Monthly Archives: December 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) will allocate more funds for the development of learning aids and materials in the various dialects as it seeks to bolster mother tongue-based multilingual education in public preschools and elementary schools all over the country.

MANILA, Philippines – Militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) wants the new labor regulation for the provision of additional benefits for contractual workers junked, saying the new rule merely regulates contractualization and does not abolish it.

COMPLACENCY and lack of government support have virtually made the HIV and AIDS Control Law useless, according to Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago, who filed a new measure in recognition of World AIDS Day, which is observed today.

MANILA, Philippines – As the international community observes World AIDS Day today, the Department of Health (DOH) warned of the rapid increase in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) cases in the country, where an average of six new infections are recorded every day.

Malacañang on Wednesday said that the plunge in the country’s exports was a reflection of the slide in the global economy being experienced in Europe, particularly Greece, and even Japan in Asia.

Following Professor Winnie Monsod’s excellent presentation of the relatively balanced implications of the World at 7 Billion for the developed and developing parts of planet earth, I’m sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings about our own country. But mind you, my purpose is not to talk about sad news for its own sake…

Online chatting especially among young people often leads to flirting, or building romantic and sexual relationships. MANILA, Philippines — Social media has inadvertently aided the spread of the HIV in the Philippines according to an ongoing study by the Department of Health (DOH).

Credit scores are an important fact of life: they dictate whether you can borrow funds, and what interest rates you’ll be offered for credit you qualify for. But, how does your credit rating affect your life without you knowing – and should it scare you?

BPO GOWTH NOT IN CALL CENTERS The Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) industry is widely praised as one of the saviors of the country’s economy.