Monthly Archives: January 2010

TAIPEI: Wrong-footed by rocketing consumer demand, Asian technology suppliers are scrambling to expand capacity before inventories run dry of everything from semiconductors to flat-panel screens.

THE primary difference between young and old workers is that the senior guys would always want to review the fine print in their medical care and insurance policies. Not the young ones whose interest is the warranty policy of their Nokia E71.

THE Philippines’ weak economic growth may persist until the first semester of the year because of the El Niño phenomenon, according to economists.

MANILA, Philippines –  Investment commitments from the Board of Investments (BOI) are expected to expand by 10 percent this year after dropping significantly in 2009, a high ranking official said.

MANILA, Philippines –  Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila is in favor of allocating a portion of the planned 150,000 metric ton (MT) importation of sugar for industrial users, contrary to the Sugar Regulatory Administration’s position not to do so.

MANILA, Philippines –  Side by side the desire to gain market leadership, most companies today aim to become a positive instrument of change wherever they are in the world.

MANILA, Philippines –  The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday appealed to the public to start conserving water “in the face of a limited water supply” even as it disclosed that there is no water crisis yet in the metropolis.

MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile has assured the public that the Senate will pass urgent bills as it resumes session today.

In line with his goal of reducing the Philippines’ dependence on imported fossil fuel, Lakas-Kampi-Christian-Muslim Democrats standard-bearer Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. is urging the country’s energy officials to look into the possibility of building nuclear-powered plants in order to meet the domestic demand for cheap and easily produced electricity.

The US filed a case against the  Philippines before the World Trade  Organization (WTO), citing higher excise taxes Manila had slapped on imported distilled spirits.

Enemies of the Arroyo administration immediately seized on the Social Weather Station (SWS) data to pillory President Gloria Arroyo over the latest hunger and poverty survey results.

MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Contrary to the news circulating around the Internet, the Commission on Elections still has not acted on the petition of several Filipino-American groups to extend the registration for overseas absentee voting (OAV).

CASTILLEJOS, ZAMBALES—DRIVERS AND OPerators of 50 mini buses providing transport services to the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Phils. Inc. (HHIC-PI) on Saturday went on strike to protest the Korean firm’s alleged bias in hiring their rival’s services.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranked an impressive 44th in a new World Bank logistics survey that covered 155 economies worldwide.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US consumer prices barely rose in December amid a sluggish recovery from recession, official data showed Friday, as falling wages pinched spending that drives most of the world’s largest economy.

Haribon Foundation is currently implementing the GOLDEN, or Governance and Local Development of Endangered Forests, Landscapes and Seascapes Project (GF/LS) in Surigao del Sur province, covering Lanuza Bay and two important biodiversity areas (IBAs)—Mount Hilong-hilong and Mount Diwata Ranges. The goal of the project is to protect endangered tropical rainforests and coastal areas in the…

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) said that latest results of the nationwide random drug testing (RDT) administered in public and private secondary schools show a very low drug use rate among school children.

SYDNEY – Couch potatoes, beware. Sitting in front of the television for hours daily could shorten your life, according to an Australian study.

MANILA, Philippines – Don’t expect the Department of Health (DOH) to rattle off lists of “mentally ill” government employees any time soon.

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has called on Filipinos not to vote for candidates supporting the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and other Southeast Asian (SEA) economies are recovering faster from the global economic crisis than the rest of Asia and the emerging markets, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a study.

Do you know how difficult it is to get good people to work for you? And do you know how challenging it is to have the same good people remain with you when they are offered better positions and better pay somewhere else and when I say somewhere else I mean your competitors?

MANILA, Philippines – Two Filipino seamen arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport yesterday after suffering third-degree burns when their cargo ship’s boiler exploded as they were fixing it on Jan. 11.

MANILA, Philippines – Being the first physician to head the commission concerned with the bureaucracy, Francisco Duque III believes his appointment cannot have better timing especially with a study claiming that 30 percent of state workers in Metro Manila have mental disorders.

MANILA, Philippines – One in five Filipino women under 50 years old have suffered physical abuse since the age of 15, a latest government survey released yesterday showed.

MANILA, Philippines – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the state-owned pension fund for government employees, reminded yesterday agencies to submit the names of members availing of early retirement at least 60 days prior to their preferred retirement date to ensure the judicious settlement of their benefits.

MANILA, Philippines – Money sent home by Filipinos abroad accelerated to its fastest level in 14 months due to the continued deployment of skilled workers abroad, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is now looking at getting some US senators to sponsor the Save Act in the US Senate to fast track the passing of the bill which will help the local garments industry.

Ganito tayo noon, ganito tayo ngayon (Social development)

1. 1-AANI 2. 1-Aangat Pilipino (1-AK) 3. 1ST Consumers Alliance for Rural Energy (1-CARE) 4. 1-Ako Babaing Astig Aasenso (1-ABAA) 5. 1Guardians Nationalist of the Philippines