The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) on Thursday expressed deep concern over the passing of a provincial ordinance banning open pit mining in Zamboanga del Norte, saying that it will send conflicting signal to all potential investors.

Last of two parts Ric Saludo’s colleague Verbo Bonilla contributed this column. If the P72-billion stimulus package could go some way to addressing government under-spending, other factors slowing GDP growth are tougher to cover. Aside from delays in public spending, the key immediate concerns,according to NEDA headPaderanga, are “weak industry output, and timely recovery from…

Amid criticism for funding rebel groups, government peace negotiators say two groups are ‘armed but not dangerous’ THE communist splinter group with which the government is seeking peace has split into two factions, but an Armed Forces official said Thursday that would have no impact on the ongoing efforts to disarm the rebels.

The quality of life in the Philippines, as measured by the Human Development Index, slightly improved compared to last year, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

THE number of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) cases in the country has increased by 65 percent mainly because of unsafe sex practices,the Department of Heath (DOH) said on Thursday.

The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (Ecop) has joined the snowballing call for government action against violent abuses of outsourced employees of Philippine Airlines (PAL).

In 2009, amid looming water and power shortages, alarm bells rang over the threat of El Nio to Mindanaos hydro-electric plants. At that time, state holding firm Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) sold off the states Power Barges (PB) 117 and 118 to the Aboitiz group for $30 million.

The ongoing strike by members of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) Employees’ Association (Palea) which has turned rowdy and even out of control of late is getting to be more of a burden to the riding public than to the airline itself.

Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario yesterday asked Labor officials to delay the imple-mentation of an unprecedented ban on the deployment of Filipino workers in 41 countries without adequate work protection to give Philippine diplomats time to dialog with those states to prevent any backlash.

There are many ways for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to leak out of tanks, almost all of them the result of procedural shortcuts and inappropriate use of materials.

QUEZON CITY, Nov. 4 (PIA) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through its attached agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) launched today (Nov. 4) the e-OSH, to enable more workers to have access to occupational safety and health (OSH) courses.

MANILA, Philippines — Last Monday, Oct. 31, the world’s population reached a stunning seven billion, and the latest addition to the burgeoning number of humanity came from the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) recorded an all-time high of 253 new HIV/AIDS cases on a monthly basis in September, bringing to 7,684 the number of Filipinos known to be infected with the virus, a report showed yesterday.     

Japanese car maker says it will halt output in the Philippines starting today due to parts shortages amid the floods in Thailand.

NEW YORK—The world has made great progress in eliminating inequality between men and women in health and education, but not in economic participation and political empowerment, according to a survey of 135 nations released Tuesday.

THE government may search an employee’s office computer without violating his constitutional right to privacy, even if it does so without a warrant, the Supreme Court ruled last month.

THE government on Wednesday admitted that local politicians have used some members of the communist breakaway Alex Boncayao Brigade as hired guns or to boost their private armies.

CATARMAN, Northern Samar, Nov. 3 (PIA) -– The recently conducted hands-on training on Child Labor Knowledge Sharing System CLKSS sponsored by International Labor Organization (ILO) through the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC) at Mharina Rossi Internet Café in Catarman was a success.

(First of a series) Alexander de la Rosa started driving taxis for a living in 1983. At age 48, he says he’s healthy and doesn’t drink alcohol. “I smoke cigarettes, but not a lot.”

MEN who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionately higher burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection than having sex with prostituted women, a health official said.

EMPLOYMENT IN large Metro Manila enterprises declined in the second quarter from the previous year, reflecting the economy’s sluggish growth, according to the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES).

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – At least three people were seriously wounded when suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked a mining site in the town of Rosario in Agusan del Sur Tuesday night.

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will work double time to reach its target of registering some one million overseas absentee voters (OAV) for the 2013 midterm polls.

MANILA, Philippines – Aggressive advertisements and doctors’ influence have caused the breastfeeding culture in the Philippines to decline, exposing babies to fatal and debilitating illnesses, a study of the World Health Organization (WHO) showed.

The apparent inaction of the government over the supposed intimidation of its former employees on flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) “is not conducive” to business and should be resolved, business groups appealed to the government.

The Washington-based International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) has named the Philippines among 10 countries with notorious havens for piracy, raising the possible reinclusion of the country in the priority list of the yearly review of copyright violators of the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) Office.

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz yesterday said she will utilize the largest social networking site, Facebook, to raise public awareness and to get support to the passage of the “Kasambahay” bill.

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MANILA, Philippines — The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education is due to come up with a substitute bill that seeks to strengthen student loan programs to assist poor students.