President Arroyo has created the Procurement Transparency Board (PTB) to ensure that all public sector contracts are aboveboard.

The US sees the Philippines as “weak” in enforcing laws against child labor.

Families of victims of enforced disappearances will now have a legal remedy more effective than the writ of habeas corpus to track down their missing kin.

The top biotechnology expert of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has reassured consumers that all genetically modified organisms (GMOs) approved for commercial release, whether for food, feed or processing, are safe and pose no health risks to consumers.

FILIPINO elementary and high school students bagged 11 gold medals in the recently concluded 3rd International Math Contest in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported yesterday.

TWO fourth-year students at the Philippine Science High School, Lawrence Medina and Paulo Manzanilla, have received a grant to initiate an environmental project and will attend celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol in Canada next month.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) thumbed down yesterday a proposal for the government to support a fixed foreign exchange rate for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes has assured a stable supply of power to support a further expansion of the economy.

Citing insufficient evidence, the Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed an administrative complaint for sexual harassment filed by a stenographer against a Davao City judge in 2003.

It’s easy to guard against the obvious kitchen dangers, such as a hot stove or sharp knives. But when you hear that pots and pans may be… It’s easy to guard against the obvious kitchen dangers, such as a hot stove or sharp knives. But when you hear that pots and pans may be toxic,…

A GRADE 6 student of Chiang Kai Shek College bagged a surprise gold medal and eight others won eight bronze medals in the International Youth Mathematics Contest 2007 in Hong Kong recently.

THE Japanese embassy yesterday recognized two Filipino artists who were among the top 15 placers in the first International Manga Competition, a contest that drew 146 nominees from 26 countries.

Sleep disorders become more common with increasing age, but effective behavioral and pharmacological therapies are available, sleep experts said at the annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Most older adult are not being treated for their insomnia, and most older adults won’t get a diagnosis of insomnia, despite the high prevalence of…

A few weeks ago, at the sidelines of an education forum we were both attending, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus told me that education is arguably the best investment the country can make with the most promising payback within a short period of time. On this basis, the education chief asked how come we are not…

Environmentalists worldwide agree that global warming is threatening to wipe out biodiversity and even the entire life on Earth, Antonio M. Claparols, president  of the Ecological Society of the Philippines and member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, said.

How beneficial is solar energy to communities, service providers and microfinance institutions?

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Hiniling ng party list group na Trade Union Congress of the Philippines na wakasan na ang contractualization dahil ito’y paghamak at paglabag sa karapatan ng mga manggagawa na magkaroon ng permanente at disenteng trabaho.

Simula noong October 2006, mahigit 1,000 nang Pilipino ang sumailalim sa pagsasanay ng Workers College ng party list group na Trade Union Congress of the Philippines para maging call center agents.

I was spring cleaning when I came across Marcos’ handwritten notes on receivables from Westinghouse. It was under a column marked foreign investments. Marcos was accused of making $80M in kickbacks on the plant. With Iran’s current struggle to be nuclear empowered, it is tempting to compare Manila and Tehran and how differently their governments…

The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) will look into the possibility of granting an immediate increase in take-home pay of workers in Metro Manila, an official disclosed yesterday.

Govt realigns 2006 savings to fund antipoverty programs ALMOST eleven thousand new jobs are created by the ongoing projects of the Luzon Urban Beltway (LUB), a government official said Wednesday.

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the much-publicized efforts by the Arroyo administration to curb corruption, foreign businessmen perceive the Philippines to be the most corrupt economy among 13 countries and territories across Asia.

SINGAPORE—The Philippines is perceived as Asia’s most corrupt economy, with Thailand and Indonesia ranked second, a survey of 1,476 expatriates showed.

MANILA, Philippines — A woman cannot be fired from her job because she is pregnant, according to the Supreme Court.

The United States Senate is set to start an investigation into hundreds of unexplained killings in the Philippines.

DAVAO CITY — A member of the Bayan Muna (People First) party-list who testified during the recent investigation by United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Philip Alston was shot dead in front of her family in Misamis Oriental Saturday afternoon.

“The Philippines shall transform into a vibrant services-oriented economy driven by the enlargement of a well-educated broad middle class.” This is the supposed Arroyonomics vision verbalized by Joey Salceda some months ago. Joey couldn’t have been clearer in declaring manufacturing all but marginal in his game plan, as the country focuses on a services sector…