MOST of us still refer to them as “call centers,” but the companies that drive the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines have long expanded their reach.

Corruption in the Philippines remains a top concern among US businessmen and firms, placing it low on a list of their top destinations for expansion, a recent survey showed.

DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Constructors Association, Inc. (PCA) is pushing for a law on occupational safety and health in the construction industry.

MANILA — With only two years to go before the 2015 deadline, the Philippine government’s efforts to reduce poverty and hunger might not be enough to attain the poverty and hunger targets set under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

A revival in German manufacturing, driven by domestic demand and exports, is helping to put Europe’s recovery on a more sustainable footing.

I have received several phone calls drawing my attention to a serious typo in my column regarding the economic footprint of the IT-BPO industry. Allow me to repeat the second paragraph of my column: “How things have changed. Just over a decade later, we’ve seen the exponential growth of this sector, making it one of…

After the recent May elections, one prominent political leader has been singing a different, but not unpleasant, tune.

MANILA – Being a seafarer was a childhood dream for Alex de La Cruz. He was raised in the southern part of the Philippines, where most of his neighbors and relatives were working as seafarers.

MANILA – Good news for the Filipino seafarers who comprise about a third of the global maritime fleet: the Maritime Labor Convention 2006, which commits stakeholders to ensure decent work for seamen and level playing field for shipowners, has entered into force for the Philippines.

“Patay sa gas poisoning ang 53-anyos na minero sa Itogon, Benguet.” Patay sa gas poisoning ang 53-anyos na minero sa Itogon, Benguet.

THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) in Davao Region signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Tuesday with four “big brother” and 49 “small brother” companies under the Kapatiran Wise-TAV program.

THE PHILIPPINES and other countries that have moved from agriculture to services must reassess the importance of manufacturing in their economies and are urged to look at developing higher-productivity and complementary services, a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.

MANILA, Philippines – What will it take for the Philippines to become a high-income economy? According to a new Asian Development Bank report, the Philippines and other developing Asian economies should boost their manufacturing sectors in order to prosper.

MANILA – Call center workers are asking business process outsourcing (BPO) companies to be more considerate of their employees’ health and safety when heavy rains pour and cause floods as they did the past couple of days when the southwest monsoon enhanced the now typhoon Maring.

The Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) of the Philippines has announced the launch of an electronic system to ease registration for household domestic workers and help ensure their welfare.

NORTH COTABATO, Philippines – Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas burned heavy equipment owned by a private firm handling the construction of a water catchment project in Arakan town the other day, five days after the same group burned six trucks of a banana plantation in a nearby town.

US firms doubt ASEAN 2015 single market goal SINGAPORE – Two leading American business groups Tuesday said US firms operating in ASEAN countries are skeptical the regional bloc can meet a 2015 deadline to establish a single market.

SOLON SAYS AQUINO’S FAVORED PARTYLIST GOT P4.05B The release of the Commission on Audit (CoA) special report on the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) was calculated to enrage the people on particular lawmakers who have received excessive funds during the previous administration, but it actually was meant to cover up irregularities in the PDAF’s release…

Why is Congress playing deaf to the growing clamor to abolish the annual P24-billion pork barrel? Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares said Sunday that with the release of the Commission on Audit (COA) report, the main reason why Congress does not want to investigate the scam has been revealed.

Sulpicio Express Siete after mishap with MV St. Thomas Aquinas. Coastguard rescuers ride a rubber boat past the damaged bow of the Sulpicio Express 7 cargo vessel, which collided with a ferry on Friday in Talisay, Cebu in central Philippines August 17, 2013. The ferry sank after colliding with the container ship owned by a…

MANILA, Philippines – A number of senators have cited the need to protect consumers from what could be deemed excessive and sometimes hidden fees and charges imposed by banks on credit card holders.

MANILA, Philippines – Tightening its grip on homeowners associations, the Bureau of Internal Revenues stressed that all gifts, donations and other contributions received by these non-profit corporations are subject to the payment of donor’s tax as required under the Tax Code.

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is seeing a continued positive performance of the Philippine economy in the coming months.

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Greed is at the root of the evils we face today as a society. Unless we all moderate our greed, we will all go down in the seeming hopelessness of our problems.

For years, unions have complained to the DOLE that employers get the names of officers and members in new unions quickly, allowing unscrupulous employers to bust unions. DOLE has not moved a (dirty) finger to do anything about this.

MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipino families who experienced having nothing to eat at least once during the second quarter of the year rose by one million, according to a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

MANILA, Philippines – Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached a six-month high in June due to a continued strong demand for skilled Filipinos abroad.

When creating long-term policies to tackle youth unemployment, we must not forget that quality is just as important as quantity While Spain and Greece are grappling with youth unemployment rates reaching over 50%, the figures are considerably lower in the Far East. According to the ILO global employment trends for youth 2013 (pdf) report, rates…

Hunger, especially among the poor, rose in the second quarter of 2013 as 22.7 percent of respondents to a Social Weather Stations poll claimed to have experienced having nothing to eat in the last three months. This was equivalent to 4.9 million households going hungry.