 7.5 percent followed by Services with 7.1 percent growth. Meanwhile, Agriculture slowed down by 2.5 percent from 3.0 percent growth in the previous year, the report stated. Net Primary Income from the Rest of the World (NPI) grew by 5.7 percent compared with the 4.1 percent growth recorded in the same quarter of the previous year. As a result, Gross National Income (GNI) posted a growth of 6.7 percent. With the country’s projected population reaching 104.9 million in the third quarter of 2017, per capita GDP grew by 5.4 percent. Meanwhile per capita GNI and per capita Household Final Consumption Expenditure grew by 5.2 percent and 3.0 percent, respectively, reported the office of Undersecretary Dr. Lisa Grace S. Bersales. In a briefing, Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the government is optimistic it will meet its economic growth target of 6.5-7.5 percent for this year. “We are likely to rank second in Asia, next only to Vietnam at 7.5 percent, and ahead of China’s 6.8 percent and Indonesia’s 5.1 percent,” Pernia Read More …

PH wireless internet speed & access improves according to global report

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Nov 152017
 

Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless internet speeds and 4G availability in the country has improved, according to a global research by OpenSignal. Download speeds in the Philippines increased to 8.23 mbps as of October 2017, up from 7.27 mbps in 2016. LTE coverage also went up to 58.83 %, up from 44.80 % in the same period, according to the State of LTE Report 2017 by the global internet mapping company. The Philippine internet improvements were mapped by OpenSignal, although it also ranked the country as still lagging far behind its South East Asian neighbors in terms of overall internet speed and access. In general, speeds in the Philippines remain slow, well below both the global 4G average of 16.2 Mbps and the global 3G average of 4.4 Mbps, as measured in the OpenSignal State of LTE report. Singapore led the global survey for download speeds at 46.64 mbps, followed by South Korea at 45.85 mbps. South Korea also ranked 1st for LTE availability with 96.69 % of the country covered, followed by Japan at 94.11 %. In an earlier Mobile Networks Update about the Philippines released in September 2017, OpenSignal tracked the changes seen in 3G and 4G measurements for Smart and Globe over the last six months. Globe led in 4G availability. OpenSignal users were able to latch onto Globe’s LTE signals more than 62.6% of the time. Both operators, however, saw sizable improvements in their availability scores since the spring. Smart’s availability jumped 12 percentage points in Read More …

MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic and C# developers in Minneapolis, MN

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Nov 152017
 
MS Access, Excel, Visual Basic and C# developers in Minneapolis, MN

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Ecommerce Developers in Baltimore, MD

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Nov 152017
 
Ecommerce Developers in Baltimore, MD

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ASEAN Leaders Sign Consensus To Protect Migrant Workers

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Nov 142017
 
ASEAN Leaders Sign Consensus To Protect Migrant Workers

Leaders of 10 member states in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have finally signed the long-delayed consensus that would protect the rights of migrant workers. The signed consensus, dubbed “ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers” was presented by President Rodrigo Duterte to ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh on Tuesday, November 14. The consensus is a follow-up document to the “ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers” that was adopted back in 2007 in Cebu. The agreement is expected to benefit over 200,000 Filipino migrant workers in the region, many of whom are employed in Singapore and Malaysia, both members of ASEAN. It is also expected to prevent many unfair practices from occurring in ASEAN member states, which includes confiscation of passports, overcharging of placement or recruitment fees and gives protection against violence and sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as the right to fair and appropriate remuneration benefits and their right to join trade unions and associations. “In cases where Filipino migrant workers are imprisoned, they will have rights no less favorable than those applied to the local workers. They also have the right to file grievances with the relevant authorities in the countries they are working in,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in a statement. The implementation of the agreement will be subject to the respective laws of the ASEAN members. “I am pleased to announce that ASEAN member states have Read More …

