Monthly Archives: June 2011

Lawmakers opposing the controversial Reproductive Health Bill yesterday called on the House leadership to immediately pass a measure imposing stiffer penalties against abortion.

The Philippine government yesterday Monday ordered the mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos residing in the strife-torn capital of Yemen and other affected areas due to the deteriorating peace and order situation there.

MANILA, Philippines – The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. backed yesterday President Aquino’s responsible parenthood policy.

The 100th International Labour Conference has started discussions on ways to establish social security for all as a powerful and affordable tool to promote economic growth, reduce poverty and mitigate the impact of crises. Yet, only about 20 percent of the world’s working age population has access to comprehensive social security systems, according to a…

As schools opened yesterday for the start of the new school year, militant lawmakers criticized the Aquino administration for failing to address the critical shortages of teachers and classrooms in public schools.

MAR LIKELY TO BE CHAIRMAN, PURISIMA, ABAD TO SERVE IN GCG BODY With the creation, now by law, of a body that is to oversee policies and supervise the government-controlled corporations, the Balay group of losing vice presidential candidate, former Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas, appears to have assumed even more power than before.

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang said yesterday that the Government-Owned and Controlled Corporation Governance Act of 2011 that President Aquino signed into law was a “milestone and the first important law” under the current administration.

To the ordinary consumer, bananas are considered commonplace and cheap. It is an everyday fruit, available year round. But in the eyes of an external auditor, bananas are a delicate commodity, a highly perishable fruit in an industry fraught with social, economic and political implications.

At the Cagayan State University, registered nurses constitute an entire section of the freshman class of the College of Medicine. Only a few years ago, they would have been queueing up at the United States and United Kingdom Embassies and then jubilantly celebrating the visas that then came so easily. But hard times have fallen…

ALL government-appointed chief executives, board members and trustees in 157 state companies will lose their jobs on June 30, and those without replacements will continue only in a hold-over capacity under a law that President Benigno Aquino III will sign today.

THE combined net profits of listed companies grew 22.2 percent to P440.72 billion in 2010 against the P360.63 billion posted the year before, according to data from the annual financial statements that those firms filed with the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Dear PAO, I am an Australian male and I am very interested in a particular woman from the Philippines. We have met several times and are both interested in taking the relationship further. Her three children approve of me, which is great. However, she is married. On the other hand, she has been separated from…

CEBU, Philippines – Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) General Manager Nigel Paul Villarete yesterday announced that they already complied with the order of the Commission on Audit (COA) to stop granting additional health care insurance to all officials and employees of the airport.

MANILA, Philippines –  Aggregate net earnings of companies listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) rose 22.2 percent to P440.72 billion last year amid improvements in the macro-economic environment, especially the lower interest and inflation rates.

(NewDesignWorld Press Center) – The House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading a measure establishing a credit assistance program for overseas workers (OFWs).

MANILA, Philippines – Last month ended with the Philippines as the seventh country with the biggest number of user accounts in the social networking service Facebook, based on data gathered by Socialbakers.com, one of the biggest Facebook statistics portals in the world.

The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) dismissing the complaint for unfair labor practice filed by the Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines (Fasap) against Philippine Airlines Inc.

School doors are open today for the 25.7 million public and private elementary and high school students for school year 2011-2012.

The showdown on the RH bill will reveal the identities of politicians who are really concerned about the welfare of our country and people and not of their own selfish interests. It will tell us whether they personally consulted their constituents and not merely relied on surveys before making a stand for or against the…

MANILA, Philippines –  The military’s Retirement and Separation Benefits System (RSBS) has completed a draft bill that aims to reform the armed forces’ retirement scheme and to address the government’s growing pension arrears.

A migrant workers group yesterday called on the government to prepare an early evacuation plan for some 50,000 Filipino workers in Kuwait, fearing that simmering political tensions there could escalate into a full-blown conflict.

Advocates of the contro-versial Reproductive Health (RH) bill yesterday lamented the current delay in the passage of the measure even as they said the delay could lead to the deaths of more women due to cervical cancer.

MANILA, Philippines –  President Aquino signed into law yesterday the bill standardizing the salaries and bonuses of executives in government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), Malacañang said over the weekend.

Marriage as an inviolable social institution is not just a legal definition but also an ideal that we strive for. However, much as our culture embraces the importance and value of the family, there are cases where this social institution needs restructuring.

Are overseas Filipino workers (OFW) being driven out of the country by poverty? Or is it just the latest opportunity and trend?

An international fact-finding team is in the country to investigate the alleged land-grabbing by Philippine, Japanese and Taiwanese companies of some 11,000 hectares from indigenous peoples in Isabela to build the biggest bio-ethanol project in the Philippines.

Angara, chairman of the Senate Education, Arts, and Culture Committee, Friday urged sweeping reforms that would lift the country’s educational system after noting that the country is producing 2.13-million college dropouts annually.

The Philippines is both a hotspot and a megadiversity area, making it a priority for conservation. The country’s forests are habitat for more than 6,000 plant species and numerous bird and animal species, including the endangered Philippine Eagle and the Visayan warty pig.

I was in sales for a long time. I worked as a salesman peddling jeans and garments, and working the rounds of department stores. It was one of the greatest learning experiences of my life.

MANILA, Philippines – A bill seeking to transform day care centers from a playroom to a learning center has been approved on third and final reading at the Senate.