Monthly Archives: May 2009

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women, and mothers are particularly at risk.

GENEVA (AFP/Reuters) — Nine chemicals, including headlice treatment lindane, have been added to a list of poisonous substances that are to be eliminated under the Stockholm Convention, the UN Environment Programme said yesterday.

No matter how many times I told Dado Santos to leave his big sack of recovered recycled drink pouches at the bottom of our steep driveway and we would send down the pick-up to get his heavy sack, no, Dado insisted on carrying that heavy sack up the driveway on his back by himself. He…

Hunger and malnutrition continue to be a national pandemic affecting thousands of school-age Filipino children. One province at a time, Knorr is making a dent in reducing the national malnutrition level among school children through its Makulay ang Buhay ng Batang Pinoy (MBBP) supplementary feeding program.

Malacañang accused human rights groups of being used as fronts for the local communist movement while disputing a new report of United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston stating that human rights violations continue in the country mainly as a result of President Arroyo’s order for the military to neutralize the communist movement in the country.

With many congressmen and senators warning the Commission on Elections commissioners of violating the law in their push to have poll automation nationwide in May 2010 and with the probable delay in the automation system to be set in time for the polls, Comelec is now looking at the possibility of scaling down the scope…

WASHINGTON (Reuters): The US economy is expected to begin growing in the second half of this year, while the jobless rate is expected to peak in the first quarter of 2010, according to a survey of top forecasters released on Sunday.

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MANILA, Philippines –  The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) castigated the Philippines for its failure over the past 20 years to fulfill its obligation of submitting periodic reports on measures undertaken to implement the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and for Congress’ sitting on the Anti-Torture…

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang cried foul yesterday over the statements of UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings Philip Alston on the supposed failure of the Philippine government to implement reforms aimed at addressing the issue of summary executions and other human rights abuses in the country.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has placed 42nd in the rank of places not good for mothers to live in, according to a study by a US-based organization.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos aspiring to work abroad may train their eyes on Libya which is now in need of workers in various fields, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – After the successful “Pondo ng Pinoy,” Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales is setting up “Pondo ng Manggagawa” to help displaced and distressed workers nationwide.

The current dispute between the book industry and the Department of Finance regarding the imposition of taxes on book importation boils down to this.

MALOLOS CITY, Philippines – They went down a tunnel looking for gold hoping for a better life, but it ended their lives.

MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang disputed Saturday United Nations special rapporteur Philip Alston’s claim that the administration had failed to institutionalize the reforms needed to put a stop to extrajudicial killings, and suggested that Alston may have been influenced by leftist propaganda.

MANILA, Philippines — With 12 more months to go before the next elections, veteran community organizers and development workers across the country launched on Sunday a nationwide movement to get rid of the scourge of vote-buying in Philippine elections.

Black men suffer disproportionately from mental health problems. Men are struggling to cope with the emotional impact of the recession, a mental health charity has warned.

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has banned from entering the country an American accused of maltreating and abusing his Filipino wife.

MANILA, Philippines — The deployment of newly hired land-based overseas Filipino workers fell by nearly 30 percent in 2008 compared to 2007, according to revised figures released by the Phililippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

The chief executive of the state-owned health insurance company urged hospitals and doctors to keep their rates and fees down so that patients can enjoy the full impact of the 35-percent increase in benefits.

CAR sales declined 3.3 percent in the first four month, with a total of 38,552 vehicles sold, and industry officials blamed the fall on the fewer selling days in April.

CEBU, Philippines – Workers of a lamp shade factory inside the Mactan Export Zone went on a work stoppage early morning yesterday to raise certain grievances.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The global auto industry headed for a major shakeup Thursday as the boss of Fiat prepared to take charge of foundering US manufacturer Chrysler and German icons Porsche and VW moved toward an alliance.

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday that foreign direct investments are expected to drop to only $700 million this year from $1.4 billion in 2008 as investors hold back their plans to invest in the Philippines in the midst of the global economic recession.

Islamic militants justify the move as legitimate on the part of the aggrieved people   COTABATO CITY: The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) hierarchy on Friday issued a statement taking full responsibility for attacks on both military targets and a banana plantation in Tulunan, North Cotabato on Sunday.

Some 49 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have come home after leaving their jobs in a glass factory in Poland over wage and other issues.

The passage of the Reproductive Health bill would boost the Philippines’ fight against poverty, Ambassador Alistair MacDonald of the Delegation of the European Commission in the Philippines said.

Like most people around the world, the Filipinos’ main worry these days was about jobs because of the global economic crisis, the marketing researched firm Nielsen Co. reported Friday.

Amid massive layoffs worldwide due to the global financial crunch, Filipino nurses and other healthcare professionals are still in demand in US hospitals, an immigration consultant said yesterday.