Monthly Archives: July 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The National Government has raised $10.6 billion from the privatization of the National Power Corp. (Napocor) assets and contracts.

MANILA, Philippines – Combined investment approvals of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Board of Investments (BOI) surged 192 percent to P231.3 billion during the first half of the year from P79.24 billion in the same period last year.

Zamboanga City: Communist rebels over the weekend accused the Armed Forces of the Philippinesof actively recruiting minors for military operations against the armed movement. The allegation was made after members of the New People’s Army (NPA) discovered that a prisoner they were currently holding is reportedly a 17-year-old member of the Civilian Auxiliary Force Geographical…

MANILA, Philippines – Over 5,000 undocumented Filipino workers are now working in war-torn Afghanistan and the number is still growing, local recruiters reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the legality of ban on conversion of agricultural lands into commercial use imposed by the administration of former President Arroyo two years ago to address rice shortage in the country then.

MANILA, Philippines – As the son of a revered former president and democracy icon, Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino inherits the hopes for change that the Philippine people put in his late mother, Corazon, following the “People Power” revolution of 1986.

Reporters’ query on sex education curtly dismissed REPORTERS covering the Department of Education (DepEd) decried a statement made by Secretary Brother Armin Luistro, who was reported to have said that that he does not need the help of media in going about his duties at the agency. “Education Secretary Brother Armin Luistro is either misinformed…

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines – A 75-year-old radio commentator was shot dead in his home in Tabuk City over the weekend, the first journalist murdered during the Aquino administration.

The country’s ethanol producers are opposing the recommendation of the Energy Department to lift the import ban on ethanol and reduce the blending mandate prescribed under the Biofuels Law.

First of 2 parts The last act of Commission on Higher Education Chairman Manny Angeles consisted in the issuance of a memorandum on state universities and colleges that relied on what, to my mind was an unfortunate, poorly argued, poorly articulated Opinion of the Department of Justice on the relation between the Commission on Higher…

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Make money giving away free cell phones! Call Center Workers Lifestyle : The Ups And Downs Call centers have become a craze among youngster. One could find a teenager to mid level professional working at call centers but as they say all that glitter is not gold, call center jobs could be lucrative and cumbersome…

SOME 400 former workers of the North Harbor barricaded two of its gates as they pushed for the cancellation of a P14 billion redevelopment project and the payment of their back wages.

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court upheld an order of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in 2008 to temporarily suspended the conversion of farmlands for commercial use.

MANILA, Philippines—Who are the rich? Are they the ones who go to Belo for specialized services? Driving a Lexus, BMW and the like? How rich is rich? Do they also eat galunggong (round scad) and NFA rice like most of us? And do they pay taxes? How much?

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MANILA, Philippines – Richard Palikpik was one of the 92,000 nursing graduates who took the licensure examinations on Saturday. Palikpik said he spent the last 3 months reviewing for the exam.

HANOI—The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will set up a financial surveillance office that will monitor countries within the region that are in danger of falling into recession.

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An improbable presidential candidate only a year before, Benigno Simeon Aquino 3rd, has ascended the pinnacle of power as the country’s 15th head of state. In inauguration ceremonies marked by exuberant celebration of a people-powered campaign and pregnant with high hopes for the future, “P-Noy,” the new president’s preferred appellation, signaled a dramatic departure from…

President Benigno Aquino 3rd should make known his intentions on Constitutional amendments, if any, while it is still early in his administration, highly respected political scientist Dr. Jose Abueva, former president of the University of the Philippines and now president of Kalayaan College, told The Manila Times.

WHILE his promise to speed up government service by cutting red tape and slowing down wang wang wielding officials have gained brownie points from the public, the business community has reminded President Benigno Aquino 3rd to make true his words of not imposing new taxes in the drive to improve revenue collections.

The President’s three prime tasks PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo has left her successor a dysfunctional state, falling global competitiveness and continuing mass poverty. Can President Benigno Aquino 3rd begin to set things right?

Time is within your control. You’re probably asking, “How can you control time in a 24/7 environment?” Winners carry this secret with them all the time: Each man is given exactly 24 hours a day, but it’s how time is spent or wasted that spells success, mediocrity or failure.

Policies harm spiritual, emotional and physical well-being of millions Religious leaders have fought to end slavery, segregation and denying women the right to vote. They have championed labor laws, affordable housing and national health insurance. Yet the voices of faith today are silent against the unjust gain of the credit card industry.

Advice from the people who know best: customers and those in customer service Customer service – good and bad – is a concerl all Filipinos have, whether as a a customer or as employees wishing to improve their careers. Over half of all employed Filipinos are in the services sector, according to the National Statistics…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fears that the economic recovery is fizzling grew Thursday after the government and private sector issued weak reports on a number of fronts: Unemployment claims are up, home sales are plunging without government incentives and manufacturing growth is slowing.

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MANILA, Philippines – Keen on creating jobs here at home, President Benigno Aquino III underscored in his inaugural address the need to provide an environment conducive to business in the country, so Filipinos need not look for jobs abroad.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday released the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the order granting the P22 daily minimum wage increase for workers in Metro Manila, with businesses given 75 days from the publication of the guidelines to seek exemption.