Monthly Archives: March 2018

by Tina G. Santos, Inquirer, Mar 5, 2018 To ensure financial risk protection for all Filipinos, including persons with disabilities, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has launched a Z Benefit Package for children with developmental disabilities.

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by Lydia Ramsey, 05 Aug 2015 The possibility of increased food shortages looms in a nearer future than we’d care to believe. Citing the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the latest Grantham Mayo van Otterloo (GMO) quarterly report noted, “humanity is risking ‘a breakdown of food systems linked to warming, drought, flooding, and…

The Sandiganbayan will proceed with the graft and reckless imprudence trial of the general manager of Kentex Manufacturing Corp., which burned down in May 2015, killing 74 people, mostly workers of the slipper factory in Valenzuela City. In a five-page resolution dated March 1, the court’s Second Division denied the Jan. 25 motion to quash…

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By: Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, INQUIRER.net, Mar 04, 2018 Debt collectors who harass delinquent debtors should be punished to end abusive behavior, Senator Grace Poe said Sunday.

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Government official announces the establishment of a job fair to undertake skills profiling of foreign-based Filipinos by Gilbert P. Felongco, Gulfnews, Mar 4, 2018 Manila: The Philippine government is encouraging thousands of overseas foreign workers (OFWs), who lost their jobs or were displaced by events unfolding in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, to seek opportunities elsewhere.

by Gutierrez, Angelo, Mar 3, 2018 Manufacturers of canned sardines will ask the government for a price increase because of higher production costs due to the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law.

By Rene Alviar, Philippine News Agency, Mar 3, 2018 MANILA — Filipino nationals engaged in illegal recruitment and human trafficking outside the country can be reached and prosecuted by the long arm of Philippine law, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration chief warned.

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by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Mar 3, 2018 One of the country’s leading firms in the airconditioning industry could not convince its Japanese parent company to put up a production hub in the Philippines, partly because investors feel they are “not protected” under the constantly changing investment climate.

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by Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inquirer, Mar 2, 2018 CEBU CITY—Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Hilario Davide on Thursday warned about efforts to amend the 1987 Constitution, saying the proponents of federalism were promising a false paradise.

by Karl R. Ocampo, Inquirer, Mar 2, 2018 The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is trying to find ways to keep the sugar industry alive as more and more farmers shift to working in other industries with better pay.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Inquirer, Mar 2, 2018 Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez defended contractualization, saying it was “not unfair” to workers since the current arrangement provided for more investments, and thus more jobs.

by Ric Fulop, Mar 1, 2018 “Tooling” – the process of designing and engineering the tools that are necessary to manufacture parts – was the essential technology behind the early industrial revolution. It allowed manufactured goods to go from humans to machines and powered the production of complex mechanical inventions like the steam engine.

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by Agence France-Presse, Mar 1, 2018 PARIS — Iraq and the Philippines are the deadliest places for journalists, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).