Monthly Archives: October 2015

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines – A 35-year-old carpenter died while a student is fighting for his life in separate incidents of electrocution in Cauayan, Isabela on Thursday.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Weighing anchor Negotiators agree on an ambitious trade deal, but opposition to its ratification is already fierce Oct 10th 2015 | From the print edition Timekeeper DONALD TRUMP, an American presidential candidate, denounced it as “a terrible deal”. Another, Hillary Clinton, does not think it meets “the high bar” that should be…

The threat of El Niño to the farm sector—coupled with low demand for locally produced goods from the country’s major markets—would make it difficult for exporters to prop up their earnings in the remaining months of 2015, the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) said on Friday.

MANILA – The government budget to treat HIV/AIDS cases will breach the P1 billion mark next year, “the price the Philippines has to pay for reportedly having one of fast growing HIV epidemics in the world,” Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph G. Recto said Saturday.

They have built their massive fortune through several generations, growing and diversifying their empire while keeping the family in control of the boardroom. They lead conglomerates with combined market value of P1.5 trillion or about 12 percent of the Philippine economy.

Yep, it’s okay to mess up — but just a little. Everyone at some point in their life has been nervous about public speaking. It can be one of the most terrifying things to encounter. Getting up on that stage, suddenly you have flashbacks to that fifth grade book report that you definitely didn’t prepare…

MANILA – The richest family in Asia is from South Korea and has a combined wealth of nearly $27 billion, according to Forbes Asia. In its first Asia’s 50 Richest Families list, Forbes Asia named South Korea’s Lee family, who controls the Samsung Group, as the richest business dynasty in the region.

THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday said there is a sharp increase in cases of human rights violations in the country and, although the number of incidents is not as big compared to that during the martial law period, it remains a cause of concern.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines led 19 other countries in agreeing to a high-level initiative that lays out financial means to combat climate change, which strips their vulnerable economies by more than $40 billion a year on top of tens of thousands of fatalities.

MANILA – After an 18-year interval (since 1997), Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor has finally raised the minimum monthly salary of foreign household service workers (HSWs) in that island nation, from NTD15,840 (presently equivalent to P22,500) to NTD17,000 (about P24,270) retroactive to September 01 this year.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has stopped the demolition of the old Burnham Hotel in Baguio City.

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What can the Filipino public do to help curb the rising HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Philippines? MANILA, Philippines – The final Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report released by the United Nations (UN) in July 2015 showed that globally, new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections declined by about 40% between 2000 and 2013.

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THE PHILIPPINES may grow at its slowest pace of below 5 percent for the first time in five years in 2016 as faltering China could lead Asia into a “protracted” growth crisis and the global economy into a recession, economists from global banking giant Citi said.

An official says nearly all outstanding issues have been dealt with, and that the negotiators are just completing details and reviewing the lengthy draft pact

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MANILA, Philippines – Losing more than P300 billion from natural disasters and calamities every year, the Philippines is at the forefront of a new global cooperation seeking to reduce financial vulnerabilities to natural catastrophes.

THE World Bank is now less optimistic on the growth of the Philippine economy on account of the ill effects of El Niño and the negative impact of China’s slowdown on trade and tourism.

‘Complainants could not object to terms of their contracts because initially, they needed a job to support themselves and/or their families,’ the decision reads MANILA, Philippines – Current and former media workers protesting against GMA-7 secured yet another legal victory, as the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) ruled that they are regular employees of the…

World Leaders React to Trade Agreement ATLANTA — The United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim nations on Monday reached final agreement on the largest regional trade accord in history, teeing up what could be the toughest fight President Obama will face in his final year in office: securing approval from Congress.

Are you feeling drained? Do you get tired easily? Are you getting irritated by everything and anything at work? You may need some time off.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has defended a special provision in the proposed 2016 national budget allowing state universities and colleges (SUCs) to tap students for voluntary construction work.

A boy carries a bundle of plastic bags at a slum area in payatas, Quezon city.. pHOTO By Miguel De Guzman Jojo is a 14 year-old student from Taguig City in Metro Manila.

16 countries want to prohibit genetically modified crops Sixteen countries have alerted the European Union that they want to opt out of E.U.-approved GM crops.

A 22-year-old construction worker died of electrocution at a construction site in Quezon City Tuesday afternoon, police said yesterday.

Last Sept. 15, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) signed a memorandum of agreement to support dualized training in the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued a set of guidelines to institutionalize the process of partnership-building activities in connection with the implementation of the K to 12 program.

MANILA, Philippines – After moving five notches higher in the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index, the Philippines will now embark on a more ambitious task of breaching the top 30 most competitive economies in the world.