AT THE start of the new millennium, public health officials around the world were puzzled about the very low rate of Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the Philippines, despite the reported very low rate of condom use.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s ongoing landmark right of abode case has split the local community. The High Court deemed the city’s immigration law, which barred some 290,000 foreign domestic helpers from applying for permanent residency, unconstitutional.

There is no ‘one size fits all’ solution and national priorities should define each country’s strategy for environmentally friendly growth, environment ministers and senior officials of more than 40 countries told a meeting organised by the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) and India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests in New Delhi this week (3–4…

CHIEF Justice Renato Corona on Wednesday stood by the Supreme Court’s decision to recall its Sept. 7 ruling in favor of 1,400 flight attendants who claim they were illegally fired by Philippine Airlines in 1998.

A difference in defining company ownership between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Supreme Court (SC) was bared yesterday as the culprit for the current trouble the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) is having on its shares structure that is being thought of violating the Constitution.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is again up to its old dirty tricks of fabricating “evidence” and information. A prominent international human rights group has accused the Philippine military of fabricating information that children they take into custody are child soldiers.

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago are once again engaged in a clash, this time on the matter of the feasibility of amending the Constitution through a mode being proposed by Sen. Franklin Drilon labeled by him as a “bicameral constituent assembly.”

MANILA, Philippines – A total of 196 Filipinos, including 23 overseas Filipino workers, were diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in August, a party-list lawmaker said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines — Stakeholders in the maritime industry have affirmed their preference for voluntary arbitration as a better mode of dispute resolution following the signing of an agreement covering various issues and concerns affecting the shipping sector.

It is supposed to be a coveted award among top local companies and multinationals. For some strange reason, they asked me to join a five-man panel of judges composed of former and current CEOs, an academician and an experienced personnel management professional. They made the job easier for us by pre-screening the dozen or so…

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Oct. 11 (PIA) — Three nationwide surveys are being conducted this month by the National Statistics Office. These include the Survey on Overseas Filipinos, Survey on Children and the quarterly Labor Force Survey .

MANILA – The Philippines cut its growth and trade forecasts for this year and the next on uncertainty over the global recovery, government officials told a Senate budget hearing on Wednesday.

It is now beyond one year in the Noynoy Aquino presidency. It is possible to make some temporary judgments and assessments about the way we are led. In general, the country has moved forward well. In another vein, much more needs to be done. He promises transformational leadership. In some areas, we get passive leadership…

MANILA, Philippines – Singaporean-owned Keppel Subic Shipyard Inc. violated certain safety regulations at the time of the accident that resulted in the death of six workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday.

Business process outsourcing companies expect earnings to reach $14 billion in 2012 as the industry explores new sources of revenue.

THE Philippines ranked third out of 173 countries in the world considered as most vulnerable to disaster risks and natural hazards of the United Nations’ (UN) World Risk Index this despite existing laws aimed at disaster mitigation and climate risk.

MANILA, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday expressed concern over the looming crisis in the military’s pension system that could affect the retirement benefits of soldiers.

THE Department of Health on Tuesday said that the agency will deploy door-to-door health teams to visit the poorest of the poor areas nationwide.

MANILA, Philippines – Health Secretary Enrique Ona cited three health concerns presently confronting the country in a meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO)-Western Pacific Region Office.

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd on Tuesday announced that the hiring of 13,000 new public teachers next year and the construction of 66,000 classrooms until 2016 are on track.

THE government overpaid 19 independent power producers (IPPs) by $10 billion in the last 10 years, a House leader said on Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – Electricity producers in the country have been overpaid by as much as $10 billion (P440 billion) over the past 10 years, Parañaque Rep. Roilo Golez revealed yesterday.

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada yesterday moved to have the upper chamber step into the Keppel Subic Shipyard accident that killed six of its workers and se-riously injured several others, following reports the company has not lifted a finger since the incident took place last Friday.

DOMESTIC vehicle sales showed signs of improvement in September, but the first nine-month performance remained sluggish despite easing supply chain woes.

THE Supreme Court on Monday recalled its “final” decision declaring as illegal Philippine Airlines’ layoff of 1,400 flight attendants in 1998, drawing immediate criticism from the union.

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has issued a new policy and guidelines allowing schools to increase their tuition and other charges next year to help them make more money, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said Monday.

THE Philippines expects shipments of some 250,000 tons of sugar to the world market by end of this year driven by strong demand from Asian countries and the United States, the Sugar Regulatory Administration said on Monday.

BUDGET Secretary Florencio Abad on Monday warned of a looming pension crisis at the military and the police, saying that the government will soon have to allocate a far bigger budget for retired soldiers and policemen than for those in active service.

MANILA, Philippines – A Singaporean-owned ship repair facility in Zambales has temporarily suspended its operations while investigation into an accident, which killed at least six of its workers, is ongoing.

Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the Senate committee on labor, employment and human resources development and of the congressional oversight committee on labor and employment, expressed concern on the ongoing labor dispute between the country’s national flag carrier, the Philippine Airlines (PAL), and the ground crew union PAL Employees Association (Palea).