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Saying the wet season is the perfect time to go green, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is calling on the public to take advantage of the weather and plant trees in aid of government’s National Greening Program (NGP).

MANILA, Philippines – Two of the country’s most influential business groups said they’ll give President Benigno Aquino III a pass on his first year but expect action in the next. Aquino marks his first year in office next week and the country’s two biggest survey organizations say his numbers have dropped about 10 points from…

MANILA, Philippines – Eighty-six-year-old mall magnate Henry Sy remains the richest man in the Philippines while port operator Enrique Razon Jr. joined the elite billionaires’ list this year, according to the annual listing conducted by Forbes Magazine.

MANILA, Philippines – The public can expect faster action on complaints regarding infrastructure projects as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) launches its own call center hotline.

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, June 23(PIA) – The regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with three private partners in Eastern Visayas in the implementation of the different poverty-alleviation programs, projects and activities of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS).

REMITTANCES from Filipinos working abroad will likely rebound in the second half of the year, but annual growth may come in lower than expected given the weaker first quarter results, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) said.

MANILA, Philippines – Various electric cooperatives (ECs) owe the National Electrification Administration (NEA) more than P37.5 million in excess subsidy funds.

MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino’s approval and trust ratings slightly declined in the past three months, a new Pulse Asia survey revealed yesterday. Pulse Asia’s Ulat ng Bayan survey, conducted from May 21 to June 4, found 71 percent of Filipinos expressing approval and trust in the President.

Jobs for overseas Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia will soon grow less, according to a recruitment expert, as the looming implementation of a new labor policy there will compel companies to limit the number of their foreign employees.

The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) yesterday reminded the public to take extra precautions against potential lawless elements in social networking sites on the Internet due to reports of increasing crime related to it.

MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker Thursday urged the House of Representatives to pass a version of the measure pushing for the welfare of household helpers.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) is strongly supporting the proposed amendatory law making incentives to micro enterprises more accessible than those offered by the Baranggay Micro Enterprise Act of 2002.

(Statement of Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz of the Department of Labor and Employment, Republic of the Philippines at the 100th  Session of the International Labor Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, June, 2011.)

(Reuters) – Austerity measures being adopted by many industrialized world governments in the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis are undermining economic recovery, a United Nations report said on Wednesday.

DESPITE its meeting with Sugar Regulatory Administrator Gina Bautista Martin, Sugar Watch on Wednesday will push through with its rally, which will launch the boycott of Coca-Cola products.

THE AGRICULTURE department plans to partner with the Tourism department to come up with a program that will help farmers take advantage of opportunities in agri-tourism and increase their incomes, an official said yesterday.

WASHINGTON — The World Bank on Tuesday launched a new agricultural hedging tool to help farmers in developing countries curb increasing food price volatility.

Gov’t expects lower budget gap of P286B next year NO NEW TAXES. The Aquino administration will propose no new tax measures next year but is still confident that it can lessen the budget deficit. Malacañang will not push for new tax measures in 2012 despite increasing the national budget next year to P1.8 trillion. An…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday told Asian nations “to take radical steps” to increase efficiency and invest in renewable energy amid a “looming” crisis.

AFP – The World Health Organisation published Tuesday new global guidelines for expanding AIDS treatment, focusing for the first time on homosexuals, who face discrimination in many countries.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A repair station in the Philippines that services planes for nearly 50 airlines around the world has shown a pattern of stubborn problems that safety experts say underscore concerns about the airline industry’s outsourcing of maintenance to facilities in developing countries.

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DIGOS CITY – Fascination for guns and the prospects of carrying one are among the main reasons children are being lured to the communist movement, the local military commander said.

BERN, Switzerland- A Filipino sculptor from Ifugao won the top two prizes in an international sculpture symposium which ended Sunday in Switzerland.

MANILA, Philippines – Crimes and complaints involving the popular social networking site Facebook are rising this year, the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said Wednesday.

WHO can blame those who have given up on the pathological corruption that permeates every level of government bureaucracy? Government corruption is widespread and commonplace. It creeps into the most inconspicuous government bureau.

Sen. Edgardo Angara reiterated his strong objection to Republic Act 9136, the measure extending the term of the Joint Congressional Power Commission (JCPC), which is scheduled to be signed into law today.

THE House of Representatives on third and final reading have approved a five percent discount for poor students in the secondary and tertiary levels.

Cagayan Rep. Jack Enrile yesterday reiterated calls for Malacañang to review the implementation of the K+12 program as he pushed new rules that would make school administrators more accountable for the quality of education both in public and private schools throughout the country.