Monthly Archives: May 2014

HANOI — Anti-China demonstrators set more than a dozen factories on fire in Vietnam, state media said yesterday, in an escalating backlash against Beijing’s deployment of an oil rig in contested waters.

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From the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has issued Department Advisory No. 01, Series of 2014, or the Occupational Safety and Health Protection Tips for Kasambahay and Employers, to protect both kasambahay and other household members from domestic work hazards.

Before starting Grade 11, students should already know what they intend to do for the next few years, if not for the rest of their lives. That situation is the same as it is today. Fourth year high school students today, sometime before they graduate from high school, apply for entrance into tertiary institutions and…

From the Department of Health Several HIV interest groups recently criticized the DOH for its plans to implement “mandatory” HIV testing while citing provisions in the 1998 AIDS law that does not allow “compulsory” testing.

MANILA, Philippines — A network of civil society groups involved in anti-AIDS advocacy work is threatening to sue the Department of Health if it pushes through with plans to implement mandatory HIV testing.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines— Health officials said Northern Mindanao is now a hot spot for Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV-AIDS) after 30 new cases were recorded in the first quarter of the year alone.

Because of ‘incorrigibly uncooperative’ cluster heads? Not necessarily, the rehabilitation chief’s office says MANILA, Philippines – Despite Rehabilitation Secretary Panfilo Lacson’s warning against “incorrigibly uncooperative” colleagues, two Cabinet clusters continue to stall rehabilitation efforts after Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

The automotive parts and electronics sectors in the Philippines might see a receptive market in the European Free-Trade Association (Efta) countries should the country pursue a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European bloc, Trade Secretary Gregory L. Domingo said on Monday.

SIX months after Supertyphoon Yolanda hit the Central Visayas, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) admitted that a big part of the budget allotted to victims and survivors has not yet been released.

The University of the Philippines remained the best in the country, based on the 2014 QS University Rankings for Asia. The annual list, which highlights the top 300 universities in Asia, had UP at 63, four places up from 2013.

‘It has to be said: one of the legacies of Secretary Ona and the Aquino administration will be the HIV epidemic in the country’ MANILA, Philippines – Illegal and ineffective.

MANILA – A UN-sponsored study has confirmed that gay people in the Philippines continue to face discrimination despite pockets of increased tolerance for the LGBT community by Filipino society, reports GayAsiaNews.com.

THE GOVERNMENT is forming a team that will address private sector complaints relating to corruption and red tape. The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), on its Web site, said it discussed with the Office of the Ombudsman last May 8 the conceptual framework for the establishment of an Investment Ombudsman Team (IOT).…

‘How does one answer allegations in an affidavit which is unsigned, which has not been sworn to?’ MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang questioned the credibility of the list implicating 3 Cabinet secretaries of alleged involvement in the multi-billion pork barrel scam, and dismissed it as a “mere scrap of paper.”

President Aquino delivers a speech at the NAIA Terminal 2 upon his arrival yesterday from Myanmar where he attended the 24th Asean summit.

MANILA, Philippines—In preparation for the 23rd World Economic Forum to be hosted by the country from May 21 to 23, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada agreed on Monday to lift for eight days the modified truck ban being implemented by the city government.

An International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission report released on Tuesday indicates discrimination and violence against lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people remains pervasive throughout Asia.

MANILA—Gays are increasingly tolerated in Philippine society but discrimination persists and they remain vulnerable to hate crimes, according to a United Nations-backed study released Monday.

Even without a master plan, the rehabilitation of Yolanda-hit areas may proceed starting June, according to former Senator Panfilo Lacson, the Aquino administration’s “rehabilitation czar.”

The MRT3 situation has become a national shame, and the waiting passengers’ lines stretch interminably outside the stations from Taft Avenue Pasay to North Avenue Quezon City. To this, Malacanang’s first response was to tell complaining passengers to take the bus instead, if they could not spend a portion of their lives waiting for a…

It’s sad to learn that certain people are entitled to less rights than others, just because they are labeled “different” Women who love women. Are there things they cannot do? A lot of things. This, unfortunately, is the Philippine reality.

But access to finance remains a daunting challenge MANILA, Philippines – Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines are urged to welcome the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration as an opportunity for their tremendous growth. But the challenges must be addressed soonest for the sector to realize its potentials, experts said in…

From the Department of Labor and Employment Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday revealed that she has issued general authority to 426 Labor Law Compliance Officers (LLCOs) to visit a total of 76,766 establishments all over the country this year to ensure their compliance with all labor laws and occupational health and safety…

(Updated 9:27 a.m.) Some 3.9 million Filipino families said they experienced going hungry in the first quarter of 2014, according to a new survey by pollster Social Weather Stations.

MANILA, Philippines – Sustained economic growth, continued improvement in governance and reduction of sectors in which foreign participation is limited will be crucial to achieving the European Union’s (EU) aim of doubling its investments in the country in the next five years.

A solo parent shares her life as a ‘Nay-Tay’ and her support for all other solo parents in the Philippines As I sit here contemplating, I realized that this day, Mother’s Day is no different from other days, especially for us “Nay-Tays” or Nanay na, Tatay pa (mom and dad).

Canada has temporarily stopped hiring foreign workers, including Filipinos, in its fast food sector due to allegations of abuse on its Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP).

The Philippines’ rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) proves to be a disaster in itself 6 months on. A governance and climate change specialist said the country’s system is “designed to fail for massive disasters.” The government, he said, have to improve on the “most important matters,” namely providing…