Multiple Burden of Pregnancy and Expanded Maternity Leave Addressed by Women Lawmakers

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Multiple Burden of Pregnancy and Expanded Maternity Leave were some of the issues raised by Women lawmakers or legislators at a press conference held in a popular restaurant in Quezon City

Present at the table discussion were former Akbayan representative and Senator Risa Hontiveros , Atty. Joy Anne Lai ( Chief of Staff ) of Representative Emmeline Aglipay -Villar ( Diwa Partylist) and Ms. Asuncion Binos (spokesperson ) of IndustriALL, a multi-sectoral labor right's organization for women.

Some private business owners , Small and medium scale enterprises which composed the bulk of the business in the country will also reap in some benefits . Among the Asean member countries , The Philippines still lags behind Vietnam , Thailand, Singapore or Malaysia for these countries had longer maternity leave compared to the Philippines . Currently , Only 60 days of maternity leave is allowed under the old law and according to researches conducted by SSS and GSIS - The effect on business will be minimal.

" The physical demand of pregnancy alone is challenging. A nine-month pregnant woman carries an average weight of 15 kilos. This is as heavy as a regular hollow block or mid-size microwave oven. Yet,this is but a small fraction of multiple burden of pregnancy ," Hontiveros said.

FirstMetroSec Grand Unveiling Highlights

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FirstMetroSec Online is a one-stop-shop online platform for stocks, mutual funds, and other financial services, offering a fast, powerful, and seamless online trading experience to investors with access to the widest range of investment products and solutions.

Last February 22, more than 800 people were in attendance at Valkyrie at The Palace, Bonifacio Global City to witness the company launch three of its latest innovations:

(1) FundsMart – the mutual funds online platform that lets you invest in over 25 peso mutual funds of the six leading fund houses in the country. Invest and redeem mutual funds with no additional paperwork, sales loads, and transaction fees with only one FMSec online trading account.

(2) Margin Financing Facility - Buy securities by only paying for half the cost and then borrowing the rest. It enables you to double your buying power and magnify your earning potential. Pay an interest rate of only 0.9% per month, lower than credit cards and other unsecured loans, plus there are no set-up costs, annual fees, not even repayment schedules. Pay when you want, when you can. Minimum equity amount is P200,000 (gives you buying power to buy stocks up to P400,000).

(3) Enhanced Mobile App - FirstMetroSec Online allows you to trade how and whenever you want using our web and mobile trading platforms. This now allows you to view streaming real-time prices, check your positions and balances, view charts w/ technical indicators, create watchlists, and more. You are always on the go, and so are we! Take your investments anywhere with you. Trade on the go using our free apps for Android and iOs.

Photo caption:

Toast joined by (L-R front row) PSBank President Vicente Cuna Jr., First Metro Asset Management President Gus Cosio, First Metro Securities Chairman Rabboni Arjonillo, First Metro Investments Corp. (FMIC) Chairman Francisco Sebastian, FMIC Director Martin Q. Dy Buncio, First Metro Securities Vice Chairman Robert Yu, Metrobank Senior Vice President Marie Edgette C. Gamboa, and First Metro Securities President Gonzalo Ordoňez. (Back row) Senior officers of ALFM Mutual Funds, Sun Life Asset Management, ATR Asset Management, Philam Asset Management, and Philequity Management Inc.

Lenovo Launches Kaby Lake-Powered ThinkPads to the Philippines​

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Lenovo, the world’s top PC maker, has just announced the latest devices in their ThinkPad lineup powered by Intel’s latest 7th Generation Kaby Lake processor to the Philippine market.

Known for its durability, robustness, design, and overall performance when it comes to the office, the ThinkPad is Lenovo’s brand made for those looking for a dedicated and reliable workstation. Placing power and performance as the main priority, the ThinkPad is designed to keep in pace with your business, whether at home, in the office, or on the move.

Lenovo Philippines Country General Manager Michael Ngan expressed that the new ThinkPad devices are geared for the working class of today who are always on the go. Anna Abola

“Our work methods are faster than ever. Workplaces are being reconfigured to encourage greater collaboration as more and more employees become mobile,” said Ngan. “To strive in this ever-growing digitized world, we need to be both flexible and agile. The new ThinkPads were developed with that in mind.”