Monthly Archives: April 2011

Nine Pacific nations including the United States are moving ahead on building a ambitious free trade zone, but few believe they will meet a self-imposed November (Berlin: NBXB.BE – news) deadline as criticism mounts.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in two years in March, and the outlook is brightening as major companies plan to add more jobs.

MANILA, Philippines – Singapore-based investment bank DBS has raised its Philippine inflation forecasts this year and next due to escalating global oil and commodity prices that would prompt the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to further raise interest rates this year.

MANILA, Philippines – More units of donated blood have been found to be positive for the AIDS-causing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the Department of Health (DOH) reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The ground crew union of local carier Philippine Airlines plans to file a case against the government before the International Labor Organization, citing suppression of its right to collective bargaining.

MANILA, Philippines – A manager for an international recruitment website advised new graduates not to be picky when searching for jobs.

MANILA, Philippines—Some 1,200 Filipino domestic helpers in Cyprus stand to benefit from an increase in minimum wage in the Eastern Mediterranean country, the Department of Labor and Employment has said.

Job applicants implore aid of Divine ProvidenceBy LESLIE AQUINOApril 4, 2011, 6:11pmMANILA, Philippines — With thousands of students graduating yearly, not to mention the difficulty in finding employment, job hunters are now resorting to having their resumes blessed.

ILOILO, Apr 4 (PIA) – The Philippines is signatory to several conventions on gender and development (GAD) and women’s rights but mainstreaming this in local government units (LGUs) need to be strengthened.

Lack of concrete plan to address economic woes CLARK FREEPORT, Philippines—Economist Bernardo Villegas said the Aquino administration was doing “very, very poorly” in attracting foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the Philippines.

Number of women holding top posts down, study says MANILA, Philippines-The recent global economic recession that felled financial giants across the globe has also affected the proportion of women holding key positions in senior management.

Labor Minister Bahk Jae-wan recently met with ambassadors and representatives of 15 labor-sending countries to discuss issues and concerns among the foreign migrant workforce.

TRADE Secretary Gregory L. Domingo was quoted as expressing a willingness to persuade employers to agree to a “reasonable” wage increase following the petition of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) for 75 pesos across-the-board wage increase with the National Wage and Productivity Commission (NWPC). Speaking for the Employers Confederation of the Philippines…

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Despite the many-headed communications group at the Palace, President Aquino believed that there is failure in delivering his supposed achievements to public notice, resulting in the drastic fall in Aquino’s recent performance surveys, the reason for Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma to order yesterday “all government agencies to work together” to do…

ENVIRONMENTAL groups expressed their dismay over the recently approved 2011 to 2016 Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) in a media briefing on March 29 in Quezon City.

ANOTHER recipient of the Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) money is the Miriam College Environment Studies Institute. Using PEF funding, Miriam was able to do research, including a studies on the Laiban dam project, technology options for tricycle drivers and on sikad (padyak) operators.

AMONG the borrowers from NCSD-CCT The Times intyerviewed were Corazon Siya and Rosalinda Dagcasin of Caloocan City.

ONE of the recipients of a PEF loan is the National Council of Social Development (NCSD), a network of more than 150 NGOs working on different projects throughout the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines – The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) has urged government to include the anti-smuggling bill in Malacañang’s list of priority measures not only to help increase tax collection but also to protect domestic manufacturers.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) could no longer go on strike as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) had ruled the union’s dispute with management is subject to compulsory mediation, Malacañang asserted yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – Twenty-five overseas Filipino workers currently jailed in Qatar have been granted amnesty and will soon be freed, according to Vice President Jejomar Binay, the presidential adviser on OFW concerns.

Approval ratings for Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte and Chief Justice Renato Corona edged higher, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS), as public appreciation for President Aquino’s performance continues to take a slide.

Growth in the Philippines is slowing this year, after peaking to 7.3 percent in 2010, based on advanced information on the direction of the country’s economic activity.

THE government is studying granting a wage increase before July, presidential spokesman Ramon Carandang said Friday.

MONETARY authorities are ready to undertake another round of tightening in key policy rates if the minimum wage increases will go beyond what have been assumed in their forecast, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

VARIOUS transport organizations on Friday expressed disappointment over the move of President Benigno Aquino 3rd to grant public utility jeepneys and tricycles fuel subsidy for at least one month, saying that the move was useless, unfair and just part of the government’s divide-and-rule tactics on their sector. A few lawmakers said that President Aquino must…

OVER the past few months, the rise in food prices worldwide has put agriculture officials, traders, sellers and consumers on edge as it recalled memories of the food crisis three years ago.

WE HAVEN’T really gotten over the impact of the 2008 food crisis, and yet another one is unfolding. Global food prices have hit record levels, largely driven by soaring prices of cereals, meat and dairy products.

MANILA, Philippines – Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. announced yesterday that the company’s local operations are still normal despite the work stoppage in Japan as a result of the twin disasters.