Krizziah Tabora is Bowling World Cup Champ, ending PHL’s 14 year title drought

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Nov 142017
 

The Philippines’ has a new Bowling World Cup champion! Krizziah Lyn Tabora beat Malaysia’s Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman, 232-196, in the stepladder finals as she was crowned the 53rd QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup (BWC) Champion in the women’s division in Hermosillo, Mexico. Tabora’s ends a 14 year title drought for the country in this prestigious bowling extravaganza. She is the 5th Filipino to win a BWC title after Christian Suarez in 2003 and the 3rd Filipina after Lita dela Rosa in 1978 and Olivia “Bong Coo” Garcia in 1979. Philippine legend Paeng Nepomuceno still holds the record of a Filipino with the most titles in the BWC, as he won in 1976, 1980, 1992 and 1996. Tabora, ranked 28th in Asia (2016), bested the Malaysian to clinch her first international singles championship. She entered the qualification round ranked 8th, but rose to 3rd place to advance to the semi-final round with a total of 6,897 pinfalls after 40 games. Tabora defeated Colombia’s Rocio Restrepo, 249-222, while Siti pulled off an upset win over the BWC’s defending champion Jenny Wegner of Sweden, 227-197. This set up the finals between the 3rd and 4th seed of the competition. The post Krizziah Tabora is Bowling World Cup Champ, ending PHL’s 14 year title drought appeared first on Good News Pilipinas.

Custom Plugin Developers in the Washington DC

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Nov 142017
 
Custom Plugin Developers in the Washington DC

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Binibining Cebu Candidate’s Wows Crowd With Her Courage And Honesty

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Nov 132017
 
Binibining Cebu Candidate’s Wows Crowd With Her Courage And Honesty

Image via Maria Izobel Taguiam’s Facebook Page “Do you have a boyfriend?” As questions went, the one posed by Miss Earth 2008 Karla Henry to Binibining Cebu candidate Maria Izobel Taguiam was as softball as they get. Beautiful, smart, sexy: it was only natural for beauty queens to have relationships going into competitions. But for Taguiam, Henry’s question was an opportunity for her to be as honest and as truthful as she could about her sexuality and her partner. Without missing a beat, Taguiam replied: “Yes, but not a boyfriend but a girlfriend. Because I believe love does not see gender and if you love that someone, go for it.” It was the last answer that many people in the crowd expected from the 17-year-old high school student at the Southwestern University, but one that drew applause and cheers from the audience, Rappler reports. “Do you think that a woman who is single will make a better Binibining Cebu or that one who is a relationship?” Henry asked, as a follow-up question. “I think mas maayo jud na committed ka kay kung imong partner kahibaw mo support nimo sa tanan nimong desisyon, he or she will not hinder sa imong mga commitments (I think it would be better if you are committed because if your partner knows how to support, he or she will not hinder you from doing your commitments),” Taguiam replied. Taguiam, who has been with her current girlfriend for five months now is thankful for her partner. Read More …

PH Praised For Closing Gender Gap, Embracing Women Leaders

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Nov 132017
 
PH Praised For Closing Gender Gap, Embracing Women Leaders

US President Donald Trump speaks on the final day of the APEC CEO Summit, part of the broader Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit, in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 10, 2017.World leaders and senior business figures are gathering in the Vietnamese city of Danang this week for the annual 21-member APEC summit. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Anthony WALLACE United States President Donald Trump has praised the Philippines for closing the gender gap and embracing women leaders in a speech during the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam. “For 11 consecutive years, the World Economic Forum has ranked the Philippines first among Asian countries in closing the gender gap and embracing women leaders in business and in politics,” said Trump on Friday, November 10. According to WEF’s Global Gender Gap report for 2017, the Philippines is ranked 10th place, slipping 3 notches from 7th back in 2016. Despite that, the country maintained its status as being the most gender equal country in Asia. The Philippines was one of the first countries in Asia to have a female president in Cory Aquino, which led the country from February 25, 1986 to June 30, 1992. President Trump also praised the Philippines for being a “proud nation” with “strong and devout families”. The post PH Praised For Closing Gender Gap, Embracing Women Leaders appeared first on Good News Pilipinas.

Ebay Data Entry help – eBay product listers in the Denver, CO

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Nov 132017
 
Ebay Data Entry help – eBay product listers in the Denver, CO

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