Malacañang said on Tuesday the scheduled energy summit in Mindanao would not be a “farce,” as claimed by some critics, since a “consensus” is expected to be reached on how the power problem in the region would be solved.

PUBLIC SATISFACTION with the performance of government officials in the line of succession to the presidency is highest for Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found, with personal bests garnered by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr. and Supreme Court Justice Renato C. Corona ranked…

Most businesses and individuals who avoid paying taxes are based not in Metro Manila but outside the National Capital Region (NCR), according to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB).

ALTHOUGH the mining industry’s contributions to economic growth have been cited as among the largest, the industry’s full impact particularly on employment and the domestic economy continues to be limited, according to an assessment made by the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

Even Malacañang has acknowledged that there is now an oversupply of nurses in the country and has advised jobless nursing graduates to look for alternative jobs or join the government’s health programs where there is a dearth of health workers.

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The Philippine population as of 2010 has reached 92.34 million, higher by 15.83 million than the 76.51 million in 2000, the National Statistics Office (NSO) has reported.

Malacaang is calling for the cooperation of local government units (LGUs) in stopping illegal child labor in some 80 barangays which have been identified by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE).

A day after the controversial Manny Pacquiao victory over Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12, 2011, a call center agent in Manila handling a foreign satellite television account got a call from someone he suspected to be Mexican.

MANILA, Philippines — The robust business process outsourcing (BPO) industry has fueled growth of the country’s fast food chains that proliferate in areas near BPO centers.

More than 112 billion cubic meters, or 70 percent of the country’s total water resources, are lost or wasted each year, due to leaks and illegal connections, among other reasons given in a study by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

MANILA, Philippines – The deployment of household service workers or domestic workers continues to soar each year as the demand for Filipino maids remains unabated, especially in the Middle East.

Financial transactions-related complaints have risen more than twentyfold the past six years, led by issues on the use or abuse of credit cards, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.

MANILA, Philippines – The local business process outsour-cing industry (BPO) is promoting a well-rounded lifestyle for employees to sustain its growth momentum and deliver client expectations.

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The Philippines has failed to stop the spread of HIV-AIDS, the head of a United Nations program on the dreaded disease reported Tuesday. Teresita Marie Bagasao, head of the Manila office of the United Nations Program on HIV-AIDS (UNAids), said that “while the absolute number of HIV infections in the Philippines is still relatively low,…

THE current clamor to increase the minimum wage is prompted by a number of reasons, the most important of which is the rise in the price of crude oil. Under the law, the minimum wage can only be adjusted once within a period of 12 months.

MANILA, Philippines – Some 2.3 million young Filipinos were in vulnerable forms of employment in 2010, the International Labour Organization said.

There were more than 1.5 million unemployed Filipinos between the ages of 15 and 24 last year, the International Labour Organization said Wednesday, prompting the Geneva, Switzerland-based labor institution and the Philippines to forge a strategic approach to the problem.

Country plans to prepare young people to be strong workers locally and abroad Manila: The Philippine government will work for improved safety nets for Filipinos working abroad, one strategy that observers said will help mitigate youth unemployment in the Philippines, sources said.

Junking the 12 percent expanded value-added tax on refined fuels can bring down pump prices and soften prices of foodstuffs and other prime commodities towed upwards by skyrocketing fuel costs.

Washington, D.C.: Two children of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) helped propel the University of the Philippines College of Law into the circle of the world’s top four law schools, after taking part in the most prestigious moot court competition in the U.S.

MINIMUM WAGE petitions in two regions are in an advanced stage, with workers in one area likely to receive a raise before Labor Day, officials said on Wednesday. The regional wage board in CALABARZON has submitted to the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) its recommendation on the proposed increase in minimum pay, and will…

First, the good news: Mindanao’s eight-hour brown-outs may end next month. That’s the hope of Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras. “Assuming nothing else goes wrong,” he told media, “no plant breakdowns, no equipment mishaps — then sometime in May we will be able to handle the situation.”

Higher public spending is key to sustained economic growth, said former Budget Secretary Benjamic Diokno. This spending he added could spur the development of the domestic market, ensure jobs for new graduates, and revive the country’s manufacturing sector.

A newly formed group composed of various labor unions on Monday said that the power shortage being experienced in Mindanao should be blamed on wealthy families, including that of President Benigno Aquino 3rd, who are in complete control of power generation, distribution and supply of electricity in the country.

The government hopes to improve the country’s competitiveness this year to boost the economy, Guillermo Luz, the co-chairman of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) of the Philippines said during an exclusive roundtable with The Manila Times on Monday.

American Jimmy Sieczka had a list of the 20 things he hated about the Philippines after living here for 3½ years. Well here’s a list to counter it―from someone who has lived here 10 times as long as that (36 years). Mind you he had some good points, even if aggressively delivered, the government and…

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III came to power as a leader who could bring about reforms and make a clean break from the past administration, but people had become impatient after his two years in office, a political analyst said on Tuesday.

DAVAO CITY — The blackouts lasting for six hours or more belie the Energy Department’s claim that Mindanao only experiences 30 minutes to 2 hours of power outages a  day, says a resolution passed by the Kidapawan City Council. Energy Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit on Tuesday said that the media had blown the power crisis…