A United Nation’s agency warns that more than three million women and girls of reproductive age could face risky deliveries in typhoon-affected areas of the Philippines since the storm destroyed many health facilities that provide much-needed pre- and post-natal care.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is “a little concerned” as more and more higher education institutions (HEIs) express their intention to synchronize their academic calendars with the rest of the world. At first, CHED Chairperson Dr Patricia Licuanan found it all right when the University of the Philippines (UP) system and…

MANILA, Philippines – As developed countries struggle to limp out of recession, the Philippines has emerged as a bright spot among emerging markets in the world this year, evolving from its decades-old tag as the “sick man of Asia” to a rising tiger due largely to a combination of robust domestic spending, sound fiscal management,…

BAGUIO CITY – The Philippines tied with India in second place in the list of the “World’s Most Dangerous Country for Journalists” in 2013 that was topped by war-torn Syria.

MANILA, Philippines – The Social Security System (SSS) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) will begin collecting higher contributions from members this month. The SSS is set to implement this month a 0.6 percent increase in member contributions, divided equally between employees and their employers, as it seeks to cut its unfunded liability of…

MANILA – There are more than 1.3 million job vacancies in the country for 2014, according to the government’s online jobs portal Phil-JobNet. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said this figure is 100,000 higher than what was posted the previous year.

The quest for education quality in fact propels all education reform initiatives. That being said, educators will be the first to say that arriving at a universal definition of education quality is actually more elusive than, say, achieving specific reform goals such as functional literacy at Grade 3, or the alignment of higher education competencies…

MANILA, Philippines – Super Typhoon Yolanda almost wiped out parts of the Visayas last Nov. 8, putting the country’s public health system to a test. The world is watching how the Philippine government deals with the calamity, particularly in providing health care to the victims.

MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has adopted a resolution giving protection to women migrant workers against abusive employers and exploitation.

Monthly Social Security System (SSS) contributions of at least 30.04 million individual members and 871,642 employers rise to 11 percent from 10.4 percent effective January 2014, the SSS said as it posted the new contribution schedule on its website.

CONFLICTING ROLES: How can Malacañang credibly oppose an electricity rate increase when the government itself is into power generation and distribution, and regularly slaps a 12-percent Value-Added Tax on sales? In the debate over the cost of electricity, Malacañang cannot pretend to be an objective referee with only public welfare guiding it.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is embarking on new programs this year to boost local employment and curb the high jobless rate nationwide.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has opted to reform the implementation of Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) to prevent delays in payment of salaries to student beneficiaries.

WHO DOESN’T WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET MORE DONE? OR GET THINGS DONE MORE EFFICIENTLY? WE ASKED SOME OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE WE KNOW HOW YOU CAN TACKLE THE NEW YEAR’S WORK. BY KATHLEEN DAVIS Last year I used a kitchen timer to force myself to focus; I blocked the Internet and…

Nakikita ni dating Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno na hihina ang ekonomiya ng bansa ngayong 2014. Sa panayam ng DZMM, sinabi niya na kung ikukumpara noong nakaraang taon, mas mahihirapan ngayon ang pamahalaan na maabot ang 6.5% hanggang 7.5% na growth rate.

ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has traditionally relied on a mixture of public and private health care with an emphasis on the latter. It is a structure that is likely to continue as more countries in the region begin to move toward the provision of universal health care.

MANILA, Philippines – There are plenty of vacancies to greet job seekers in the New Year, with the number of openings on the government’s official job portal Phil-JobNet hitting an all-time high.

MANILA, Philippines—Almost 400 new cases of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), were reported in November, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

Reconstruction activities covering the destruction caused by Typhoon Yolanda in Central Philippines and strong consumer spending on the back of remittances and the boom in business process outsourcing (BPO) sector will fuel the Philippine economy to keep growing in 2014.

Tomorrow is 2014, and living up to tradition would mean making a wish list. Before I rattle off the 14 most important items, I would like to call the attention of the Manila International Airport Authority general manager Jose Manuel Honrado on another security breach happening under his term.

MANILA, Philippines – The president of a tricycle driver’s group in Valenzuela City was shot dead Saturday morning.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine financial system had remained resilient from all external shocks in 2013, thanks to the country’s strong economic fundamentals.

Lowering the price cap for electricity traded on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) is “not the answer” to the sudden spike in power prices, but the Energy Regulatory Commission’s asserting its mandate to regulate electricity rates, according to petitioners against the P4.15 kilowatt-hour (kWh) increase in the Manila Electric Co.’s (Meralco) electricity rate.

MANILA – A group of students from the Philippines emerged as overall champions in the recently concluded Asia Inter-Cities Teenagers Mathematics Olympiad (AITMO) in Indonesia.

MANILA, Philippines – A new trend has been set in the country’s tourism industry this year, despite a number of natural calamities that caused tourism authorities to doubt if they could meet the five million foreign tourists arrival target for 2013.

Price ceiling on spot market cut by half Amid the growing public anger over the record rise in electricity rates, government regulators on Saturday decided to set a lower price cap for electricity being traded on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) while authorities are studying how to prevent power rates increases in the future.

MANILA, Philippines — Here’s good news for the nearly 500,000 public school teachers nationwide who served as inspectors in the October barangay (village) election.

MANILA, Philippines – The past year was generally a good one for the Philippine economy. Growth continued to be among the fastest in the region. And the country won investment grade status for the first time – a vote of confidence in a nation once dubbed as the sick man of Asia.

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Overall the Philippines can compete under the integrated trading regime of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015, the Department of Trade and Industry said. But some domestic sectors, particularly agriculture, may lose out to competitors.