Monthly Archives: August 2011

COTABATO CITY, Philippines—An estimated 5,000 Filipinos are languishing in various detention facilities in Sabah and other Malaysian states after they were arrested for “illegal entry,” according to an official of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

MANILA, Philippines – With almost a zero strike record for the past seven months, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is working hard to set a historical record of 2011 being the most peaceful year in the country’s labor history.

MANILA, Philippines – Private economists and analysts slashed their inflation forecasts for this year and next year as concerns about the fragile global economic growth have eased due to moves to ensure steady supply of oil as well as efforts to address the debt crisis in Europe, a survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng…

BAHRAIN – The Bahraini government, thru the Royal Family, prefers Filipino workers compared to other nationalities.

MANILA, Philippines – Exporters should not worry so much that the peso is getting stronger against the dollar because since almost all other currencies have appreciated, the Philippines did not lose its competitiveness in the US market, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory L. Domingo said.

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd may very well address the problem of rising unemployment by filling up the 66,957 job vacancies in his own government.

An employee may have been dismissed for just causes but his dismissal may still be illegal because of violation of his rights to due process. In such as a case, what is he entitled to? This is answered in this case of Tino.

A Manila-based organization for migrant workers is urging the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to learn how to protect themselves from being infected with HIV-AIDS.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is not inclined, for now, to lift the deployment ban to Libya and Afghanistan, which are still experiencing civil unrest.

MANILA, Philippines – The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that nearly seven in 10 Filipinos or 68 percent believe the government should subsidize all methods of family planning, whether natural or artificial.

SYDNEY — A new global financial crisis would hit Asia harder than the last one, especially nations heavily exposed to offshore markets or still repairing budgets from the 2008-2009 crisis, credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s yesterday said.

The Department of Labor and Employment is now monitoring the possible impact on overseas Filipino workers of last weekend’s credit rating downgrade on the United States.

THE women’s group Gabriela on Monday said some recipients of government dole had to stop working to qualify for the cash payouts, while others received less than the promised amount, indicating an avenue for corruption.

PHILIPPINE economic managers on Monday warned that the domestic economy, particularly exports and remittances would slow following Standard & Poor’s downgrade in the US’ credit rating.

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Monday challenged the communist rebels to show sincerity in pursuing the peace process after they abducted a mayor and four jail officials in separate incidents in Mindanao.

THE peso would likely weaken for “a couple of weeks” as the downgrade of the United States’ credit rating continued to roil markets worldwide, but the currency could resume its appreciating trend in the medium-term amid the Philippines’ improving fundamentals, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima told a Senate hearing Monday.

MANILA: Government officials here both from the present and past administrations have expressed grave concern over the impact of the credit rating downgrade in the United States on the Philippine economy.

MANILA, Philippines—The country’s five largest credit card players have set up the Philippines’ first international private credit bureau, aiming to ease credit flow by reducing risk for lenders and lowering the cost of money for the “good” borrowers.

Life is a constant cycle of impermanence. There are daily changes in everything and everyone. As they say, there are only two things that are permanent in life: death and taxes.

Everybody has and needs blood pressure. Without it, blood can’t circulate through your body. And without circulating blood, your vital organs can’t get food they need to work. That’s why it’s important to know about the basics of blood pressure and how to keep it in the normal range.

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang welcomed yesterday the “vote of confidence” in the Aquino administration as shown in the Makati Business Club’s 2011 Executive Outlook Survey showing that 64 percent of the respondents acknowledged that the business environment had improved over the past year.

MANILA, Philippines – Yields on Treasury bills (T-bills) tumbled during yesterday’s auction as market investors sought safer facilities to park their funds on the back of jitters brought about by the downgrade in the US credit rating.

MANILA, Philippines – Sales of the local auto industry declined by four percent during the first seven months of the year from a year ago as the industry continues to grapple with the after effects of the twin disasters in Japan.

Is an employee who voluntarily resigns from employment entitled to separation pay? This is the question answered in this case of Ruel. Ruel was originally employed in June 1963 as a machine operator by RMC, a company engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling PVC pipes owned and managed by Leon Yee. Over a…

MANILA, Philippines – Government economic managers expressed optimism that the administration can bring down the poverty incidence to 16.6 percent by 2016, 10 percentage points lower than the 26.5-percent in 2009.

In response to the mounting complaints of security guards against their employers for violating labor laws, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) launched “Oplan Sikyu.”

Nervous sell-offs in Asia’s equity markets in response to debt problems in the United States and euro zone underscore the region’s growing links to financial events on the other side of the world. But with increased integration comes the increased threat of contagion. It is therefore not only in Asia’s interest to promote global financial…

A MAJORITY of Filipinos view family planning as a personal choice that should not be interfered with, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in a new report. However, they also want the government to provide relevant information and also subsidize family planning methods, the SWS added, citing the results of a June 3-6 nationwide poll.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sees no massive layoff of Filipino workers in the United States despite the prevailing economic crisis there.

The recently approved ILO Convention No. 189 and Recommendation No. 201 on decent work for domestic workers aim to protect and improve working and living conditions of millions of workers worldwide, who have few – if any – labour rights. Many are children who spend long hours working as domestic helpers, performing tasks such as…