Monthly Archives: June 2011

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada advised President Aquino to act decisively and avoid giving his allies caught dipping their fingers into irregularities a kid gloves treatment to get through a hail of criticisms over the “KKK” or his favored Kaibigan (crony), Kaklase (classmates) and Kabarilan (target range shooting buddies).

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna ,Philippines – The global crop protection market is shrinking. This can be attributed to, among other things, the “biotechnology revolution” sweeping the international agriculture sector.

MALOLOS CITY, Philippines  – Pro-life advocates called anew for the junking of the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill during a rally last Friday, saying deliberations on the measure are a waste of time.

House approves on final reading MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading a bill that would compel credit card firms to clearly indicate in their billing statements the high price that cardholders would have to pay, should they decide to settle only the minimum monthly amount due, and…

Compared to a minimum wage policy which is a short-term remedy, a decent living wage will ensure workers’ wages are on par with current economic reality.

The information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry is expanding at a pace that makes other sectors of the economy absolutely green with envy.

MANILA, Philippines – Merchandise exports rose by an annual 19.1 percent in April, their fastest growth rate this year, as shipments to Japan remained strong despite the natural and nuclear disasters there, the government announced yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday that net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows surged 142 percent in March as equity infusion more than doubled while withdrawals declined.

DOHA — A fresh round of investigations is being considered in the Senate on the use of hundreds of millions of Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) funds for the repat-riation of thousands of Filipi-nos from Libya a few months ago.

BLASTS BISHOP FOR CALLING ON NOYNOY TO RESIGN President Aquino and his Palace aides have turned paranoid, saying they have detected a “pattern” of destabilization through a “pattern” of demonization of the current chief executive which they claim is being hatched by the opposition forces, following the series of criticisms leveled against Aquino’s leadership and…

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THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday expressed concern over the alarming increase in the number of minors being involved in illegal drug activities in the country.

THE Philippines is celebrating its Independence Day tomorrow, June 12, but throughout the world June 12 is celebrated as the World Day Against Child Labor.

GENEVA (AFP) – International Labor Organization (ILO) member-states are expected to adopt proposals designed to offer protection to an estimated 52.6 million domestic workers worldwide during its 100th annual conference next week, with the Philippines among a number of states urging the passage of this landmark treaty.

Millions of domestic workers around the world are employed in private homes, often unregulated by public authorities, making them vulnerable to exploitation. This week the ILO has been meeting in Geneva to design a convention to protect them.

As the World Day Against Child Labor on June 14 approaches, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) pushed for a “tripartite effort” in fighting against child labor.

MANILA: The rate of new HIV infections has seen a 25 per cent drop in the last decade. However, in the Philippines, the number of people infected has risen – particularly among call-centre workers.

The HIV/AIDS picture in the country is dismal — five Filipinos get infected with HIV every day, and three Filipinos die from full-blown AIDS every week. Along with Bangladesh, we are the only Asian country where HIV/AIDS infections are growing. It has been on the downtrend in the rest of the world — except n…

More than half (53 per cent) of the 215 million child labourers worldwide do hazardous work. While their number is increasing among older children, aged 15-17, progress is being made for younger children, aged 5-14, says the latest ILO report on child labour “Children in Hazardous Work”. Some of them succeed in leaving the dark…

TUCP celebration of the 28 April 2011 International Commemoration Day for the Dead and Injured Workers BRIEF REPORT

QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA –The Reproductive Health Practitioners of the Philippines (RHPP) is calling on lawmakers to finally approve the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill.

Thirty years since the discovery of AIDS, the world appears to be ready to look at the epidemic with a more optimistic lens: the death rate is going down in many parts of the world, thanks to innovation in anti-retroviral treatment, and there’s a global decline in new infections. This week, in a high-level meeting…

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd in a statement urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to avail themselves of the government’s newly launched P2-billion low-interest reintegration loan program.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will voluntarily suspend US sales of a poultry-pumping additive, which is also sold in several other countries including the Philippines, after studies showed that it can leave traces of arsenic in chicken livers, the US government said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

SEN. Antonio Trillanes 4th on Thursday called on the Senate to investigate the enhanced K+12 basic education program of the Department of Education (DepEd), saying that it would only worsen problems facing the country’s education sector.

Dear PAO, I am single and I want to know if I can get married with a married guy. He has been separated for like 10 years now. His ex-wife has 2 kids already with another man. Is it possible that we can be married even if my partner is already married before? Thanks. Ladyleo

THE Department of Public Works and Highways on Thursday said that the government will spend about P750 billion for infrastructure projects.

MANILA, Philippines – Power generation companies and distribution utilities (DUs) are now required to list on the local stock market as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved the rules on the public offering of at least 15 percent of their shares to the public.

MANILA, Philippines – Institutional reforms at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) are designed to transform the agency into a truly responsive, relevant, and efficient welfare arm of the government for the poor.

MANILA, Philippines – Exports for the second half of the year are expected to skyrocket and could even exceed the target growth rate of 10 percent, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said yesterday.