A migrant workers group yesterday called on the government to prepare an early evacuation plan for some 50,000 Filipino workers in Kuwait, fearing that simmering political tensions there could escalate into a full-blown conflict.

Advocates of the contro-versial Reproductive Health (RH) bill yesterday lamented the current delay in the passage of the measure even as they said the delay could lead to the deaths of more women due to cervical cancer.

MANILA, Philippines –  President Aquino signed into law yesterday the bill standardizing the salaries and bonuses of executives in government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), Malacañang said over the weekend.

Marriage as an inviolable social institution is not just a legal definition but also an ideal that we strive for. However, much as our culture embraces the importance and value of the family, there are cases where this social institution needs restructuring.

Are overseas Filipino workers (OFW) being driven out of the country by poverty? Or is it just the latest opportunity and trend?

An international fact-finding team is in the country to investigate the alleged land-grabbing by Philippine, Japanese and Taiwanese companies of some 11,000 hectares from indigenous peoples in Isabela to build the biggest bio-ethanol project in the Philippines.

Angara, chairman of the Senate Education, Arts, and Culture Committee, Friday urged sweeping reforms that would lift the country’s educational system after noting that the country is producing 2.13-million college dropouts annually.

The Philippines is both a hotspot and a megadiversity area, making it a priority for conservation. The country’s forests are habitat for more than 6,000 plant species and numerous bird and animal species, including the endangered Philippine Eagle and the Visayan warty pig.

I was in sales for a long time. I worked as a salesman peddling jeans and garments, and working the rounds of department stores. It was one of the greatest learning experiences of my life.

MANILA, Philippines – A bill seeking to transform day care centers from a playroom to a learning center has been approved on third and final reading at the Senate.

MANILA: Thousands of foreign university students are flocking to the Philippines, attracted by cheap yet high-quality courses conducted in English and an easy-going lifestyle outside class.

Another contentious issue is once again up for debate  with the Catholic Church as the primary opposition to the legalization of divorce in this country. But actually, the Church allows annulment in many instances. The basic interpretation of annulment is the declaration of a marriage to be null and void  essentially saying the marriage never…

HOW will school-opening day tomorrow under the Aquino administration differ from school-opening day under the previous administration? For one, the Philippines will start following the K-12 basic education curriculum.

WASHINGTON – Two Filipino women have been honored in New York for their outstanding role as teachers.

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 60 blood units that were screened for HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) since the beginning of the year up to April have been confirmed positive for HIV, the latest  Philippine HIV/AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) registry revealed.

MANILA Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is supporting the 2011 World Day Against Child Labor, which will be observed this coming June 12 by the member-states of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in hopes of drawing “attention to the global extent of child labor and the action needed to…

CEBU, Philippines – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya program that cash grants should not be subjected to any abuse, such as using them as collateral or guarantee for loans.

CEBU, Philippines – Majority of the employees of an already closed locator of Mactan Cebu Export Processing Zone voted yes to a union during a certification election held the other day at the Department of Labor and Employment.

MANILA, Philippines — The dilemma of renewable energy (RE) is how it can get out of the cradle and leaps into the playground when it comes to cost-competitiveness; and for that, the solution being propounded by the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) would be to start with cheaper technologies in the installation targets.

THE New People’s Army (NPA), the armed-wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front, has been recruiting children and using them as warriors in violation of the Geneva Convention, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

The President’s team will be preparing for the State-of-the-Nation Address right about now. So let me give a little unsolicited advice: Be truthful. The President will be much better appreciated if he is truthful. Sugar-coating was the last administration’s forte (unemployment is bad, change the definition; not enough classroom, go two shifts and pretend there…

Sen. Manny Villar chided the Insurance Commission (IC) for its failure to embark on a public information campaign about the mandatory insurance coverage for overseas Filipino workers, many of whom do not understand the benefits accruing from it.

MANILA: The Philippines Congress began this week a heated debate on the issue of legalising divorce, but many social scientists believe it hard to achieve in this majority Catholic country at present.

The Department of National Defense (DND) yesterday rejected calls by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) for the Aquino government to free detained communist consultants to show sincerity in the ongoing peace negotiations.

For once, at least we got some good news directly from President Benigno “P-Noy” Aquino III who issued a statement about the recent proposal legalizing divorce in the Philippines. “I promised job generation, education, health, judicial reform, and we are doing all that already… Divorce, I think, is not a priority at this time. I’m…

The Transport Department unveiled Friday a “comprehensive rehabilitation” plan for Metro Rail Transit 3 and Light Rail Transit 1 lines costing a combined $1.5 billion.

Manila, Philippines – Filipinos are now more optimistic about their financial future but continue to get a low score in terms of financial intelligence quotient, a survey conducted by American banking giant Citibank.

INDIGENT senior citizens in the country are set to enjoy their monthly social pension after the government released P435.5 million to them through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), it was learned on Friday.

Although working in a call center is a blessing to some, it is a curse for many. I remember I covered in this column why many do not last in call centers one of which is the “unpredictable” nature of the job. A worker has to face the fact that he doesn’t “own” his time…

MANILA, Philippines – Two lawmakers are calling for a review of the implementation of the government’s multi-billion Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program.