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Lack of Skilled Workforce Tops List of Employer’s Concerns Worldwide – Deloitte
CEOs around the globe now rank labor and skills shortages as the number one issue influencing or disrupting their business strategy. This was shared by Nicole Scoble-Williams, a Partner and Asia Pacific Future of Work Leader for Deloitte as key resource speaker during the launch of TechTrends last month. The Department of Information and Communications […]
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BNEFIT Welcomes First Bacolod Digital Learning Hub
Availability and scalability of quality talent with digital and business skills which aligned with the requirements of 21st century jobs and enterprises is one of the most important factors that will sustain Bacolod’s gains the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. This is one of the primary goals of the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for Information […]
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Pioneer batch of Western Visayas law professors completes clinical pedagogy course
More than forty deans, clinical legal education faculty, and supervising lawyers from various law schools in the Philippines completed last week in the Special Course on Clinical Pedagogy under the Clinical Legal Education Program (CLEP) Training Program organized by Legal Education Board in partnership with The Asia Foundation. The course was delivered through seven synchronous […]
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SC Welcomes 8,241 New PH Lawyers
Names of a total of 8, 241 successful examinees out of 11, 402 examinees this year for the Bar Examinations for 2020 and 2021 were released officially today, April 12, 2022. These examinees shall officialy become new lawyers after taking their oath and signing the Roll of Attorney scheduled soon. The current passing rate comprise […]
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Awards for Women in Rural Education Launched
Multinational Foundation, Inc, (MFI) launches today, the Filipina Achievers in Rural Education Award (FLORA) which recognizes the outstanding contribution of Filipino women in rural education. The award is in memory of Ramon K. Ilusorio, founder of the Multinational Group established in March 1972 to provide pioneering and innovative financial services in the country. Today, MIB […]
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Recognizing the Unsung Lockdown Heroes
It has been two years today since President Duterte declared lockdown on March 15, 2020. Many appreciation have already been given to frontlines. It is time to thank those in the backend (as well as frontend). It is fitting to now take this opportunity to thank and inspire the digital Filipino innovators and communities around […]
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TOWNS To Share Saltwater Lamps to Odette-Stricken Areas
Our 2016 batch of awardees of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) embark on an ambitious goal of bring light to the darkest communities in the Philippines as a new search for 2022 TOWNS awardees is underway. I am truly happy that TOWNS Foundation, Inc. adopted recently the Light and Love Lifting the […]
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La Sallian Law Students To Engage in Limited Practice of Law under Rule 138-A
The University of Saint La Salle (USLS) – Bacolod kicked off this week its legal aid services to be handled by Law Student Practitioners (LSP) as the first batch of LSPs were officially presented before Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and the Officers of the Integrated Bar of the […]
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Guideposts for Virtual Warriors
Published in Sunstar on December 10, 2021 The last two months of each year are like a “heroes’ months” in the Philippines where we mark Andres Bonifacio’s natal day on November 30, Dr. Jose Rizal’s death anniversary on December 30, and the birth of Graciano Lopez Jaena, founder of La Solidariad on December 18. The […]
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Odette Pushes Data Governance
Published in Sunstar on December 27, 2021 How do we build a comprehensive data analytics and visualization portal for national and local development in the Philippines, so that we limit the number of variables in every situation? That question constantly nags me, and now even more with the extent of damage that Odette has caused […]
Jocelle Batapa Sigue 