Monthly Archives: August 2015

MANILA, Philippines – Anticipating the full integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), the labor department has set up a special committee to coordinate policies on the deployment of more Filipino workers abroad.

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines – A telephone lineman reportedly died of suffocation as he was repairing communication cables in a manhole in Kawit, Cavite before dawn yesterday.

MANILA – The Philippine life insurance industry ranked second in ASEAN in terms of how closely aligned local regulations are with international standards.

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) criticized the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for its supposed “misuse” of funds to pay for the political television advertisements of an administration senatorial candidate.

MANILA – Filipino students triumphed once again abroad by topping an international math contest in Singapore, including a 9-year-old who got a perfect score, the only one among all the contestants. With 63 medals (14 gold, 20 silver and 29 bronze) under its belt, the Philippines reigned supreme in the inaugural Singapore International Mathematics Olympiad…

Vehicle coding is dead meat – not at all useful these days when you look at the traffic situation that Metro Manila has to contend with even before the sun rises and way past the midnight hour on many occasions.

The history of political dynasties has nothing to show for their continued existence, the system having failed to reduce poverty and may even be said to have worsened poverty conditions in the country, according to a study released by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

MANILA—A long-awaited reproductive health law in the Catholic-majority Philippines that took effect a year ago is still facing challenges. Health service providers are dealing with a new Supreme Court order curbing some free contraception for the poor.

Progress towards closing the gender gap in politics has been slow, according to data accumulated by UN Women. In fact, since 2005 there has only been a 3.5% increase in the global number of female ministers. Today, there are 715 female minsters worldwide; a mere 17.7% of government ministers globally.

Malou Mangahas, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism PCIJ infographic on the ins and outs of pork barrel misuse. First of a Series MANILA – “KAHINDIK-HINDIK” or horrible in English, was how then Commission on Audit (COA) Chairperson Maria Gracia Pulido-Tan described the corruption in pork that her team of 18 COA Special Audits Office staff…

There has been a great deal of attention given to the development of the “sharing economy” in recent years. It’s the latest in a series of labels trying to sum up the increasing use of digital online platforms which bring customers and providers of goods and services together to bargain directly. The best known examples…

To ensure security for job seekers, OFWguru only accepts POEA-licensed employment agencies to post their job listings

MANILA – Noting official data that indicate “still very few domestic workers are covered with social security benefits,” detained Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada urged the Department of Labor and Employment to beef up efforts to inform the public about the prescribed standards, rights and privileges for domestic workers under the Batas Kasambahay.

Change is coming to the Philippine call center industry, with a former newsboy who now heads the local unit of a US software company delivering the compelling message.

THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) should beef up its efforts to inform the public about the prescribed standards, rights and privileges for the domestic workers, as contained in the Kasambahay Law, Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada said Friday.

The ability to turn in your work from the comfort of your couch might sound like a dream — and increasingly so, this dream is becoming a reality for professionals all over the United States.

MAGUINDANAO, Philippines – The rank-and-file personnel of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID) will take turns reaffirming commitment to universal human rights doctrine as part of the unit’s observance of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) month.

MANILA, Philippines – Many employers are still not complying with the Kasambahay Law more than two years after its enactment.

Government claims fewer migrants a sign of growth, but critics say problems persist Cecilia* was a domestic worker in the Middle East until she decided to fly home last year. “I could not stomach the threats and constant verbal abuse from my Arab employer,” she said.

On July 14, 1789, the French stormed the Bastille, a medieval fortress-prison in Paris in one of the key moments of the French Revolution. The average people were fed up with the Ancien Régime — aka the monarchy — and they were protesting the vast inequality between themselves and the upper echelon. Fast forward 266…

Juliet Marie M. Guevara (The Philippine Star), Aug. 10, 2015 At long last, the Philippines has a national competition policy. The President signed the Philippine Competition Act [Republic Act (RA) No. 10667] into law last July 21, 2015. The law prohibits anti-competitive agreements, abuse of one’s dominant market position, and anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions. To…

Aug. 10, 2015 Women are more likely to purchase from environmentally or socially responsible merchants. About one of every five Filipinos donates to charity, according to a recent study on charitable giving among consumers in Asia Pacific conducted by MasterCard.

The secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Philippines, Rosalinda Baldoz, is meeting with Hong Kong Secretary of Labour and Welfare, Matthew Cheung in Hong Kong on August 6 and 7 to discuss reforms to the domestic worker regime in the Philippines.

AT LEAST 22 Filipinos contract the deadly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) each day, up from 17 just a year ago, the Department of Health said Sunday.

CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – Local rescuers have recovered the bodies of two miners buried alive in a landslide in Barangay Ucab, Itogon, Benguet Friday, police said yesterday.

‘To break the cycle of poverty, the first step is to admit that poverty is also psychological’ MANILA, Philippines – “I have 6 siblings and no parents,” 12-year-old Rayjon* said in Filipino. “My father was a carpenter and addicted to metamphetamine. He sold shabu (crystal meth) on the side,” he continued.

After the fanfare, after the loud music is over and the celebrities go home, none of these politicians will stand by us and say, ‘I believe you should have what I have’

Images of migrants trying illegally to cross the Channel Tunnel from France to Britain have fueled calls from political opponents for ministers to do more

MANILA, Philippines – Minimum wage earners in Metro Manila and other regions nationwide are earning at least 11 percent more than before.

A 63-year-old roof installer fell to his death while working in Mandaluyong City Friday, police said yesterday. Reports from the Mandaluyong police station identified the victim as Dominador Mendoza of Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City.