Monthly Archives: April 2011

An average of more than 3,000 workers leave the Philippines each day to fulfil work commitments overseas and the country is the world’s fourth biggest recipient of remittances after India, Mexico and China.

THE Aquino administration failed to front-load spending during the first quarter of the year as excessive scrutiny to bring down costs delayed project implementation, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

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CEBU, Philippines – A 30-year-old carpenter was electrocuted while his companion was injured after an accident while they were constructing a house in Barangay Poblacion, Santa Fe Monday afternoon.

MANILA, Philippines – There is a backlog of 1.4 million units of affordable housing despite the 300 mass housing projects approved by the Board of Investments (BOI).

MANILA, Philippines –  Two lawmakers from Mindanao yesterday filed a bill that would compel oil companies to reveal their pricing formula.

MANILA, Philippines –  Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and three of her former officials were charged with plunder and other offenses before the Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday.

The local bourse said yesterday it is changing the manner in which it keeps track of stock through the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi), indices in six sectors and the all-shares index. The new bourse policy takes effect in September, according to PSE.

Up to 4.12 million Filipinos may slide into poverty this year with the unabated rise in food prices, according to a Asian Development Bank (ADB) study released yesterday.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed murder charges before the Malabon City Prosecutors Office against a leader and three members of the leftist group Partisano-Armado Operatiba ng Marxista-Leninista ng Pilipinas who said to be behind in the murder of Merlin Sumera, a journalist, near her house last March 22.

For failing to file appropriate charges against oil companies which have alleged to have overpriced their products, Energy Secretary Jose Almendras took a beating from lawmakers yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines—Should every workplace have its own condom dispenser? Saying that overpopulation was partly to blame for the lack of jobs in the past decade, labor officials Monday threw their support behind family planning and efforts at reducing the country’s population growth.

Lawmakers who are supporting the Reproductive Health (RH) bill are like terrorists, a bishop and ranking official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines was quoted as saying on Radyo Inquirer Tuesday.

CEBU, Philippines – After 40 years of operations, Energizer Philippines Inc. will shut down its manufacturing plant in barangay Jagobiao, Mandaue City effective May 7.

MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has retained the top spot in the approval rating for Cabinet secretaries.

From Day 1 of the President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy) administration, Retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz has established himself as a presidential basher. He was also very critical of President Cory C. Aquino during her incumbency.

MANILA, Philippines – Oil firms should roll back pump prices this week or be haled to court for overpricing after they unduly increased fuel prices by an average of 40 centavos per liter, Energy Secretary Jose Almendras said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to implement the first phase of its ambitious K+12 (kindergarten plus 12 years) proposal with the establishment of thousands of “kindergarten schools” in most of the 38,000 public elementary schools throughout the country by the opening of school year 2011-2012 this June.

MANILA, Philippines – Various religious groups, including the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), joined hands in calling for the swift passage of the controversial Reproductive Health bill in Congress.

Amid the unabated rise in the process of oil and other petroleum products, legislators yesterday urged Malacañang to look into the possibility of reducing the P4.35 per liter excise tax on gasoline as a way of cushioning the effects of the soaring gasoline prices used by tricycles, taxi cabs, farm equipment and fishing boats.

The Department of Energy (DoE) demanded that oil companies roll back fuel prices citing its computations make the increase in oil product prices of as much as 70 centavos per liter just before the Lenten break unwarranted. Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras threatens to sue two oil companies which he did not identify for supposedly…

The Army leadership yesterday expressed vindication over the kidnapping and torture allegation of suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel Melissa Roxas against the military after the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) found insufficient grounds to support the accusation.

A cold way appears to have frozen relations between the local Catholic Church leaders and the Aquino administration, as a cardinal yesterday said it is useless to hold dialogs with President Aquino and his officials, since a stand for the use of artificial contraceptives has already been taken by the chief executive on the Reproductive…

Management system: A tool for continual improvement Each year, governments, employers and workers mark the World Day for Safety and Health. This year’s theme for the day is “Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management System: A tool for continual improvement”. Improvement is in fact needed: according to ILO data, an estimated 337 million workplace accidents…

MANILA, Philippines – TV host Willie Revillame and top officials of TV5 have been sued for child abuse by rights advocates on Monday in connection with a crying boy who was made to dance suggestively and was given P10,000 on “Willing Willie” last March 12.

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Concerned over the number of workers affected by asbestos-related diseases, a labor group has urged the government to check public buildings for asbestos, a toxic mineral commonly used in building construction projects.

A 36-year-old mother of two children in southern Cebu is the latest confirmed victim who tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) this April.

There are many adjectives used to describe Metro Manila traffic. Sadly, “fast” and “efficient” are not among them. And in a sentence, words used to illustrate the mess usually comes with the complementary expletive.