Monthly Archives: March 2011

NEW DELHI—India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani said Tuesday the country needed equitable growth at all levels to include millions of Indians residing in slums and villages in the mainstream of progress.

MANILA, Philippines – Once a lavish exporter of logs. Now a heavy importer of this wood product. Also, a big chunk of the country’s lumber and other forest products, on top of the imported logs, is now sourced from Asian and Pacific countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea) and…

THE PHILIPPINES’ growth potential has increased but policy and fiscal reforms are needed, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in reports released yesterday.

The Department of Health (DOH) said the rise in the number of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases among Filipino adolescents could become “tomorrow’s epidemic.”

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has been cited as one of the emerging Asian economies where price pressures are building most rapidly as rising incomes in the region boost demand and as prices of imported oil and other commodities post faster rates of increase.

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT of continued unrest in the Arab world can be managed, observers said, particularly if a surge in crude prices is contained.

MANILA, Philippines – Workers at the GSIS Family Bank have put management on notice of an imminent strike on Tuesday over issues arising from the lack of a binding labor agreement with management.

PRESS RELEASE TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES RAFAEL E. MAPALO, National Spokesperson Mobile: 0928.504.70.52 Fax:     921.97.58; Fax:     433.22.08 Email:    secrtucp@ntucphl.org; tucp.education@gmail.com website: www.ntucphl.org TUCP to file P55 wage increase in NCR The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines, the largest labor organization in the country, will file a P55-75 across-the-board wage petition…

ALBAY Gov. Joey Salceda has shown how a government should deal with a crisis involving OFWs.

THE government should help the 3,000 workers coming home from Libya find employment and other sources of income. There are concerns that the political fallout from the Taiwanese deportation row would also result in more jobless OFW returnees as Taiwan threatened to become more stringent with their hiring policies of Filipinos. But I am less…

In an effort to combat cyber crimes, the National Bureau of Investigation is recommending for the regulation in the use of laptops, SIM cards, and other devices which are being used to connect with the Internet.

THE National Food Authority (NFA) on Monday said that it might consider importing rice for the next few months to assure stability of supply during the so-called lean months.

EXPORTERS have asked the government to lift the total log ban, which they claimed was injurious to wood-based export sectors.

MANILA, Philippines – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC) signed yesterday an agreement that aims to integrate disaster preparedness plans in the programs of local governments.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines was ranked third in a global survey on business optimism, reinforcing the renewed confidence of businessmen in the country’s economic environment.

CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga , Philippines  – A runaway population may be a headache, but for Citigroup it’s part of the global growth generator or 3G index, which can signal huge growth potential for the Philippines and 10 other countries.