Monthly Archives: November 2010

The controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill is losing its authors even as its proponents say that it is being endorsed by more than 100 lawmakers.

CEBU, Philippines – Cebu is now an “emerged” Business Process Outsourcing and Information Technology destination in the world.  This was announced by the global outsourcing and investments advisory firm Tholons yesterday.

It doesn’t require too much imagination. Just visualize the obsolete cell phones, computers, TVs, modems, and tangle of wires sitting somewhere in your home–I suspect many of us have electronic stuff that’s basically just baggage. The EPA estimates that nationwide there were 2.25 million U.S. tons of PCs, peripherals, TVs, and phones discarded in 2007,…

BAGAC, Bataan, Philippines – A 1959 law that governs the country’s medical profession has become obsolete and should be replaced by a new law, according to the Philippine Medical Association (PMA).

MANILA, Philippines – The government has improved its disaster preparedness program in the face of the recent report of a multinational risk consultancy firm that claimed the country’s preparedness measures remained deficient.

TOKYO – President Aquino confirmed last Thursday that the administration has started efforts to act as a bridge and help forge an amicable settlement to the labor dispute between Philippine Airlines and the firm’s restive employees.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has imposed a moratorium on the opening of new course programs in Business Administration, Nursing, Teacher Education, Hotel and Restaurant Management, and Information Technology.

MANILA, Philippines – The government yesterday rejected calls to exempt some countries from the mandatory insurance coverage for Filipino migrant workers amid protests from foreign employers.

RH DEBATE MANILA, Philippines—Former US President Bill Clinton sees more babies as an advantage for the Philippines, whose exploding population is projected to reach 94 million by the end of the year.

CALL CENTERS MANILA, Philippines—Theirs are the 400,000 voices that give hope to the country’s newest sunshine industry, where frequent “hellos” and “goodbyes” mark the high staff turnover rate and where young dreams are woven and false hopes are raised.

If everything’s going smoothly, you probably won’t interact with the folks in human resources much between the day you’re hired and your last day with the company. But every day in between, it’s their responsibility to make sure you’re doing your job well. Which means they know a lot more than you might think. We…

Most of the nursing, engineering, and accountancy graduates in the Philippines are planning to get a job abroad. The graduates may fill up the manpower shortage in business process outsourcing (BPO), particularly in medical transcription and in call centers, ILO chief Lawrence Jeff Johnson. This will help in the expansion of the skills gap in…

SOMETIMES it takes an outsider to appreciate the positive aspects of the country we call home. US President Bill Clinton, who was in Manila briefly to deliver a speech,“Embracing Our Common Humanity,” certainly had some good things to say about the Philippines.

The Aquino administration has put job creation—to get Filipinos out of poverty—as a, if not “the” main goal over the next six years. Well I agree, but it ain’t going to happen unless some major changes occur. An area we have focused on is attracting foreign investment. Filipino investors know their own country, know where…

The economic crisis also had an impact on employment and working conditions in public administration. A new ILO report prepared for the November 2010 session of its Governing Body recommends that governments engage in social dialogue when seeking measures to counter the downturn.

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DAVAO CITY — Vice-Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte is crafting an ordinance that seeks to put an end to discrimination against marginalized groups in the city.

DAVAO CITY—The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) asked the Senate to still consider the options that the industry has presented to government despite its assurance that the Iran market, the single biggest importer of Philippine Cavendish bananas, has resumed normal buying.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN — A little-known trade pact promoted by US President Barack Obama has emerged as a key vehicle towards ambitions of creating a free trade treaty embracing more than half the world’s economy.

THE PHILIPPINES and European Union (EU) yesterday signed a three-year development cooperation deal worth 69 million euros (P4.12 billion), the bulk of which will go to health programs.

MANILA, Philippines—Public and private universities and colleges will not be allowed to offer new programs in five fields of study starting next year as the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) ordered a moratorium on new course offerings, citing the decline in the quality of graduates in these fields.

MANILA, Philippines—With the debate turning into name-calling, a lawmaker has posed this challenge to the Church: Why not let the people decide the fate of the reproductive health (RH) bill in a plebiscite?

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Emerging economies will need capital controls to manage flows of “hot money” and ensure economic stability in the wake of the United States’ ultra-easy monetary policy, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said on Thursday.

MANILA, Philippines—Inequality in global economics and instability in world politics are making it difficult for countries like the Philippines to operate on a level equal to more progressive nations.

MANILA, Philippines—Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Wednesday said that “outsourcing is already with us,” defending her decision to allow Philippine Airlines (PAL) to spin off three noncore services that will result in the layoff of 2,600 workers.

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines—An official of a sugar millers’ group said the prospects of the country’s ethanol industry remained dim as sugar planters preferred to convert their crop to sugar, which provides them higher income.

The Senate appears inclined to put the Reproductive Health (RH) bill on the back burner until heated debates on it boil over as leaders of the chamber said yesterday the bill is not among the priority measures in the Senate.

Child abuse in this country is now a problem staring us in the face. From child labor, to violence against children, to sexual abuse, trafficking, neglect and exploitation, we have them in spades. What is happening and why is it happening and how are we going to solve it involves a plethora of factors that…