Monthly Archives: May 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s merchandise imports climbed by 38.9 percent to $4.543 billion in March from $3.270 billion in the same period last year as payments for electronics surged by 35.4 percent during the review period, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – Supporters of the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill bared yesterday that more lawmakers are likely to push for the passage of the measure in the incoming 15th Congress.

MANILA, Philippines – Local and international groups have expressed support for an administrative order of the Department of Health (DOH) that mandates the printing of graphic warning signs on cigarette packages as part of the country’s aggressive policy against smoking.

MANILA, Philippines – The cultural phenomenon called “jejemon” could put to waste the P500-milllion English retraining program for public school teachers and decrease the country’s business competitiveness, Education Secretary Mona Valisno warned yesterday.

BERLIN (AP) – As another difficult round of climate talks approached, the United Nations urged rich countries Tuesday to live up to their promises of help for poor nations in the fight against global warming.

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As multi-snafus of Comelec, tech provider are bared Errors galore by the technical provider as well as the poll body’s incompetence marked the presidential and vice presidential canvassing yesterday, stalling the actual canvassing of votes.

MANILA, Philippines – A group of manufacturers of herbal and dietary products has charged Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral with graft before the Office of the Ombudsman.

The Department of Education (DepEd) is doubling it’s efforts to make children go to school and to keep them there.

Province of Siquijor (26 May) — Over 1,645 workers from the small and medium scale enterprises in the island is expected to attend the Training and Advisory Visits (TAV) which will be conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)within the month of May this year.

Appearing before the hearing of the House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms, former Assemblyman Homobono Adaza yesterday bared that a cabal of seven persons, four of whom are regional directors of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and who are in control of at least 14 out the 17 regions in the country, have connived…

Wish list ‘doable’ in first 100 days of next president Amendments to the Labor Code, eradication of red tape, effective anti-smuggling campaign and improved peace and order are among the issues on a wish list that the business community would present to the new administration.

MANILA, Philippines – From January 2007 to March 2009, the Commission on Human Rights found 120 children aged 12 to 17 detained in 11 different police precincts nationwide.

PASIG CITY – Analysts claim the movement of workers from home countries in Asia already reached a level wherein their economies are now “structurally dependent” on migration.

You are responsible, in large part, for managing your own preventive health care. It is the most important investment of your time and money. Yet, most Filipinos do not receive all the important preventive services they need — that is, screening tests for early detection of disease, immunizations, and education about healthy habits. Why not?

Our health workers are heroes in their own right. Collectively, Filipino doctors, nurses, dentists, midwives, therapists, and barangay health workers are responsible for caring for the lives of 90 million Filipinos.

A coalition of party-list groups asked Tuesday the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to proclaim all the winning party-list candidates by Friday instead of only a few leading party-list representatives in the race.

MANILA, Philippines – The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) lambasted the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for its alleged soft stance against schools that illegally imposed tuition fee hikes for academic year 2010-2011.

Attention all parents! With the school opening just around the proverbial corner, a waste and pollution watchdog has cautioned parents against buying toxin-laced school supplies that can expose their children to harmful substances and affect their growth and development.

ILOILO CITY , Philippines  – An investigation is underway into the cause of an explosion in a firecracker factory in Arevalo district here last Sunday afternoon that left four people, including the factory owner, dead and six others injured.

MANILA, Philippines – More firms across all industry sectors have indicated expansion plans for the next quarter in line with the bullish outlook of businessmen on the ability of the domestic economy to recover from the global economic meltdown, a survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

The Northern Mindanao chapter of Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) based in Cagayan de Oro recently reported that daily power outages in Mindanao have hit an average of five hours a day and is expected to persist until the third quarter of this year.

FOR REELECTING RH BILL-BACKING SOLONS The reelection of lawmakers who support the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill in Congress is an indication that the Filipino electorate is still not “mature” vote-wise, an official of the Catholic Church has said.

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed deep concern over grave human rights violations against Filipino children as both rebel and government forces have killed and recruited them during ongoing conflicts in the country.

While everybody was busy with the fanfare of Philippine elections, the Department of Health issued an administrative order requiring manufacturers and distributors of health supplements to “make it clear to buyers that the products are not to be considered medicines.”

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines may experience weaker demand for its products exported to Europe because of the weakening of the financial markets in the euro area but this is not expected to affect the economy in general, the Union Bank of Switzerland said in its latest report on Asia.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) now has its own Witness Protection Program (WPP) which seeks to protect the lives of witnesses in human rights violations cases.

MANILA, Philippines – Some 12.2 million poor Filipinos nationwide would receive food assistance from the government following the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Food Donation Act of 2009, acting Social Welfare Secretary Celia Yangco said.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino seafarers could be displaced by the debt crisis in Greece. Ernesto Herrera, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) secretary-general, said the economic slump in Greece might adversely affect shipping activities in Greece and other European countries.

MANILA, Philippines — The Lucio Tan-led Philippine Airlines (PAL) has postponed a plan to outsource about 3,000 jobs by the end of the month amid the government’s moves to resolve issues between the company and labor groups.