Monthly Archives: October 2013

MANILA, Philippines – It’s more fun to be a senior citizen in the Philippines, as the country ranked 7th among 21 Asian countries in the Global Age Watch Index, released on Thursday.

MANILA – Asian Development Bank (ADB) today raised its economic forecast for the Philippines for this year and 2014, but said job creation remains a challenge despite robust growth.

Household workers in Hong Kong, rejoice! The minimum allowable wage for foreign domestic helpers in China’s special administrative zone has been increased by HK$90 or 2.3 percent, the Philippines labor department said.

LESS than one-third of the recorded human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines undergo treatment, a recent study said.

MANILA, Philippines —The Philippines lies below the middle on a list of countries drawn up by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum according to their ability to unlock the potential of their human resources.

Philippines ranks 44th out of 91 surveyed nations GENEVA – Rankings of the best and worst countries to grow old, according to the UN-backed Global AgeWatch Index 2013 released on Tuesday, the first survey of its kind to collect global data on the wellbeing of the elderly in a rapidly ageing world.

Transmission via male-to-male sex still highest, says DOH MANILA, Philippines—Three hundred eighty-two new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), were reported in August, a 40-percent increase from figures seen in the same period in 2012, the Department of Health said.

The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates drew closer to forging a bilateral agreement that would ensure the rights of Filipino domestic workers in the UAE.

The US hailed “significant advancement” in 10 countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, in combating the worst forms of child labour, in a report published Monday.

Washington — The United States hailed “significant advancement” in 10 countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, in combating the worst forms of child labor, in a report published Monday.

Disappointed unions say new minimum wage is still only HK$150 more than it was 15 years ago and predict it will deepen shortage of recruits Domestic helpers who sign contracts from today will get an additional HK$90 a month after a government decision that upset the workers but pleased their employers.