Monthly Archives: August 2009

EnviroTech Remediation Services was fined $13,200 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for improper removal of asbestos. The MPCA claimed that EnviroTech failed to inform them of a siding removal project and did not keep the material wet to prevent dust from forming when materials were broken.

Unions Protest Worker Mistreatment at Hotel Property TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Aug. 20, 2009) – Sun Life Financial – one of Canada’s largest companies – found itself the target of international protests today. Representatives of three labor federations descended on the company’s headquarters in Manila, the Philippines – a major market for Sun Life.

Experts say rooms should be ventilated when burning candles Candle-lit dinners may be romantic, but researchers are warning they could be harmful to health.

The Philippines received a strong rebuke from United Nations human rights experts for claiming that discrimination does not exist in the Philippines, particularly in the case of thousands of civilians displaced by the armed conflict in strife-torn Mindanao.

If you’re stuck in a cube 40 hours a week, you may need a few coping strategies to keep from going crazy. Jack Wallen offers some survival tips to help make your workdays more bearable – and maybe even enjoyable.

The Government Service Insurance System yesterday unwrapped a housing loan package with a fixed interest rate of 8 percent and an easy repayment period up to 30 years.

People who like to blast multinationals might want to take stock of their daily lives. Did you brush your teeth this morning? Colgate produced the first toothpaste in a tube. Did you (men only) shave? Gillette invented the safety razor. Did you get to work with reasonable facility? Benz invented the modern automobile.

SINGAPORE – Organizers of the annual gathering of carbon market players on Wednesday predicted an increase in participation and number of projects to be featured in the fourth edition of Carbon Forum Asia this coming October.

MANILA, Philippines – Hundreds of porters, truck drivers and vendors stormed the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in South Harbor yesterday morning to protest the privatization of the North Harbor.

Almost three weeks ago, my beloved mother Marita suffered a “minor” heart attack. From day one I found myself dealing with situations, questions and experiences that changed a lot of how I see life.

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang said yesterday the state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is far from facing bankruptcy or any financial trouble in the next few years.

China’s much-vaunted stimulus package has exacerbated structural imbalances in the economy and may delay the country’s transition to a more sustainable growth model, according to some leading economists.

The Department of Agriculture on Thursday ordered the National Food Authority (NFA) to triple corn procurement as part of the government’s strategy to counter the effects of the looming price crash of the grain and to support Filipino farmers.

Show business and media personalities have submitted to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) their petition to run under the party-list system in the 2010 national elections, claiming to represent the interest of the industries’ mostly anonymous and low-paid workers.

MANILA, Philippines—Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes said residents should not be tempted by offer of jobs by mining companies since these are but brief employment.

Victims cry maltreatment, nonpayment of salaries MANILA, Philippines — Two former housemaids of the businessman-brother of tycoon Lucio Tan Thursday filed a complaint against Mariano Tanenglian and his family, alleging that they were maltreated and detained against their will.

The plight of domestic workers here and abroad prompted international and local stakeholders, including the Philippine government, to work together to strengthen protection of the workers as well as to promote domestic work as decent work.

Over thirty union officers and organizers from three unions TUCP, FFW and AIHRWU conducted a successful leafletting before Sun Life Headquarters In Makati City despite numerous confrontations with headquarters security officers.

SINGAPORE: Asia is outpacing the United States and Europe in the rebound from the global economic slump, thanks to multibillion-dollar stimulus packages and robust demand from China, analysts said.

THE National Competitiveness Council (NCC) is pushing for so-called five-star projects to boost the country’s rankings in competitiveness surveys.

THE education sector continues to get a much-needed shot in the arm from private initiatives such as the free seminars on teaching styles being conducted by a non-government organization to help public schools teachers adapt to the ever-evolving learning environment.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday threatened to file cases against pharmacies and private hospitals that are not implementing the government price control on essential medicine pursuant to the Cheaper Medicine Law.

BAGUIO CITY , Philippines   – Witnesses to the gruesome murders of Filipino journalists live in fear, according to a report of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released yesterday.

Consulting firm says more to be brought back AFTER CUTTING 500 jobs earlier in the year, global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing firm Accenture has started rehiring personnel.

If you feel lonely, chances are it’s your own fault. Loneliness is caused by an emptiness within. You can be lonely in a crowd, in a noisy party. Your aloneness originates in your heart. It is a feeling that is born of an idea, a thought, a belief that things are not right for you.

“Love is blind and lovers cannot see the petty follies that themselves commit,” thus has Shakespeare put in the mouth of Jessica, daughter of Shylock, in the play Merchant of Venice, words of timeless significance. Not much has changed since the 16th century and present Romeos continue to find it necessary, because of the blinding…

Latest flash indicators point to a modest Philippine economic recovery from the global financial crisis that started in October last year, the National Statistical Coordination Board said yesterday.

We’ve been talking about women’s issues for so long in this country one would think that significant strides have already been made in terms of putting in place the necessary legal framework that would guarantee the protection of women from discrimination. Unfortunately, we are a country that likes to talk endlessly about issues and show…

AN official of the National Economic and Development Authority yesterday said fuel products were overpriced by P2.30 a liter, and not P8 a liter as claimed by the agency’s former chief, Ralph Recto.

The Filipinos seem to be decreasingly proud of having a large population of Christians—despite the show of affection by millions for the notably Christian late former President Cory Aquino.