Monthly Archives: January 2011

PUBLIC utility buses (PUB) in Metro Manila will not be allowed to operate beginning 2012 unless their drivers are trained, assessed and certified by the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (Tesda). According to former Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Alberto Suansing, this is in preparation for the implementation of a new…

Our Leftists will strike at every opportunity to rabble rouse against the President Noynoy Aquino III (P-Noy) administration. At the start of the year, they immediately mounted a demonstration using the new toll fare hikes as their excuse. It mattered not to them that this was an inherited problem and that the judicial process determined…

MANILA, Philippines – A militant party-list lawmaker filed yesterday a bill that would make the country’s annulment laws “accessible to the poor.”

PHILIPPINE economic growth will likely slow to 4.6% this year before picking up to 5.1% in 2012 as a global deceleration continues, the United Nations yesterday said.

MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III is considering a total log ban in selected areas following floods and landslides that hit several provinces. But if it were up to climate change experts, a total log ban is not the key to stop landslides.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) will prioritize the prevention of work hazards and promote workers’ safety and health in seven industries which are seen to drive economic and employment growth in the country in 2011.

HOUSE leaders on Monday vowed to convene Congress into a constituent assembly to amend the Constitution this year, saying it is a safer and more economical way to bring about reforms than a constitutional convention.

VALENZUELA CITY, Jan.17 (PIA) – To foster the development of the out-of-school and disadvantaged youth, the City Social welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) revives the Pagasa Youth Association of the Philippines (PYAP)- Valenzuela City chapter.

MANILA, Philippines—Mining investments in the Philippines increased by more than half in 2010 from 2009 as government support sustained investor interest in the country despite political challenges during the election year, according to stakeholders.

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines—North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Mendoza has urged the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority to provide free intensive training to women seeking employment as drivers.

In creative industries MANILA, Philippines — The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called on the Philippines and other developing countries to vigorously pursue opportunities in creative export markets to enable them to reap benefits from the growing international trade in creative goods and services.

Investments that create jobs and have a “measured capacity” could prequalify for tax incentives under this year’s list of priority areas, the Board of Investments (BOI) said Monday.

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Many worry that should wage be deregulated, the income of our workers will drastically dip. That is half the truth because the other half and the real truth is it will create more employment. Our failure to realize this can be traced to the fact that we do not know that economics is all about…

MANILA, Philippines—Filipino farmers are growing old and the young people are not replacing them in the fields.

ELECTRONICS investments and exports could enjoy a boost this year with the European Union poised to eliminate tariffs on several high-tech goods by June 30 in compliance with a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling.

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — Citing reports from recent studies on climate change, Senator Loren Legarda reiterated on Sunday that the whole nation should waste no time and must work together to immediately establish the necessary mechanisms that would ward off the ill-effects of global warming.

PHILIPPINE economic managers expect remittances and the public-private partnership (PPP) initiative to help prop up the economy this year. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga said rising prices of food, fuel and transportation services are unlikely to dampen consumer spending.

THE Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a short-list of stopgap measures to help meet the country’s power requirements this year. Energy Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit said Luzon, which is projected to suffer from insufficient generating capacity and demand growth, would draw excess power from the Visayas to help augment its electricity supply.

MANILA, Philippines – Exporters are assured that they will still receive tax breaks such as the income tax holiday (ITH) despite government moves to rationalize the fiscal incentives, the Board of Investments (BOI) said.

Committee level approval of RH bill eyed in February THE controversial reproductive health (RH) measure and the freedom of information (FOI) bill are on top of Congress’ agenda when it resumes sessions today.

Tourism is the fastest growing industry in this century and our country continues to grope in the dark – somehow finding difficulty in achieving its market success. Tourism brings money to a country. It gives jobs to the local residents. It encourages a good flow in the production of both goods and services. It promotes…

Like it or not, most of the members of Congress do not observe regular office hours. Nor do they report for work regularly every working day. Only their lowly staff members punch time cards and report for work regularly. It is accepted and common knowledge that plenary sessions or committee hearings are often delayed or…

MANILA, Philippines—A proposed law seeking to provide mandatory family support for needy elderly members has been filed in Congress.

HONG KONG—In some of 2010’s most compelling images, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from her home after years in detention and an empty chair marked the absence of Liu Xiaobo from his Nobel prize ceremony.

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is currently reviewing new certification requirements for international seafarers, including security training against pirates, which form part of the amendments to the Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) Convention and the STCW Code.

MANILA, Philippines—Of the more than 32,600 sailors who benefited from Japan’s Self-Defense Force’s “anti-piracy operations” in the Gulf of Aden during the past 18 months, at least 10,607 were Filipinos, according to the Japanese Embassy in Pasay City.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Amando Tetangco Jr. said that last year “could be one of the best years for Philippine banks.”

Labor officials are working to end by early February some 86 disputes involving last year’s 13th month pay pending in Metro Manila, the Department of Labor and Employment said.

Some 40 desperate OFWs – most of whom are women who had with them about 15 infants and children – are camped out again under Khandara Bridge in Jeddah hoping for a quick way home to the Philippines, despite the Saudi Arabia government announcing a six-month window for overstaying foreign workers.