MANILA, Philippines –  The Philippine services sector has been growing dramatically over the past years, narrowing the employment gap while pushing export growth.

MANILA, Philippines –  `President Aquino formally launched yesterday the government’s National Renewable Energy Program (NREP) aimed at addressing the spiraling cost and insufficiencies in the supply of electricity, especially in rural areas.

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THE rate of new HIV infections has seen a 25 percent drop in the last decade. However, in the Philippines, the number of people infected has risen – particularly among call-center workers.

15 June 2011, Quezon City— Philippine unions Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to vote for the inclusion of hazardous Chrysotile asbestos in trade watch list of the Rotterdam Convention for the sake of the victims of asbestos cancers and of the…

State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines and Development Bank of the Philippines have committed P2 billion in loans to help returning migrant Filipino workers start their own businesses.

My column last Monday (Independence Day 2011) triggered a spirited discussion among friends on whether the current generation is less nationalistic than, say, the generation of our parents or if the concept of nationalism has simply taken on a different meaning today.

CIVIL conflict and political violence have dragged down the Philippines in the global ranking of economies in terms of providing justice to its citizens, the World Justice Project says.

Caring for the environment and good corporate citizenship are priorities for many large companies and multinational firms. However, these priorities are also important for diplomatic organizations which must carefully consider the impact of their actions on their host country.

MANILA, Philippines –  The International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, said its $75-million loan to Energy Development Corp. (EDC) will help lower power rates in the country.

MANILA, Philippines –  The Philippines is eyeing a three-fold increase in the share of renewable energy (RE) sources in its energy mix by 2030, the country’s top energy official said.

MANILA, Philippines –   Senate President Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada expressed his concern yesterday over the increasing number of Filipinos jailed for committing “love crimes” in Qatar.

KORONADAL CITY – There are at least four million children aged 5-17 or a ratio of 1 out of 6 Filipino children in the Philippines who are experiencing worst forms of child labor based in 2001 National Statistics Office (NSO) survey.

MANILA, Philippines –  The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday denied the bid of the daughters of slain publicist Salvador Dacer to hold Sen. Panfilo Lacson liable for the killings of their father and his driver Emmanuel Corbito in November 2000.

World leaders urge support for domestic workers treaty AFP – German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the 100th annual conference of the International Labor Organization GENEVA (AFP) – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday on member states of the UN labour agency to support a new treaty that offers protection…

The Land Bank of the Philippines has earmarked at least P8.3 million in loan packages for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who want to begin their own business in the Philippines.

CEBU, Philippines – Beginning this July 11, hospital confinements due to Influenza A (H1N1) virus will be paid as Case Type A based on PhilHealth’s inpatient benefit schedule instead of a benefit package.

WASHINGTON: An annual survey of the rule of law around the world released on Monday sees weak protections for fundamental rights in China, “serious deficiencies” in Russia and problems with discrimination in the United States.

LEGAZPI CITY ,Philippines  – An unidentified assassin shot dead a broadcaster early yesterday morning in Iriga City. Chief Superintendent Victor Deona, Camarines Sur police director, said Romeo Olea, a reporter and commentator of radio station dwEB-FM, was on his motorcycle when a gunman riding tandem on another motorcycle shot him in front of the Holy…

As is Metal, Wood is a classical element unique to Chinese astrology. Its influence over those born of those Chinese astrological signs associated with Wood imbues that person with confidence and strong will, compassion and desire for cooperation. Wood, which is also known as the Tree in the Wu Xing elemental cycle, also symbolizes renewal…

Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it would start hiring workers for ground duty to augment its current workforce and replace those who resigned over the past few weeks.

It seems that the Aquino administration is giving Filipinos promises it does not intend to keep as it indicated to a foreign group it will adopt new tax measures by 2013 against its vow not to impose new taxes and instead seek reforms in tax collections to increase revenues.

Military and police officers must not be appointed to sensitive posts in government, according to party-list lawmakers.

Young, single, successful, and gay. Humphrey Gorriceta, Jr. was enjoying life. Weekends would not pass without partying at bars, meeting new friends, and surrendering to his libido whenever and wherever it was possible.

Readers may recall that right before last year’s elections, Mindanao was hit by 12-hour daily brownouts, although in light of the coming political exercise, the national media paid scant heed to the plight of Mindanaoans.

MANILA, Philippines –The Philippines said Tuesday it was aiming to generate half its energy from renewable sources by 2030, in a significant upgrade from current efforts.

Has government spending really improved as claimed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)? The answer is a mixed bag. For public spending that makes a lot of difference in job creation and poverty alleviation such as public works and social welfare, the answer is NO. For other social spending such as education and…

Did you know that the position of your keyboard, the height of your office chair and even the angle at which your computer monitor tilts, can have an impact on your health? In fact, both employers and employees are probably not aware that occupational hazards are quite common in the workplace.

Whose agenda is it anyway? Divorce is demanded in the name of women-empowerment. But if it is to be a law—and a just law, as laws ought to be!—then it ought to be empowerment of men and women alike. The absence of a divorce law at present imposes a disability on both men and women,…

FINANCE Secretary Cesar Purisima said Sunday the economy would comfortably achieve 5-percent growth this year, which would be two or three percentage points off the government’s “aspirational target” of 7 to 8 percent.