MANILA, Philippines – Alarmed over the increasing number of hospital admissions due to abortion, Health Secretary Enrique Ona yesterday pressed again for the immediate implementation of the Reproductive Health (RH) Law.

Ignored and forgotten by legislators, government officials, workers, and its beneficiaries, the Employees’ Compensation Commission is a lost national social insurance institution that is now seldom mentioned despite its growing and very liquid assets of P45 billion.

OFW FAMILY PARTY-LIST PRESS RELEASE March 5, 2014 CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING HOUSE BILL NO. 3576 This is to clarify some information regarding House Bill No. 3576: AN ACT AUTHORIZING AMBASSADORS, CONSUL GENERALS, CHIEFS OF MISSIONS OR CHARGE D’ AFFAIRS TO ORDER AND DIRECT AN OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKER (OFW) TO SEND SUPPORT TO HIS OR HER LEGAL…

SAN FRANCISCO — Tablet shipments will increase this year but at a much slower pace than in 2013 as consumers remain content with the devices they already own, market research firm IDC said on Thursday.

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China lured less foreign direct investment than Southeast Asia’s biggest economies combined in 2013 amid faster wage growth and a shrinking labor force in the Communist country, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

There is an old cartoon I often show to the managers I work with. It portrays a smiling executive team around a long table. The chairman is asking, “All in favor?” Everyone’s hand is up. Meanwhile, the cloud hovering above each head contains a dissonant view: “You’ve got to be kidding;” “Heaven forbid;” “Perish the…

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CEBU, Philippines – Three persons, including a 16-year-old boy, drowned inside a septic tank they were supposed to clean Sunday evening in Barangay Poblacion, Cordova town.

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Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala is one of Noynoy Aquino’s Cabinet favorites. That’s because, as the President likes, Alcala reports solutions, not problems. But the boss is in for a big letdown soon. That’s when he finds out that Alcala has created a looming rice crisis – for which there are no quick solutions.

Those long lines of people seeking an NBI clearance used to snake from the top floor of MegaMall to the basement where NBI has a small receiving office. At the Robinson’s Galleria mall, I am told people line up as early as 3 a.m. for a number to get that precious NBI document.

MANILA, Philippines – At least P24 million has been allocated for the forging of an agreement that would allow doctors and other Filipino professionals to freely practice their profession in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported over the weekend.

Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday directed the Employees’ Compensation Commission to prescribe the guidelines for the implementation of the Labor Code provision penalizing employers who fail to comply with any law, or to install and maintain safety devices, or take other precautions for the prevention of injury.

Philippines president cracking the whip on corrupt officials to curb graft The former Georgian president is enjoying some downtime after almost 10 tumultuous years in office, during which he famously disbanded the hated traffic police to root out graft. If Saakashvili is hankering for a new challenge he might find it in Manila, where the…

The Philippine central bank is set to introduce a residential property-price index in the first half of the year as it intensifies monitoring of asset-bubble risks, Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said.

Local firms anticipate employment opportunities to remain steady, albeit at a slightly lower level in the April-to-June period, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

CEBU (Updated 12:06 p.m.) — The body of a miner who went missing after part of a coal mine in the mountain barangay of Dungga, Danao City collapsed on Saturday was retrieved Sunday morning.

A VISITING Fitch Ratings team flagged the sustainability of the country’s over 7% growth as a concern and left without a clear signal as to whether the latest annual review will yield another upgrade anytime soon, policy makers said over the weekend.

The country’s restrictions in foreign ownership and investment in key sectors of the economy are among the most stringent in Asia, the World Bank said.

Today we begin another month in 2014. Last week’s piece on “School trafficking” which discussed the merits and demerits of a 4-day school week elicited several thought-full reactions. Apparently, we did not have to look outside of the country for an example. UP Biology Professor Augustus Mamaril cited the 4-day school scheme of the University…

MANILA, Philippines – Mindanao will continue to experience two- to three-hour rotating blackouts because not all power plants are back online after the region suffered an island-wide power outage on Thursday, officials said yesterday.

I wake up. What time that is depends on what time I sleep or what appointments I have. If I sleep at 3 a.m., which is happening more and more lately, then maybe I will rise at around 9 a.m. If I have an appointment, I set the alarm on my cell phone and always…

MANILA, Philippines – Business confidence in the first quarter of 2014 fell to its lowest level in two and a half years, dampened by a weak peso and a slowdown in consumer demand.

MANILA, Philippines – A large number of Filipinos are generally happy and satisfied with their lives, a December 2013 survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

WASHINGTON: A standoff between the United States and Japan is holding up talks on a sweeping Pacific free trade pact and a lack of authority to push an eventual deal through the US Congress without amendment may be undercutting Washington’s hand.

A US government report criticizing the Philippines for failing to stamp out extra-judicial killings will help Manila improve human rights safeguards, a presidential spokeswoman said on Saturday.

The mechanism is the only one in the ILO for setting the basic wage for any industry.