Monthly Archives: March 2016

By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), March 11, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Filipino applicants’ lack of skills – not lack of jobs – continues to hound the country’s labor market as only 10 out of 1,000 applicants are getting hired on the average.

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MANILA – Women workers in the Philippines along with their foreign counterparts continue to grapple with long work hours including unpaid work, wage disparity, and high incidence of informality, according to a 2016 report by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

MANILA, Philippines – Women and girls from countries in the Western Pacific Region, including the Philippines, are at a greater risk of falling victim to domestic violence inflicted by someone familiar to them, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.

The executive director of the Commission on Population (PopCom) admitted that the Philippines lags behind other countries in Southeast Asia when it comes to reproductive health.

By Eva Visperas (The Philippine Star), March 8, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Less than a third of Filipinos pay income tax, a high-ranking official of the Bureau of Internal Revenue said.

By Rey Gamboa (The Philippine Star), March 8, 2016 Even with the recent ups and downs in crude oil prices, the fact remains the average levels today continue to be depressed if compared to the $100 per barrel pricing that fueled the world economy for more than a decade.

MANILA — Does urinary tract infection (UTI) know no sexes? Unfortunately, the bacteria E. coli that causes UTI is more common among women than men.

Carpio’s revelation Contrary to what the public has been led to believe, there is no 9 – 6 majority vote in favor of declaring Mrs. Grace Poe Llamanzares a natural-born citizen, and qualified to run for President. This is what we learn from the dissenting opinion of Senior Associate Justice Carpio, who revealed the real…

A ranking male official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development has been charged before the Sandiganbayan for allegedly sexually harassing a young man.

According to the World Health Organization, almost two out of three Filipinas are not using any birth control method. This results to unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions.

THE Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) has listed a number of constraints that are hampering the manufacturing sector from sustaining the steady growth that it has experienced in the last five years. “While existing data spark optimism, industry players are cognizant that a number of constraints hamper the sector’s upward trend,” the group…

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Sex before marriage has become more common among youth in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star), March 4, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Various labor groups yesterday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to strike down Republic Act 6727 or the Wage Rationalization Act that sets different regional minimum wages in the country.

CARMONA, Cavite – Umabot sa 30 katao, kasama ang isang buntis, ang isinugod sa mga ospital kahapon, matapos makalanghap ng ammonia gas na sumingaw mula sa isang ice plant na matatagpuan sa Golden Mile Industrial Complex sa Barangay Maduya, ng bayang ito.

By Ed Amoroso (The Philippine Star), March 3, 2016 CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines – At least 47 people were hospitalized following an ammonia leak at an industrial park in Carmona, Cavite, yesterday.

by Philippine Star, March 2, 2016 BANGKOK – Governments must provide migrant laborers with the same benefits and social protections they give their own citizens, which will boost their economies and worker productivity, a United Nations official said.

By Gerardo P. Sicat (The Philippine Star), March 2, 2016 Inclusive economic growth achieves sustained and improving quality of employment, rising incomes and productivity and higher standards of living for the country’s citizens. It happens best when the macroeconomic environment is stable, with fiscal, monetary and trade policies in relative balance.

By Jaime Laude (The Philippine Star), March 2, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – Search and rescue operations are ongoing for three small-scale miners who remained missing yesterday after a flood hit a mining tunnel in Monkayo, Compostela Valley on Saturday.