Monthly Archives: March 2011

MANILA, Philippines –  The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) yesterday ordered the New People’s Army (NPA) to con­tinue collecting revolutionary taxes, as it bared plans to increase its ranks to 250,000 in the next five years. 

MANILA, Philippines –  Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles has asked Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Soliman to submit quarterly reports on the implementation of the P22-billion conditional cash transfer (CCT) program.

Asia is falling short on HIV/AIDS treatment as almost 400,000 new cases are reported each year, Australia’s Ambassador on HIV/AIDS, Murray Proctor, says.

MANILA, Philippines –  Amid successive increases in fuel prices, the country’s three biggest oil firms are not yet off the hook from the bid of a civil society group to have their books of accounts opened for government examination in connection with allegations of predatory pricing and cartelization.

THE Philippines was among the least popular investment destinations in Southeast Asia at a time when many companies in the region are planning to expand their operations, according to a recent survey conducted by the Asean Business Advisory Council (ABAC).

The National Economic and Development Authority on Tuesday presented the economic blueprint for the next six-years, committing to achieve a rapid economic expansion that will generate more jobs and reduce poverty in the country.

Bangko Sentral Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. conceded Tuesday that inflation rate may exceed the government’s target range by the second or third quarter this year, which could prompt the monetary board to raise further its borrowing cost.

THE Philippines was among the least popular investment destinations in Southeast Asia at a time when many companies in the region are planning to expand their operations, according to a recent survey conducted by the Asean Business Advisory Council (ABAC).

Dear PAO, My problem is regarding to my employment with a certain government-owned and -controlled corporation (GOCC) with charter. I have been an employee since 1981.

PURCHASE by President Benigno Aquino 3rd of a Porsche was one issue that caused his net satisfaction rating to plunge, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed on Monday.

MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino’s satisfaction rating dropped by 13 percent in the past three months, according to the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

Message  of TUCP PRESIDENT ATTY. DEMOCRITO T. MENDOZA at the opening of the ILO/DOLE SEMINAR WORKSHOP ON THE FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION, CIVIL LIBERTIES, LABOUR LAWS AND THE ISSUE OF IMPUNITY, 30-31 March 2011, Iloilo City

Former fugitive Sen. Panfilo Lacson, aware of the perception that President Aquino and his officials made it possible for him to come home without having to be arrested, yesterday claimed that political persecution over his alleged involvement in a double-murder case more than a decade ago, persisted under the Aquino administration.

Too many Filipinos may be turning cynical, going by the latest release of Pulse Asia on corruption, with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) now topping the list of “most corrupt” government agencies, with the military seen by almost five out of every two Filipinos (48.9 percent) as the most corrupt government agency.

President Aquino cannot blame anybody but himself and his insensitivity to the sentiment of the poverty-stricken majority of the population, and his administration’s mediocre perform-ance for the spiral in his public satisfaction rating based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, Aquino’s critics said yesterday.

Share  Malacañang was in drum beating mode on Tuesday, in effect saying that Southeast Asian companies ain’t seen nothin’ when it comes to the best of the Philippines, after an ASEAN business survey showed the country was the second least attractive investment destination among firms in the region.

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (PNA) – As a prime exporter of processed fish products, the fishing and canning industry in the Zamboanga Peninsula has adopted its own voluntary code of good practices in pursuit of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE’s) reform agenda on industry self-governance.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education on Monday said it is opening up a summer jobs program for poor but deserving students.

THE government said it stands to lose billions of dollars should Congress revive the Oil Price Stabilization Fund (OPSF) to address recent increases in fuel prices.

Dear PAO, I am an unwed pregnant woman. I found out that I am conceiving a child days after I broke up with my boyfriend. I wish to keep the baby without the pressure of marrying him. Being employed in a government agency, can I possibly be charged with immorality by the Civil Service Commission?

It is quite plain and clear now. The Aquino administration is overly concerned with the “numbers game” – the number of people supporting or opposing a particular stand, a planned move or a proposed measure. It is still on a campaign mode up to now, always watching out for survey results or the size of…

Are unrestrained credit card charges good for the credit card industry? Is the current rate of 42 to 45 percent per annum credit card charges not enough to satisfy credit card issuers’ profitability objective? Are these charges not high enough to stop card users from swiping their cards for expenditures beyond their means to pay?…

NEW YORK (AP) – Oil prices hit another post-recession high last week as economists said the world will keep consuming more petroleum even with this month’s destruction in Japan and the wave of uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East.

An alliance of Filipino migrants rights group, with chapters in the Middle East, said the moved by the Saudi government to stop the hiring of overseas Filipino domestic workers exposes the dilemma of the Philippine government “lucrative business” of peddling its cheap human labor sans protection of their well-being, rights and welfare.

House members backing the Reproductive Health bill called former Chief Justice Hilario Davide an “agent of falsehood” for supposedly launching a black propaganda against the bill as the Church stepped up its campaign against the measure that has the backing of the Aquino administration.

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks the integration of labor education into the college curriculum.

MANILA, Philippines – House Minority Leader Edcel Lagman on Monday scored the Catholic Church for opposing the enactment of the Reproductive Health Bill in Congress and depriving women access to family planning methods including artificial forms of contraception.

March 22, 2011, Quezon City – “I will win. I will be a good worker. I will be better than the next person,” a pledge of excellence of every graduate as they say goodbye, reminisce the last 5-7 weeks of training and look forward with confidence to the changes and challenges awaiting them. Resembling a…

MANILA, Philippines — The Trade Union Congress of the Philippine (TUCP) has renewed its call for a wage hike amid the ongoing increases in the prices of fuel prices and basic commodities.

Philippines (PNA) – As a prime exporter of processed fish products, the fishing and canning industry in the Zamboanga Peninsula has adopted its own voluntary code of good practices in pursuit of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DoLE’s) reform agenda on industry self-governance.