Monthly Archives: June 2010

Can an employee be dismissed for offenses committed during her employment in a government owned or controlled corporation which were subsequently discovered by same corporation after it was privatized and after it rehired her? This is one of the questions answered in this case of Lucy.

The Board of Investments approved P169.68 billion worth of investment pledges in the first six months of the year, up 318 percent from P40.63 billion year-on-year, Trade Undersecretary and BoI managing head Elmer Hernandez told reporters over the weekend.

MANILA, Philippines—Former Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) president Jose Anselmo Cadiz, who is reportedly being considered by President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to head the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE), yesterday defended his record as being “pro-people” and dismissed allegations that he was pro-management for having lawyered for two major banks.

TORONTO – The leaders of the world’s most powerful economies pledged to slash back spiraling debts on Sunday as they sought to rebalance a global economy knocked off its axis by a financial crisis.

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas believes that the economy has what it takes to avoid a so-called “boom-and-bust cycle,” shrugging off speculations that the rare and robust growth in the first quarter may not be sustained due to financial risks abroad.

PARIS, France—Dreams of braking global warming by storing carbon emissions from power plants could be undermined by the risk of leakage, according to a study published on Sunday.

MANILA, Philippines – The chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms on Monday opposed a plan to automate the May 2013 mid-term elections after proving that there was systematic cheating in the local polls last May 10.

AFRICAN countries are making better progress than the Philippines in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a report recently released by the Overseas Development Institute and the United Nations Millennium Campaign.

THE Philippines’ biggest dollar-earning industry has jacked up its growth projection for the year as the sector enjoys continuous investment inflows. Arthur Young, Semiconductor and Electronics Industry in the Philippines Inc. (SEIPI) chairman, said the group’s board on Friday raised its growth forecast for this year to between 25 percent and 30 percent.

THE Philippine central bank warned on Friday that money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has peaked and may soon plateau. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said remittances have breached a very large base, leading to a situation wherein the growth of inflows wa stabilizing at the mid-single digit levels…

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Amid the rising number of problems raised by migrant workers there, officials of Qatar’s human rights body visited the Philippines to assure overseas Filipino workers (OFW) that the Middle East country is stepping up efforts to safeguard their welfare.

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Members of gays and lesbians groups here danced to disco music along downtown Baguio on Sunday, celebrating the 4th Baguio Pride Week by preaching gay rights in their colorful costumes and wigs.

The Aquino Administration shall be inheriting from the Arroyo Administration  complex  and numerous labor problems.  These include, among others, the following  –

TORONTO, Canada— Ten thousand people marched against the G20 summit Saturday to protest for jobs and social causes.

MANILA, Philippines – From 111th in the Corruption Perception Index, the Philippines now ranks 139th out of 180 countries in terms of corruption, 28 places behind Indonesia and the lowest of the major Southeast Asian nations.

MANILA, Philippines—After about 18 months of negotiations, the European Union and the Philippines’ Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) was initialed in Brussels Friday, June 25, the EU Delegation here said in a news release.

SPORADIC cheating in the country’s first automated general elections last month appears to be confined to local races, the chairman of the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms has concluded.

PRIVATE SECTOR investments committed to the Board of Investments (BoI) have already exceeded the full-year target just six months into 2010, a ranking official said.

COMPANIES OPERATING in economic zones sustained their fast growth pace, in terms of export sales and employment growth, last May, official data show.

THE amended Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Convention has imposed stricter rules on the hours of work for the shipping lines’ crew members when at sea but little has been made to address piracy.

THE TRADE Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has asked the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) to reconsider the P22 daily minimum wage hike ordered by its Metro Manila Board and reiterated the P75 increase the labor group sought.

One of the items on President Gloria Arroyo’s 10-point agenda is to balance the budget by “collecting the right revenues and spending on the right things.” Her administration has fallen short of the target. Revenues have increased but expenses have soared—partly because of the need to pump prime the economy and create a dynamic economy.

ONE of the accomplishments of the Arroyo administration is the creation of the Nautical Highway System using roll-on, roll-off (roro) vessels. It has reduced passenger and cargo transport costs as well as travel time within the Philippines. This is only part of the administration’s great accomplishments in infrastructure building in terms of roads, bridges and…

The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and five government agencies joined hands in launching the “Kabayanihan” program, integrating various social protection services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Dismissed employees of broadcasting giant ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. accused the company’s chairman, Eugenio Lopez III, of unfair labor practices, including union busting.

Dear PAO, The company where I worked was one of the companies that suffered recession in 2008. In 2009, the company closed its office after it declared bankruptcy. All the employees were terminated but we were not given our respective separation pay. Two months after the closure, we heard that the company reestablished its operation…

Under President Gloria Arroyo’s watch, the former US Subic Naval Base and Clark Air Base have developed to become an important part of a premier Asan integrated logistics base. After President Arroyo’s nine years in office, the vast Subic-Clark Corridor has become one of the more important investment havens in the country.

Data from the Office of the President show that from 2004 to Nov 2009, a total of 14.2 million jobs were generated. This is 237 percent of the low-end six million target and 142 percent of the high-end 10-million target stated by President Gloria Arroyo in the 10-point legacy development agenda

During the Arroyo years, electrification of 99 percent of all barangays was achieved. Access to water and electricity in barangays across the country improved remarkably over the past decade, data and statements from government agencies disclose. Jesus Tamang, Department of Energy director, said that as of March 31, 2010 the government has accomplished the electrification…