The MMDA chairman said there is nothing much that could be done about our traffic gridlock in the next 15 years. The day after he said that, he went traipsing to Cebu supposedly to help with APEC meetings there but honestly, to campaign for his planned senatorial bid.

The Philippines’s lack-luster economic per-formance rooted on the government’s poor spending has made the country’s 2015 growth targets impossible to meet, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

If your preschools or elementary schools have no desktop computer you must be wondering whether you are shortchanging your children’s education and their future. NOT AT ALL – for the six- to 12-year olds’ intelligence, emotions and physical capacity are mobilized dynamically by Mother Nature to make them independent and responsible.

We have more readers who want to express their views and suggestions on solving the traffic problems confronting Metro Manila commuters. This one is from Constancio de Leon who wrote: “For the last 30 years, I’ve lived in Loyola Heights, an upscale residential community across Katipunan Ave. in front of Ateneo de Manila and Miriam…

Part 1 of 2 We’ve all heard about the startling rate of new HIV infections in the Philippines. We’ve all read about safe sex and how to prevent getting infected. We’ve all been updated on developments in HIV treatment and care. What else don’t we know?

MANILA – A construction worker died while his five co-workers were injured after a wall of an old hotel toppled over them at F. Calderon Street corner Session Road in Baguio City, Saturday morning

MANILA, Philippines – Washington-based think tank Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) has ranked the Philippines 15th out of 21 countries in terms of access and usage of affordable financial services.

CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Four pocket miners died in two separate incidents of gas poisoning inside mine tunnels in Itogon town Sunday afternoon, according to police.

P8.28 billion in the Commission on Education’s proposed budget will be used to assist college workers affected by K to 12 adjustments, among other purposes

MANILA – Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz on Monday she received a report saying Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor is inclined to agree to a salary increase for household service workers proposed by the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam which could very well reach NT$17,000 a month, equivalent to P24,270, or $521.

In 2011, a United Nations report declared internet access to be a basic human right, arguing that disconnecting individuals from the internet was a violation of human rights and international law. So: if internet access is a basic human right, shouldn’t Filipinos be more outraged with the quality—or lack—of service we get from our internet…

The ability to work from home is no longer just a fringe benefit for only a handful of employees, new research finds.

Work from home? Check out these jobs As technology allows more and more people to telecommute, interest and demand in working remotely is also rising. The team at job listings site FlexJobs looked at data from 30,000 companies between June 13 and July 13 to compile the top 25 companies offering the most telecommuting jobs.…

MANILA, Philippines – Anticipating the full integration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), the labor department has set up a special committee to coordinate policies on the deployment of more Filipino workers abroad.

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines – A telephone lineman reportedly died of suffocation as he was repairing communication cables in a manhole in Kawit, Cavite before dawn yesterday.

MANILA – The Philippine life insurance industry ranked second in ASEAN in terms of how closely aligned local regulations are with international standards.

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) criticized the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for its supposed “misuse” of funds to pay for the political television advertisements of an administration senatorial candidate.

MANILA – Filipino students triumphed once again abroad by topping an international math contest in Singapore, including a 9-year-old who got a perfect score, the only one among all the contestants. With 63 medals (14 gold, 20 silver and 29 bronze) under its belt, the Philippines reigned supreme in the inaugural Singapore International Mathematics Olympiad…

Vehicle coding is dead meat – not at all useful these days when you look at the traffic situation that Metro Manila has to contend with even before the sun rises and way past the midnight hour on many occasions.

The history of political dynasties has nothing to show for their continued existence, the system having failed to reduce poverty and may even be said to have worsened poverty conditions in the country, according to a study released by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

MANILA—A long-awaited reproductive health law in the Catholic-majority Philippines that took effect a year ago is still facing challenges. Health service providers are dealing with a new Supreme Court order curbing some free contraception for the poor.

Progress towards closing the gender gap in politics has been slow, according to data accumulated by UN Women. In fact, since 2005 there has only been a 3.5% increase in the global number of female ministers. Today, there are 715 female minsters worldwide; a mere 17.7% of government ministers globally.

Malou Mangahas, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism PCIJ infographic on the ins and outs of pork barrel misuse. First of a Series MANILA – “KAHINDIK-HINDIK” or horrible in English, was how then Commission on Audit (COA) Chairperson Maria Gracia Pulido-Tan described the corruption in pork that her team of 18 COA Special Audits Office staff…

There has been a great deal of attention given to the development of the “sharing economy” in recent years. It’s the latest in a series of labels trying to sum up the increasing use of digital online platforms which bring customers and providers of goods and services together to bargain directly. The best known examples…

To ensure security for job seekers, OFWguru only accepts POEA-licensed employment agencies to post their job listings

MANILA – Noting official data that indicate “still very few domestic workers are covered with social security benefits,” detained Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada urged the Department of Labor and Employment to beef up efforts to inform the public about the prescribed standards, rights and privileges for domestic workers under the Batas Kasambahay.

Change is coming to the Philippine call center industry, with a former newsboy who now heads the local unit of a US software company delivering the compelling message.

THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) should beef up its efforts to inform the public about the prescribed standards, rights and privileges for the domestic workers, as contained in the Kasambahay Law, Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada said Friday.

The ability to turn in your work from the comfort of your couch might sound like a dream — and increasingly so, this dream is becoming a reality for professionals all over the United States.

MAGUINDANAO, Philippines – The rank-and-file personnel of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID) will take turns reaffirming commitment to universal human rights doctrine as part of the unit’s observance of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) month.