MANILA, Philippines—Should every workplace have its own condom dispenser? Saying that overpopulation was partly to blame for the lack of jobs in the past decade, labor officials Monday threw their support behind family planning and efforts at reducing the country’s population growth.

Lawmakers who are supporting the Reproductive Health (RH) bill are like terrorists, a bishop and ranking official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines was quoted as saying on Radyo Inquirer Tuesday.

CEBU, Philippines – After 40 years of operations, Energizer Philippines Inc. will shut down its manufacturing plant in barangay Jagobiao, Mandaue City effective May 7.

MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has retained the top spot in the approval rating for Cabinet secretaries.

From Day 1 of the President Noynoy Aquino (PNoy) administration, Retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz has established himself as a presidential basher. He was also very critical of President Cory C. Aquino during her incumbency.

MANILA, Philippines – Oil firms should roll back pump prices this week or be haled to court for overpricing after they unduly increased fuel prices by an average of 40 centavos per liter, Energy Secretary Jose Almendras said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) is set to implement the first phase of its ambitious K+12 (kindergarten plus 12 years) proposal with the establishment of thousands of “kindergarten schools” in most of the 38,000 public elementary schools throughout the country by the opening of school year 2011-2012 this June.

MANILA, Philippines – Various religious groups, including the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), joined hands in calling for the swift passage of the controversial Reproductive Health bill in Congress.

Amid the unabated rise in the process of oil and other petroleum products, legislators yesterday urged Malacañang to look into the possibility of reducing the P4.35 per liter excise tax on gasoline as a way of cushioning the effects of the soaring gasoline prices used by tricycles, taxi cabs, farm equipment and fishing boats.

The Department of Energy (DoE) demanded that oil companies roll back fuel prices citing its computations make the increase in oil product prices of as much as 70 centavos per liter just before the Lenten break unwarranted. Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras threatens to sue two oil companies which he did not identify for supposedly…

The Army leadership yesterday expressed vindication over the kidnapping and torture allegation of suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebel Melissa Roxas against the military after the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) found insufficient grounds to support the accusation.

A cold way appears to have frozen relations between the local Catholic Church leaders and the Aquino administration, as a cardinal yesterday said it is useless to hold dialogs with President Aquino and his officials, since a stand for the use of artificial contraceptives has already been taken by the chief executive on the Reproductive…

Management system: A tool for continual improvement Each year, governments, employers and workers mark the World Day for Safety and Health. This year’s theme for the day is “Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management System: A tool for continual improvement”. Improvement is in fact needed: according to ILO data, an estimated 337 million workplace accidents…

MANILA, Philippines – TV host Willie Revillame and top officials of TV5 have been sued for child abuse by rights advocates on Monday in connection with a crying boy who was made to dance suggestively and was given P10,000 on “Willing Willie” last March 12.

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Concerned over the number of workers affected by asbestos-related diseases, a labor group has urged the government to check public buildings for asbestos, a toxic mineral commonly used in building construction projects.

A 36-year-old mother of two children in southern Cebu is the latest confirmed victim who tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) this April.

There are many adjectives used to describe Metro Manila traffic. Sadly, “fast” and “efficient” are not among them. And in a sentence, words used to illustrate the mess usually comes with the complementary expletive.

MANILA, Philippines – Dutch financial giant ING NV sees the inflation average in the Philippines falling within the 3-5 percent target set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) amid the escalating global oil prices as well as clamor for higher wages.

P-Noy really has the right or even the obligation as President to endorse for legislation any bill that he believes will promote his program of government. This is true even if the bill is as controversial as the Reproductive Health (RH) bill which he has renamed “Responsible Parenthood” (RP) bill. For taking such an unstinting…

1968: Young Muslim recruits to the Philippine Army are killed in the “Jabidah Massacre,” which led to the formation of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).

MANILA, Philippines –  A delegation of Saudi officials is arriving today to discuss with the Philippine government the suspension on the processing and deployment of Filipino household service workers (HSWs).

MANILA, Philippines –  Despite the staunch opposition of the Catholic Church to the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, there are some priests who support it, a bishop disclosed yesterday.  “Well, in the Church, there’s a space for dissent also… Even the 10 commandments, there are many who disobey it, right?” said Pampanga Archbishop

DAVAO CITY, Philippines    – President Aquino has ordered a review of all oil price increases amid the rising prices of commodities.

A counterpart bill to press for a P125 daily across-the-board legislated wage increase has been made by an opposition member of the Senate’s majority bloc.

BRITISH authorities have suspended the license of Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland to sponsor foreign students after they discovered that 150 Filipino nursing students there had been working almost full-time in violation of immigration regulations, the BBC has reported.

When workers’ income can’t make both ends meet, or when their take home pay can no longer take them home, something’s got to give. Often, the common view takeb by sectors is to increase the wages. This is often a myopic view and usually results in unintended adverse consequences to the intended beneficiaries.

http://web1.manilatimes.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/rh-bill.jpg ON THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILL 1 Six bills in the House of Representatives HB Nos. 96, 101, 513, 1160, 1520 & 3387—half of them titled, An Act Providing For A National Policy on Reproductive Health, Responsible Parenthood And Population And Development and For Other Purposes, have been consolidated by the House Committee on Population…

Happy Easter to all. The Christian world today celebrates with joy the most fundamental and central truth in our faith: That on the third day after He died on the cross, Jesus Christ by His own power became alive again.