MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) welcomed yesterday the proposal of an international media organization to create special courts to handle murder cases involving journalists.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is facing a big cut in foreign aid because corruption in government is “deeply entrenched” and the World Bank report is “worrying” a big donor country, a diplomat disclosed yesterday.

AS THOUSANDS of Filipinos face the prospect of being laid off due to the global financial crisis, President Arroyo has called for an intensified effort to place more workers overseas.

CITIBANK is hiring 1,000 more people as it expands its Philippine operations this year, country manager Mark Jones said yesterday.

THE government will allocate P25.12 billion to create 1.3 million new jobs and to send nurses to 1,000 of the poorest municipalities and “green-collar” workers to work in environment-related projects.

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The government is considering to provide incentives to the opening of the smallest business units such as the operations of sari-sari stores and tricycle services which up to now many are considered part of the so-called underground economy since these do not pay income taxes.

Fifty-three Cebuano employees breathed a collective sigh of relief as Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan recently revoked the visa of their employer, a New Zealander, for his anti-labor practices and illegal activities.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) yesterday said Malacañang will hold a multi-sectoral summit today aimed at saving jobs by helping industries cope with the impact of the global economic crisis, DoLE Secretary Marianito Roque said.

MANILA, Philippines — Murder charges have been filed against a police inspector and his companions who were tagged in last year’s killing of a radio station executive in General Santos City, the Department of Justice announced over the weekend.

LEGITIMATE public utility bus operators covering the Manila to Bulacan route are losing almost P1 million a day because of the rampant operation of out-of-line buses on the said route and traffic authorities are doing nothing about it.

SINGAPORE: Charmaine Decena and her family had always dreamed of buying their own apartment in Singapore, but they are now staring at the possibility of returning to their hometown in the northern Philippines.

As the retention and continuous generation of local employment becomes the top priority amid these hard times, this year’s Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) would not only give perks to investment-generation activities but would also measure which among these would save jobs, the Board of Investments (BOI) said.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines badly needs to build 5,000 megawatts of new electric power plants between now and next year so as to avert crippling power outages when the economy is expected to recover.

MANILA, Philippines — The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has downplayed the bleak economic forecasts made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and US-based rating agency Standard and Poor’s for the Philippines.

(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Monday will unveil the Obama administration’s plans for using the remaining money in the $700 billion financial bailout program approved by Congress in October.

MANILA, Philippines — An official of the World Health Organization urged Filipinos yesterday to practice a healthy lifestyle to prevent cardiovascular diseases amid the rising number of people with heart problems in developing countries like the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines — The administration will hold a multisectoral summit at Malacañang today to help workers and employers cope with the impact of the global financial crisis.

The Philippine mining sector stands to benefit from a new Indonesian law imposing stricter requirements on investments in the Indonesian mining sector, Mines and Geosciences Bureau director Horacio Ramos said.

Ask anyone over the age of 25 and they will tell you that the youth today are different, that they aren’t like what they used to be back in the old days. Ask anyone under the age of 25 and they will tell you the youth of today are different and that things aren’t what…

Task Force Usig reported that there were no recorded cases of killings of militant party-list members, militants or journalists in the first 38 days of 2009.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has expressed alarm over the increasing number of cases of domestic violence and other forms of abuse of women and children in the country.

More than 60 civic organizations have signed the Citizens’ Statement for Consumer Protection against Toxic Chemicals in a bid to change the way toxic chemicals are produced and used.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will spend some P31.7 million for the implementation of the government’s employment and livelihood programs to help Filipinos here and abroad displaced as a result of the global economic crisis.

Foreign companies in the country are seeking a flexible holiday arrangement to help them cope with the economic slump as well as preserve jobs.

Dear PAO, My husband is working in Jeddah, K.S.A. At first, we did not have any problem with our communication and with his remittances. However, since 1993, he cut his communication with us and his remittance became irregular. He came home once in 2008 but he stayed with his parents and he did not inform…

DIRTY, with stains of dried rugby on his nose, too small for his oversized shirt touching the ground, bald, thin, with a rag on one hand and a bottle of household glue tucked under his large shorts, sleepy eyed. That is Del.

HE walks the street barefoot. He is an aggressive boy and has a quick temper.

A STREET child is neither a child nor an adult. Or, to say it differently, he/she is both a child and an adult.

SNIFFING glue takes away hunger pains. We all see it and do nothing about it: street children inhaling liquid glue from a plastic bottle or bag clear enough for us to know what it is all about.