Monthly Archives: December 2010

MANILA, Philippines—President Aquino on Monday signed a massive P1.6-trillion national budget for 2011 designed to fight poverty and spur development, but vetoed 13 provisions that would limit his power of spending.

MANILA, Philippines—Here are the 13 provisions in the 2011 budget that President Aquino vetoed: Prior legislative authorization for borrowings in excess of the debt ceiling. Mr. Aquino objected to the imposition of a 55-percent debt cap “at this point in time.” This was restrictive as this would “prevent the government from taking advantage of favorable…

WE WELCOME the recent announcement that Malacañang and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines have agreed to launch a “universally acceptable” information campaign on reproductive health (RH), following earlier reports that the CBCP and the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), the biggest group of physicians in the country, share the same view on the beginning…

MANILA, Philippines – The European Union (EU) hopes the House of Representatives and the Senate will approve the Reproductive Health (RH) bill despite lawmakers’ pronouncements that the measure is not among the priority legislations in 2011.

MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in 2010 focused its attention on two main advocacies — the May 10 national elections and the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill.

KORONADAL CITY — The first of the two-tranche daily wage hike for workers in the private sector in Central Mindanao is now officially in effect, top regional labor department officials said.

MANILA, Philippines—The United States government plans to beef up its 1,400-strong workforce in the Philippines to “ensure proper mentoring and implementation” of its development projects, especially those in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao.

Illegal logging, mining blamed for rise in slays MANILA, Philippines―Philippine forests have become unsafe for the people working to protect them.

MANILA, Philippines—The European Union has given 36 million euros for the second phase of the Health Sector Policy Support Program (HSPSP II) following its recent launch at the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The Government of Sweden is extending an additional SEK35,000,000 (about $5 million) to an Asian development Bank (ADB)-administered trust fund, which is helping combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.

PHILIPPINE economic managers expect exports next year to slow down because of a strong peso and weakening demand from the country’s major markets. “Exports is one of the things that we are trying to review and try to see on how to fix it, because as you know the prospects of the currency is that…

THE New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF) remains the “most dangerous” organization waging an armed struggle against the government, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Jose Mabanta Jr. made the admission on Sunday, which was coincidentally the…

DURING the Fifteenth Congress, 43 out of the 283 House members scored perfect attendance and only 21 bills were approved on third reading. The House of Representatives kicked off 2010 by dropping in February House Bill 3306, or the Right of Reply Bill, which seeks to penalize media outfits that will refuse to print, air…

MALACAÑANG on Sunday announced that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was successful in meeting its target to help at least 1 million Filipinos through its conditional cash transfer (CCT) program. “We are very glad that the DSWD has achieved its goal of reaching out to one million beneficiaries for 2010 under its…

REP. Edcel Lagman of the First District of Albay on Sunday criticized the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), saying that the history of Christianity is purportedly “engulfed” with terrorism and is not about reproductive health. Lagman, who authored one of the six reproductive health (RH) bills pending in Congress, made…

MANILA, Philippines – Smart Communications Inc. won an Excellence Award at Asia’s premier awards program on corporate social responsibility, the 9th Asian CSR Awards, for its holistic employee wellness program, “Live Smart: Healthy U, Wealthy U, Happy U.”

Fate of the alliance could now depend on a willingness to implement major reform PARIS: Eurozone leaders have mobilized money and rhetoric to fight a debt crisis, but the fate of the alliance could now depend on a willingness to transform speeches and stopgap measures into a deep policy overhaul.

CAIRO (Reuters) – The global economy can withstand an oil price of $100 a barrel, Kuwait’s oil minister said on Saturday, as other exporters indicated OPEC may decide against increasing output through 2011 as the market was well supplied.

MANILA, Philippines – Three years since Fuji Xerox Philippines completed its Gawad Kalinga Village in Taguig City in December 2007, the company continues in its pursuit to take corporate social responsibility to the next level through more sustainable and community development programs.

MANILA, Philippines – Investments in the country’s ecozones are expected to grow by 10 percent to P225 billion as more foreign electronics and manufacturing firms are seen to locate in the Philippines, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) reported.

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) was surprised with the strong capital inflows that continue to flood emerging market economies particularly the Philippines but is ready with its enhanced toolkit to prevent the build up of inflation pressures.

MANILA, Philippines – Two top international accounting firms are now under fire for their role in the financial meltdown that is up to now causing untold difficulties to economies and people everywhere. The last time a large accounting firm got into similar trouble was when Enron fell apart and Arthur Andersen, its accounting firm, subsequently…

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO) in Camp Crame launched the PNP human rights desk operations manual shortly before Christmas.

MANILA, Philippines -The year 2010 emerged as another difficult and challenging year for monetary authorities but the Philippines emerged victorious from the debt crisis that hit Europe after surviving the impact of the global financial crisis that started in the US just two years ago.

MANILA, Philippines – When Leila de Lima accepted President Aquino’s offer and assumed the top post of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in July, she vowed a return to what was right, just and true.

MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in 2010 focused its attention on two main advocacies — the May 10 national elections and the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill.

MANILA, Philippines – The Social Security System (SSS) will implement a loan condonation program next year that will allow members with delinquent loan amortization accounts to settle their obligation with the state-pension fund.

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MANILA, Philippines―Former president Macapagal-Arroyo has filed a bill seeking to amend the Overseas Absentee Voting Act to encourage more migrant Filipino workers to participate in the 2013 polls.

Dreaming of landing the job of your dreams in 2011? with only a few days to go before the end of the year, job seekers should take the time to list down their New Year’s Resolutions geared toward career development.