MANILA, Philippines – A new study suggests that women who use hormonal contraceptives doubles their risk for acquiring HIV, and are twice as likely to transmit it to their partners.

Vice President Jejomar Binay returned home late Friday night after a lightning trip to Saudi Arabia where he attended the burial of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz on behalf of President Aquino.

FILIPINO professors in state universities and colleges are the lowest paid in Asia, a lawmaker said Wednesday as the country marked World Teachers’ Day.

BANKING has never been better, stronger, more stable, more resilient and more profitable in the Philippines than now This comes as a surprise considering the euro and sovereign debt crisis in Europe; the unemployment, double-dip recession tendency and fiscal crisis in the United States; and the perceptible global economic slowdown this year and next.

MANILA, Philippines – Seven in 10 Filipinos, or 71 percent, believe that a peace agreement between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) would be reached, a latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed.

The Labor Department has upheld Philippine Airlines over its refusal to start collective bargaining negotiations with the union.

MANILA, Philippines – Almost all Filipino workers in Syria are undocumented, making it hard for the Philippine government to repatriate them from the strife-torn country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

SENATOR Ralph Recto on Tuesday demanded to know why the Government Service Insurance System failed to remit P2.3 billion in retirement benefits to its members.

Raids by communist rebels shut down country’s largest nickel producer and hurt government efforts to attract foreign investments PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday ordered the security for mining companies beefed up after raids by communist rebels shut down the operations of the country’s largest nickel producer and sent its stock plummeting.

Local currency revisits 44:$1 for the first time in eight months on Europe’s worsening debt crisis; stocks extend slump The peso weakened further to an eight-month low Tuesday, falling past the 44 per dollar level for the first time in eight months, on concern Europe’s worsening debt crisis will encourage overseas investors to pull out…

A NEW York-based think tank said the Philippine economy would likely slow down until next year on expectations the Aquino administration’s public-private partnership (PPP) scheme would fail to take off in the near term.

The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) has dismissed charges of unfair labor practices raised by PAL Employees Association (Palea) of unfair labor practice of PAL management for its alleged refusal to commence collective bargaining negotiations with the union early this year.

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang said yesterday the issue involving the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) was already with the Court of Appeals and that it was not aware of any request from the union to have a closed-door meeting with President Aquino.

Communist rebel attacks on three local mines have created a climate of fear for investors just as the sector is seeking to cash in on the global resources boom. Malacañang condemned the raids that forced one of the country’s leading nickel producers to shut down a major venture, warning that the New People’s Army (NPA)…

WASHINGTON – US Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Monday announced a grant of $15 million for a project to combat exploitative child labor in sugarcane growing areas in the Philippines.

We can perhaps look at what’s happening at Philippine Airlines today as something like birth pain. Maybe all the unpleasantness happening are necessary so that a new Philippine Airlines can emerge that’s not only profitable but a worthy flag carrier of the Republic. But I am not that sure.

The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) has junked the unfair labor practice case filed by the ground crew union of Philippine Airlines (PAL) against the airline’s management for its alleged refusal to start negotiation for a new collective bargaining agreement early this year.

At least 200 heavily armed communist rebels raided three mining companies including a project of Japan-based Sumitomo Metal Mining Corp. in Surigao del Norte, disarming guards and setting equipment on fire.

These two health topics are among the most controversial and emotional health issues today. Many groups have openly come out against planting and eating genetically modified foods. Likewise, there continues to be fear among many people that using artificial sweeteners can produce all kinds of medical problems, including cancer.

MANILA, Philippines – US-based investment bank Citigroup downgraded anew its economic growth forecasts for the Philippines this year and next year on the back of fiscal underspending, weak external demand, supply chain disruption as well as the global fiscal storm brought about by the debt crisis in the US and Europe.

The management of Philippine Airlines (PAL) warned yesterday its former employees against staging protests infront of the PAL Inflight Center building which hampers the flow of PAL’s business.

In September, Alliance of Concerned Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio questioned the practicality of the Philippines engaging in public-private partnerships (PPPs) as they would become a burden on taxpayers. The UK parliament, he said, had concluded that the system is inefficient.

More or less 200 communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels yesterday attacked three mining companies in Surigao del Norte province, killing four security guards, burning down millions worth of heavy equipment, the military said.

THE Provincial Board (PB) asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), through the Department of Energy (DOE), not to act on petitions for power rate increase.

WASHINGTON — India, Bangladesh and the Philippines lead the world in the number of products made by child workers, a US government stock-taking of the global scale of underaged labor revealed.

SENATOR PIA CAYETANO REVEALS: MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health is proposing close to P14 billion to fund the controversial Reproductive Health bill in 2012, Senator Pia Cayetano disclosed during plenary deliberations of the measure on Tuesday.

THE PHILIPPINES must exert more effort to reduce child workers, according to a report released by the United States government, even as it noted that “the worst forms of child labor” remain in the country.

COMMENTARY The Philippines’ power cost is reputedly the highest in Asia. This is a severe constraint in achieving competitiveness not only in industries but also in services, agriculture and the other sunrise sectors, which could generate enough employment and livelihood to bridge the job gap of 15 million within the term of President Aquino.

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