The ADB statement said that the electronics and the information technology-business process outsourcing industry players showed good progress in implementing 4IR preparedness. - Bloomberg
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Philippines’ two biggest dollar-earning export sectors have made inroads in trying to minimise the potential impact on jobs of the automation of goods and services production under a looming “fourth industrial revolution” (4IR), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday (Jan 20).
The ADB cited the results of its study titled “Reaping the Benefits of Industry 4.0 Through Skills Development in High-Growth Industries in Southeast Asia: Insights from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam” in a statement published this month.
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OTTAWA (ANN): A woman who was arrested last month in British Columbia, Canada, gave her jailors 4.5 stars in a “review” she sent to police after she got out.
The West Shore Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) shared the handwritten letter of the woman, whose identity was withheld, noting that such acts were rare in their field.
“@WestshoreRCMP don’t often get thank you cards from people who ‘stay’ with us, but this was sure nice to see. [4.5-star] rating to boot!” the West Shore RCMP tweeted on Jan. 19.
In the letter, the woman commended the RCMP for their care and kindness while she was in their custody.
During the pandemic, the number of newly registered businesses in the Phiippines went up to 916,163 as of December, 2020 - the highest growth rate since 2010. - Bloomberg
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): More than 916,000 enterprises registered and renewed their business names under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) last year, driven mostly by pandemic-weary entrepreneurs who wanted to start their own mom-and-pop stores or sell products online.
According to the DTI’s Business Name Registration (BNR) Division, total registrations last year reached 916,163, of which 91 per cent were considered new while the rest were renewals.
This is nearly 44-per cent higher than the total registration in 2019 at 637,567.
Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Richard Javad Heydarian says that US President-elect Joe Biden owes his victory largely to grassroots mobilisation which saved his primaries campaign and handed him swing states.
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The Philippines hopes to be able to allow more children and families out of their homes to shop and spend while still observing safety protocols. - Bloomberg
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The government may consider reevaluating the age restrictions for those allowed to go outside their homes amid the Covid-19 pandemic by end of January or February, the country’s National Action Plan Against Covid-19 deputy chief implementer Vince Dizon said Wednesday (Jan 20).
During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum, Dizon, also the country’s testing czar, said health authorities are still evaluating the effects of the holiday activities in December to the Covid-19 cases being recorded in January this year.