Monthly Archives: June 2011

KORONADAL CITY – There are at least four million children aged 5-17 or a ratio of 1 out of 6 Filipino children in the Philippines who are experiencing worst forms of child labor based in 2001 National Statistics Office (NSO) survey.

MANILA, Philippines –  The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday denied the bid of the daughters of slain publicist Salvador Dacer to hold Sen. Panfilo Lacson liable for the killings of their father and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in November 2000.

World leaders urge support for domestic workers treaty AFP – German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the 100th annual conference of the International Labor Organization GENEVA (AFP) – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday on member states of the UN labour agency to support a new treaty that offers protection…

The Land Bank of the Philippines has earmarked at least P8.3 million in loan packages for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who want to begin their own business in the Philippines.

CEBU, Philippines – Beginning this July 11, hospital confinements due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus will be paid as Case Type A based on PhilHealth’s inpatient benefit schedule instead of a benefit package.

WASHINGTON: An annual survey of the rule of law around the world released on Monday sees weak protections for fundamental rights in China, “serious deficiencies” in Russia and problems with discrimination in the United States.

LEGAZPI CITY ,Philippines  – An unidentified assassin shot dead a broadcaster early yesterday morning in Iriga City. Chief Superintendent Victor Deona, Camarines Sur police director, said Romeo Olea, a reporter and commentator of radio station dwEB-FM, was on his motorcycle when a gunman riding tandem on another motorcycle shot him in front of the Holy…

As is Metal, Wood is a classical element unique to Chinese astrology. Its influence over those born of those Chinese astrological signs associated with Wood imbues that person with confidence and strong will, compassion and desire for cooperation. Wood, which is also known as the Tree in the Wu Xing elemental cycle, also symbolizes renewal…

Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it would start hiring workers for ground duty to augment its current workforce and replace those who resigned over the past few weeks.

It seems that the Aquino administration is giving Filipinos promises it does not intend to keep as it indicated to a foreign group it will adopt new tax measures by 2013 against its vow not to impose new taxes and instead seek reforms in tax collections to increase revenues.

Military and police officers must not be appointed to sensitive posts in government, according to party-list lawmakers.

Young, single, successful, and gay. Humphrey Gorriceta, Jr. was enjoying life. Weekends would not pass without partying at bars, meeting new friends, and surrendering to his libido whenever and wherever it was possible.

Readers may recall that right before last year’s elections, Mindanao was hit by 12-hour daily brownouts, although in light of the coming political exercise, the national media paid scant heed to the plight of Mindanaoans.

MANILA, Philippines –The Philippines said Tuesday it was aiming to generate half its energy from renewable sources by 2030, in a significant upgrade from current efforts.

Has government spending really improved as claimed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)? The answer is a mixed bag. For public spending that makes a lot of difference in job creation and poverty alleviation such as public works and social welfare, the answer is NO. For other social spending such as education and…

Did you know that the position of your keyboard, the height of your office chair and even the angle at which your computer monitor tilts, can have an impact on your health? In fact, both employers and employees are probably not aware that occupational hazards are quite common in the workplace.

Whose agenda is it anyway? Divorce is demanded in the name of women-empowerment. But if it is to be a law—and a just law, as laws ought to be!—then it ought to be empowerment of men and women alike. The absence of a divorce law at present imposes a disability on both men and women,…

FINANCE Secretary Cesar Purisima said Sunday the economy would comfortably achieve 5-percent growth this year, which would be two or three percentage points off the government’s “aspirational target” of 7 to 8 percent.

CEBU, Philippines – Labor relations within Philippine Airlines promises to become stormy yet again as its employees’ union, Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA), oppose the national flag carrier’s plan to employ contractual workers on June 16.

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) signed a wide-ranging Memorandum of Understanding with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Monday 13 June, on key issues including promoting gender equality, eliminating sex discrimination, protecting domestic workers, promoting social protection floors and combating gender-based violence at work.

SPENDING by government departments and agencies was close to target as of end-May, even as the total was down from a year ago, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said in a statement yesterday.

MILAN — The ravages from half a century of intensive farming must give way to a more sustainable approach if farmers are to feed the world in 2050, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) yesterday said.

EXPECTATIONS for the outsourcing industry have been scaled down but are better compared to the more uncertain view recently offered for merchandise exports.

Manila, Philippines – The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) yesterday called on the Aquino government and employers to liberate workers from “labor woes” in celebration of today’s Independence Day.

MANILA, Philippines – A survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that more and more beneficiaries of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are turning to savings and investments as the central bank stepped up its advocacy on the productive use of remittances.

Dear PAO, I am asking for help, I’m a single mom. What should I do? I want to ask for financial support for my child who is 7 years old. His father is working in a company but if I don’t force him to give money he will not give any for our son. He…

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration (BI) would look into reports of foreigners flocking to this landlocked province, raking in millions of pesos from illegal mining activities.

Something is wrong with our sense of values if we prefer imitations instead of the real thing. We will never have a strong sense of nationalism or love of country if we are fond of things imported than of things made here. Yet some members of our Congress particularly some leftist groups with alleged “nationalistic”…

MANILA, Philippines – Former presidential economic adviser and now Albay Gov. Joey Salceda has welcomed President Aquino’s recent move to double Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s coverage, saying this would significantly reduce the expenditures of households for hospitalization and outpatient medical maintenance.

At least 188 criminal activities were blamed to the communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in some provinces in Mindanao region, victimizing civilians and small businesses through massive extortion activities, during the first six months of the year.