Monthly Archives: December 2013

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine economy is expected to sustain its strong growth next year and remain as one of the world’s fastest growing economies, Moody’s Analytics said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – After losing its franchise following last Monday’s deadly accident, Don Mariano Transit could face more sanctions. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz yesterday said the bus firm could face additional penalties if it is proven to have violated various labor regulations.

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The Philippine economy will be among the world’s fastest-growing in 2014 amid global headwinds that threaten to slow down the expansion of other emerging markets.

The government sees the economy growing by 7 percent for the whole of 2013 despite the damage from a string of natural calamities including Typhoon Yolanda, the strongest typhoon to make landfall on record.

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the country is not yet ready for the economic integration of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as it urged the Aquino administration to speed up implementation of infrastructure projects for an efficient transport system to make way for an efficient trade and…

MANILA, Philippines – Investments of families receiving remittances from Filipinos abroad surged in the fourth quarter to its highest level since 2007, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino nurses seeking employment in the US are increasing in number again. Cebu Rep. Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr. said a total of 2,952 nurses took the US licensure examination from January to September this year, up by nearly 11 percent from 2,662 in the same period in 2012.

OSLO – China and other emerging economies have overtaken Western nations in dumping old electronic goods, from TVs to cellphones, and will lead a projected 33 percent surge in the amount of waste from 2012 to 2017, a UN-backed alliance said on Sunday.

Net foreign portfolio investments dipped by 2.7 percent year-on-year in November to $980.94 million, according to data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas over the weekend.

MANILA, Philippines – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services (S&P) said the Philippines will continue to reflect strong growth in 2014 compared to the rest of the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

The Philippines’ economy has enough fuel to withstand the risks posed by the damage caused by killer Typhoon Yolanda and the eventual tapering of the US Federal Reserves’ bond purchases, debt-watcher Moody’s Investors Service said.

MANILA, Philippines – The unemployment rate slightly slipped to 6.5% in October to 2.6 million jobless people, from 2.76 million a year ago.

GENEVA – In 13 countries around the world, all of them Muslim, people who openly espouse atheism or reject the official state religion of Islam face execution under the law, according to a detailed study issued on Tuesday.

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Poverty a big challenge despite robust economy Poverty remains a serious challenge despite the Philippine economy’s rapid pace of expansion in the past two years. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported Monday that 25.2 percent of the country’s population lived below the poverty line in 2012, only slightly better than the 26.3 percent in…

(Updated 2:35 p.m.) The Philippines appears to be proof that economic growth alone cannot reduce poverty. Despite stellar growth rates that have bested its Asian neighbors, the Philippines has not significantly lessened poverty in the last six years. If anything, the expansion of the country’s wealth has worsened income inequality.

The Philippines yesterday banned its citizens from taking up new jobs in Yemen, following a militant attack which killed dozens including seven Filipino medical workers. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said in a statement the government was also offering to repatriate an estimated 1,000 other citizens already employed there as medical workers or construction labourers.…

MANILA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — The lack of jobs and corruption are major factors behind the slow decline in Philippine poverty rate, analysts said Monday.

QUEZON CITY, Dec 9 (PIA) — Government’s emergency employment and cash for work programmes in typhoon ravaged provinces are getting technical and financial support from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Just like in Negros Occidental, Northern Cebu, Leyte and Samar, ILO teams are now working closely with their DOLE counterparts in implementing emergency employment in…

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The Philippines needs to address social inequity and rising youth unemployment to take advantage of the economic growth that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations single market is expected to bring by 2015.

Fast-food workers across the United States launched day-long strikes on Thursday to push for what they called a “surviving” wage. WASHINGTON: Fast-food workers across the United States launched day-long strikes on Thursday to push for what they called a “surviving” wage.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines had the lowest inflow of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the East Asia and Pacific region last year, a unit of the World Bank said.

MANILA, Philippines – The manufacturing sector could create four million new jobs by 2022 if the government works with investors to revive low-cost labor-intensive industries as well as expand production of high-value goods, foreign and local business groups said.

MANILA – Seven people in Davao Oriental died after fire hit a paint store Thursday night. SFO2 Jessie Duarte, chief of Bureau of Fire Protection – Manay, said fire erupted at the Palomares Paint Store in Barangay Poblacion at around 11 p.m., killing employees Emily Dabaquid, Eileen Andoyo, Jessilie Cabrera, Bernadette Budadong, Jobert Tinggal, Joseph…

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/05 Dec.) — Three companies in Region 12 have received certifications from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for fully complying with labor standards and related regulations.

MANILA, 5 December 2013 (IRIN) – The massive destruction of healthcare facilities, with disruption to access and delivery as well as protracted displacement caused by Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) will further undermine precarious maternal health provision in the Philippines, warn experts.

WASHINGTON – Women aren’t very good at reading maps, and men are incapable of multi-tasking. At first glance they might seem like a couple of hoary old stereotypes from the battle of the sexes. But are they?

Magmula noong 1984, umaabot na ngayon sa 15,774 ang kaso ng HIV/AIDS sa bansa. Pero alam niyo ba na kalahati ng nabanggit na bilang ay nanggaling sa isang rehiyon lamang?