Monthly Archives: July 2010

THE WAGE boards of Davao and Western Visayas have raised their regions’ daily minimum wage levels by P21 and P15, respectively, in the wake of Metro Manila’s own P22 increase which took effect on July 1.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A year after bouncing back from a brutal recession, the US economy is losing steam and may enter a long period of sluggish growth inadequate to ease high unemployment, analysts warn.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has just issued the much-anticipated Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 7-2010 implementing the tax privileges granted under Republic Act (RA) No. 9994, or the “Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.”

The cities of Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Angeles have the most dynamic economy while the cities of Davao, Olongapo and San Fernando (La Union) have the best quality of life, according to a study by the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Policy Center (APC). Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Angeles were cited for generating…

Manila (26 July) — The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has revisited the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 8291, the law governing the pension fund, with a particular focus on disability benefits.

MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) successfully sold P8 billion worth of Treasury bills (T-blls) in an auction yesterday even as the average rates for the 91- and 182-day debt papers moved up slightly.

MANILA, Philippines – Power utility giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) yesterday said its net income surged 50 percent to P4.8 billion in the first half of 2010 from P3.2 billion in the same period last year on higher revenues from electricity sales.

For the dismissal of an employee to be valid, it must be for a just cause and with due process of law. This is again reiterated in this case of Pedro.

State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines to the Congress of the Philippines Session Hall of the House of Representatives July 26, 2010 [Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City]

The International Labor Organization has created a stir in the call center world. The reports of its study on the BPO industries in countries India, Argentina, Philippines and Brazil have opened a hornet’s nest, if not Pandora’s Box. The contents of the reports, namely the working conditions of the answering service agents, have put the…

MANILA, Philippines—Migrante International, an alliance of overseas Filipino workers, families and advocates worldwide, today called on President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino to make good his promise of stopping forced migration by generating more local jobs.

GENEVA — The World Trade Organization raised on Friday its forecast for growth of global commerce to 10% this year, with its director general saying that even this might yet “turn out to be too low.”

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is starting his presidency on a high note with 85% of Filipinos expressing trust in him, the highest trust rating ever recorded by any individual included in Pulse Asia’s trust probes since 1999.

MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino III’s Liberal Party (LP) dominates the chairmanships of various committees in the new House of Representatives.

MANILA, Philippines – What should be the first order of business for the Aquino administration? A new survey by Pulse Asia revealed Monday that many Filipinos want President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to prioritize job creation and lower inflation for the first 6 months of his presidency.

MANILA, Philippines –   Nineteen overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for various countries in the Middle East were found to be afflicted with HIV/AIDS, a group of medical clinics reported yesterday.

Reflecting on reports about what President Benigno Aquino III will declare as the State Of the Nation or SONA, I am reminded of a “prayer” that was written by, or written for young people who have not fully come of age in terms of wisdom.

MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Management Staff director general Julia Abad is the youngest Cabinet member at 31. Despite the gargantuan challenge her job poses, Abad said she did not want to pass up the opportunity to work with a good man, President Aquino.

There is no escaping. You will meet difficult people everywhere  at home, at work and at play. They come in varying degrees and configurations, and they affect your professional and personal life in varying levels as well. They come with an assortment of labels  bullies, creeps, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, oppressors, persecutors, egomaniacs and (pardon…

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MANILA, Philippines – To ensure that more workers are getting the rightful wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now preparing to inspect over 35,000 commercial establishments nationwide.

Thousands of Filipino workers in Iraq are on the brink of losing their jobs after the US government ordered all its military contractors to send home expatriate workers whose country imposes a travel ban in Iraq.

A group of clinics accredited by Middle Eastern countries to conduct medical tests on Sunday said there is an “alarming” increase in the number of Filipino migrant workers bound for the region who tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) wants to privatize the operations of three commuter rail systems in Metro Manila in one to two years by bidding out concession contracts similar to those covering tollways.

MANILA, Philippines—With the world experiencing the ill effects of climate change, the Philippines urged its co-members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to “climate-proof” the region’s energy sector.

MASINLOC, Zambales: Eighty Chinese allegedly working in a mining firm in Masinloc, Zambales were detained by the Philippine National Police Friday. Police Senior Supt. Rafael Santiago, Zambales provincial director of the Philippine National Police confirmed that the 80 Chinese nationals were in the vicinity of Coto Mining Inc. (CMI) located in Barangay Taltal, Sitio Coto…

People’s organizations (POs) and nongo-vernment organizations (NGOs) have made their wish list known to the public and they, hope, President Benigno Aquino 3rd, through the media, demonstrations and rallies. Some have sent manifestos and positions papers to Malacañang.

MANILA, Philippines – Coal-fired power plants remain the dominant source of electricity in the country, latest data from the Department of Energy (DOE) showed.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is racing to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015 as the government is getting poor marks in era-dicating extreme poverty and hunger and achieving universal education, latest MDG indicators showed.

MANILA, Philippines –  Climate Change Commission vice chairman Heherson Alvarez has denied that loans related to the government’s climate change program have been spent by the agency.