The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) amounted to $1.9 billion in April 2012, rising by 5.5 percent year-on-year.

MANILA, Philippines – Banana growers are seeking assistance in the form of subsidies from the government amid the imposition of strict requirements of Chinese authorities on the entry of Philippine bananas as well as talks between the Chinese government and Ecuador for the supply of Cavendish bananas in China.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that it will attain its rice sufficiency program goal for 2012 with the building of more irrigation systems across the country this year.

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the decline in hot money brought about by the crisis in the euro zone is temporary and that these portfolio inflows would start pouring in again once investors realize that the Philippines is a safe haven for their funds.

Consumer sentiment in the second quarter (Q2) of 2012 as well as the overall Confidence Index (CI) declined to -19.5 percent from the -14.7 percent in the first quarter (Q1). Respondents cited some reasons for their outlook which includes perceived high cost of goods and services, rising unemployment, low salary and income and the expected…

One of the topics reportedly taken up in the last “monumental” one on one meeting between PNoy and US President Obama at the Oval Office was the passage of the RH bill by the Philippine legislature. So its proponents and supporters are once more making a lot of noise about the eventual approval of the…

The Philippines has gained a higher mark in environmental performance, outranking Australia, United States, Singapore and Israel, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje announced during his recent visit to Central Visayas on June 11 during the silver anniversary of the department.

MANILA, Philippines – The European Union has put off for at least a year a ban on Filipino seafarers on board European EU-registered ships.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd)’s ambitious Kindergarten to 12 (K+12) basic education curriculum program is getting more support from the public.

DAVAO CITY—Unlike developed economies, the Philippines has a current and definite advantage: a steady supply of a young work force capable of sustaining its economic growth, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

The Philippines on Monday signed a partnership with the United States to protect the rights and interest of Filipino workers overseas. The partnership was signed between the US Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and the Philippine ambassador to Washington.

THE head of the International Labor Organization (ILO) said there is “no room for complacency” in addressing child labor problems as 215 million children worldwide remain trapped in exploitative labor, most of whom children of migrant workers and those in the informal economy.

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano called on the Aquino administration to implement stronger interventions in addressing child labor in the country, including stiffer penalties for private companies that employ minors in hazardous working conditions.

WASHINGTON D.C. – US Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis signed a partnership agreement with the Philippine Embassy and three other international posts that would benefit migrant workers employed in the United States.

Small businesses, one of the pillars of the country’s economy, stand to benefit the most from the implementation of the so-called K to 12 system this year, local officials from website Jobstreet.com said.

MANILA, Philippines – Three Filipino law students took home the top prize in a worldwide video contest organized by the International Labor Organisation (ILO).

MANILA, Philippines – Mining will be banned in protected areas and in tourism sites – including Palawan and Boracay – while no new permits for mining operations will be issued until Congress passes a new revenue sharing scheme that is more advantageous to the government.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO , Pampanga, June 10 (PIA) — Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office 3 recently led the forging of a Memorandum of Agreement and Joint Administrative Order (MOA-JAO) on Construction Safety held at the DOLE Regional Office 3 Conference Room, Regional Government Center, here in a bid to ensure safety…

The Philippine government pushed for the protection of migrant workers regardless of their migration status at an inter-government meeting in Austria last May 30 to June 1.

A growing number of Filipinos have been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as a result of using injecting drugs with contaminated needles, according to Rep. Arnel Ty of the LPG Marketers’ Association (LPG-MA). Ty said that contaminated needle-sharing among drug users was rapidly emerging as the second leading mode of spread of HIV…

THE head of the International Labor Organization (ILO) urged economies to redefine their priorities that focus too much on financial policies but lack sensitivity to human needs in getting jobs and lifting themselves out of poverty.

BRINGING home honor in science and technology is considered a Herculean feat for a country that has low appreciation for these disciplines. Julian Paolo Talamera Biyo, Paul Caesar Mason Flores and Hazel Anne Jurado Hernandez from Philippine Science High School (PSHS)-Western Visayas campus won fourth place and $500 in the environmental sciences category for their…

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The government is working closely with the local officials as well as other stakeholders to curb the increasing number of Filipinos who have been infected by the dreaded HIV and AIDS, a senior government official said today.

We are about to celebrate our Independence Day once again. But there are millions of Filipinos who are jobless, homeless and hopeless. Are these poor people really free? What do they care about political issues like the sovereignty of the Republic, if there is no assurance of food for their family today? What matters most…

In 2004, the Department of Education tried to add one year to the Philippines’ basic education curriculum, but was stopped by massive protests from teachers, students and parents. Last Monday, despite more protests against the K-12 plan, which adds two years to basic education in the country, it went on with the implementation of the…

At least 13.9 million Filipinos are single parents who carry the burden of raising their family by themselves. On This premise, a party-list lawmaker, Rep. Carol Jayne Lopez has asked President Aquino to certify as urgent a bill proposing amendments to the Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2002.

Miners should expect to pay higher occupational and application fees of up to a “thousandfold more” under the new mining policy recently submitted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to the Office of the President, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said on Friday.

Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo has expressed optimism about reducing trade barriers and has vowed that the government will continue efforts to improve the business environment in the country.

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CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, Philippines – Amid uncertainties posed by climate change worldwide, the creation of a People’s Survival Fund (PSF) that will get a P1-billion budget yearly looms, after the congressional bicameral committee ironed out the law for it before Congress recessed.