Monthly Archives: January 2012

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I was flicking through the TV channels when I caught sight of this pretty little eight-year-old American girl. Her hair was long. She had bangs and she was saying, “I will be the person I want to be.” She looked really charming but for one problem — she really was a little boy. And what…

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front cannot anymore engage the government in armed combat because of massive defection, Chairman Nur Misuari of the Moro National Liberation Front said on Friday.

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Journalist-blogger Raissa Robles has done it again. She dug up a 2003 ponencia of Chief Justice Renato Corona proving Marcos’s ill-gotten wealth via income tax returns (ITRs) and Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs). In so doing, Raissa opportunely pointed up two matters to the senator-judges, congressmen-prosecutors and defenders of now impeached Corona.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that a full economic recovery could take nearly three more years, and it went further than ever to assure consumers and businesses that they will be able to borrow cheaply well into the future.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government failed to meet the foreign direct investment (FDI) target set by the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) in their Arangkada Philippines roadmap last year.

Following a series of intense negotiations, Saudi Arabia has reportedly agreed to lift the hiring ban on Filipino domestic helpers and conceded to the Philippines’ demand to increase their wages, which is among the several key reforms that the Kingdom is set to implement amid mounting calls to improve the welfare of foreign maids in…

WASHINGTON, D.C.: British white-collar workers who spent 11 hours or more at work each day doubled their risk of depression as those who worked seven to eight hours a day, said a study published on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

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Giving in to the demands of the Philippine government to protect the rights of domestic workers, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has lifted a one-year ban on the hiring of domestic servants from the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The Philippines has one of the highest minimum wages in the region,the country’s statistics agency reported Thursday.

A travel website has named the Philippines’ famous Boracay island as the best beach in Asia. The website www.TripAdvisor.com’s Travelers’ Choice 2011 also voted the island as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

MALOLOS CITY, Philippines – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)aimed 60 percent employment rate for their 1.2 million graduates next year.

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Philippines has improved slightly in the 2011 Press Freedom Index, the Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) or Reporters Without Borders said. Now on its 10th year, RSF is a Brussels-based organization that publishes an annual rating index covering 178 countries worldwide.

MANILA, Philippines – The national government has given the Department of Health (DOH) some P90 million this year to combat HIV/AIDS which infected 2,349 individuals in 2011.

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There are about 700,000 more men than women who are unemployed, Bureau of Labor and Employment statistics (BLES) showed. “The 2011 Employment Situation” noted that “more than three out of every five unemployed were men.”

THE PHILIPPINE Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) testified against the national government at a hearing in Washington in a labor issue which could jeopardize the preferential tariff rates enjoyed by Filipino exporters through a US trade development scheme.

Dentist Lilian Lasaten Ebuen is a crusader of sorts. For at least two years now, she has been trying to go around warning people that mercury-based dental amalgams (what is more popularly known as “pasta”) are bad for the health.

ORAL sex could lead to cancer of the mouth more than smoking and drinking, doctors say. At the joint conference of the Philippine Medical Association and the Philippine Dental Association, doctors and dentists cited a study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting that people who have more than five oral-sex partners are nine…

Believe it or not, P-Noy’s chief economist thinks the economy is moving satisfactorily. Dr. Cayetano Paderanga Jr., who got his PhD in Economics from Stanford and is taking his second turn at NEDA, talked to Global Source, a New York-based think tank. There are rumors that he is planning to quit soon but he nevertheless…

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III wants government departments and agencies to include workforce cuts in their budget proposals for 2013 to improve spending efficiency next year, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its economic growth forecast for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN 5) due to the escalating debt crisis in the euro zone.

Seven foreign chambers of commerce have joined to offer their views on how the country can accelerate economic growth. Left behind by high growth neighbors that have benefitted from the remarkable inflows of foreign direct investment, the joint chambers offer their advice on how to accelerate the country’s growth rate.