Monthly Archives: March 2010

Economists and politicians often sing different tunes but this election season they seem to have found a common melody. They both agree that job creation should be the next administration’s top priority.

A national labor organization on Monday filed a petition with the National Capital Region (NCR) Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board for a P75 wage increase across the board.

CEBU, Philippines – Akbayan Rep. Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros-Baraquel said that there is nothing wrong for government through the Department of Health in giving out free condoms especially among the poor, as a way to prevent the spread of the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS.

MANILA, Philippines – Cebu City emerged as Asia’s top outsourcing city, overtaking Chinese cities Shanghai and Beijing, a survey from one of the global outsourcing advisory firms showed yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard bearer Gilbert Teodoro Jr. vowed to make economic growth trickle down to the grassroots level if he gets elected as the next president of the Philippines.

We have always maintained that a true test of a nation’s conviction to education is found in their national budget. What percentage is allocated to education? If you want to know the policy of any administration, do not listen to the pronouncements. Study the budget. Examine the results.

MANILA, Philippines – The government should refrain from disposing of assets during the election period as it may end up selling at a bargain, a former economics official said.

MANILA, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) yesterday filed a petition at the National Capital Region (NCR) wage board for a P75 across-the-board wage increase for workers in Metro Manila.

South Korea kept building nuclear plants for decades. Its low-cost approach could benefit as the U.S. and others revive nuclear construction

Saying “We will be in the street wherever the fight for jobs is being fought,” members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council today issued a call to action for the entire union and progressive movement to put America back to work and ensure those whose reckless acts created this jobs crisis pay a price.

WITH almost one-half of the Filipino labor force engaged in agriculture farmers all over the country are facing the effects of El Niño or long dry spells. Farms are drying up due to climate change which can have a huge impact on the incomes of farmers.

JOB prospects will turn more favorable in the second quarter this year, as more companies gear up for heightened demand during the summer season and the May political exercise, according to the Philippine central bank.

THE Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) revealed that thousands of foreign retirees are looking to spend the rest of lives in the Philippines by 2015 because of the low cost but high-standard of living here.

A network of socio-civic organizations has identified Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. as the biggest spender in the 2010 presidential race.

MANILA, Philippines – The Development Bank of Singapore said that 2010 is the year that Asia will outperform both Europe and the United States.

MANILA, Philippines – The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has embarked on an ambitious project to convert the Subic-Clark-Batangas corridor into an international logistics hub in the country’s bid to service rapidly expanding intra-Asian trade and investments.

MANILA, Philippines – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) produced over 5,500 skilled automotive mechanics from its partnership with Robert Bosch Inc., a local subsidiary of global automotive technology leader Robert Bosch GmbH.

MANILA, Philippines – The government has identified more than 10 potential sites for the country’s first nuclear power plant.

MANILA, Philippines – A survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that more and more companies are looking at hiring additional employees after rationalizing their workforce during the height of the global economic meltdown.

MANILA, Philippines – Women’s organizations, HIV/AIDS patients and representatives of non-government organizations will rally in support of embattled Secretary Esperanza Cabral in front of the Department of Health (DOH) office in Manila at 10 a.m. today.

ROXAS CITY – Anti-Reproductive Health (RH) Bill advocates may support the vice presidential bid of Sen. Mar Roxas but will definitely campaign against Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and several others in May 10, 2010 election.

PRESS RELEASE HON. RAYMOND DEMOCRITO C. MENDOZA        March 1, 2010 Trade Union Congress Party-List (TUCP) TUCP-PGEA Compound, Maharlika cor. Masaya Streets, Diliman, Quezon City Tel/Fax: (632) 351-3757/924-7551 TUCP: P75 wage increase for workers in NCR

MANILA, Philippines—The employment outlook index has hit a historic high, with companies planning to hire additional workers in the coming quarter as they gear up for a potential rise in consumer demand that may come along with the anticipated economic recovery.

Former military chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. has challenged Rep. Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna party-list and other left-leaning politicians to be transparent on their ties with the Communist Party of the Philippines and denounce the attacks perpetrated by the New People’s Army.

Party-list United Transport Koalisyon or 1-Utak has vehemently denied the accusation of jeepney group Pagkakaisa ng Samahan ng Transport at Operator Nationwide (Piston) that it is in cahoots with the so-called “Big Three” oil firms reason why it has not done anything for the benefit of drivers, operators and passengers of public utility vehicles.

THE Philippine government has identified a dozen potential sites for a nuclear power plant. In a presentation, state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) identified alternative locations in the three major island-groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

SINGAPORE (AFP) – Longer lifespans, falling fertility rates and growing ranks of elderly people in Asia can pose problems as serious as the impact of climate change, a leading expert warned on Monday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) urged exporters to stop complaining about the strengthening of the peso against the dollar and should instead focus on improving their competitiveness to be able to survive in the global market.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is looking at getting a piece of the billion dollar game development industry as it participates for the first time at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

PARIS—Humans may have a selfish gene but we also experience satisfaction in sharing out the goodies, even if this means giving away some of our own, according to an unusual study released on Wednesday.