MANILA, Philippines –  Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala remains hopeful that the sector did not contract last year but instead posted a flat growth.

BIZZ FIZZ A NEW report by the research arm of the International Labor Organization (ILO) says a long “labor market recession” is worsening the social outlook in many countries.

MANILA, Philippines –  New York-based Moody’s Investors Service upgraded yesterday the outlook on the Philippines’ foreign and local-currency bond ratings from “stable” to “positive,” a day after the government sold $1.25 billion worth of peso-denominated global bonds.

MANILA, Philippines – Two fast-food restaurant employees died after their motorcycle was allegedly hit by a 10-wheeler truck in San Mateo, Rizal, before dawn Friday.

MANILA, Philippines –  The local auto industry is expecting a four to five percent growth this year, slower than the double digit growth posted in 2010, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) said yesterday.

To prevent the spread of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the workplace without discriminating against infected workers, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued a seven-point guideline on dealing with the situation.

PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnership (PPP) projects are joining this year’s list of priority investment areas that would enjoy incentives from the government.

MANILA, Philippines –  The operation the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) in the Visayas has been going on smoothly, an energy official said.

MANILA, Philippines – Credit card receivables of banks operating in the Philippines went up by 2.9 percent in the first nine months of 2010 amid the surprising economic growth, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

Local auto assemblers capped 2010 with high double-digit growth and accomplishments indicating that the local industry as a whole was moving forward, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (Campi) said.

AN environmental watchdog has joined the mounting call for water conservation as the water level in Angat dam continues to plummet because of the lack of rains.

VICE President Jejomar Binay, also the country’s housing czar, on Wednesday urged for the implementation of a housing program for government employees.

SAN FERNANDO, La Union, Philippines  – Minimum wage workers in the private sector in the Ilocos region will receive an increase of P5 or P8 in their daily basic wage.

STANDING as a strong ally of the country and the biggest source of official development assistance (ODA) loans—53 percent of the total, on average for the last 10 years—the government of Japan has pledged to strengthen its ties through more assistance in the hiring of Filipino caregivers and nurses.

THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DoT) has set its sights on sustainable ways of promoting local tourism, starting by showcasing festivities in Metro Manila in the first quarter.

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Overseas Filipino workers currently in Manila have renewed their call to lift the five-year deployment ban in Afghanistan, citing the “safe and secure conditions” in United States military bases where OFWs are employed.

MANILA, Philippines – Days after the toll rates on several road networks were hiked, railroad commuters in Metro Manila face an impending fare increase, too.

MANILA, Philippines – Starting this month, senior citizens will enjoy a five-percent discount on their electricity bills, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) is looking to participate in the conduct of a feasibility study on the safety of nuclear energy in the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s inflation rate was steady at three percent in December, bringing the average inflation for 2010 to 3.8 percent or closer to the lower end of the 3.5-percent to 5.5-percent target set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday.

In 1996, Cynthia Bautista, Edna Manlapaz, Mona Valisno, and I put together what is now known as General Education Curriculum A (GEC-A), also referred to as CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 59, series of 1996. GEC-A is still followed by all college students majoring in humanities, social sciences, and communication.

A BISHOP has asked legislators in Misamis Occidental province not to vote for the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill pending in Congress or risk being disallowed to take Holy Communion.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DeEd) will judiciously spend the record high P207 billion it was given for 2011.

Fourth in a series As Japan continues to debate the merits of economic partnership accords with South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, one area of concern receiving relatively little public attention is how any final pact would cover immigrant labor.

The Federation of ASEAN Shipowners’ Associations (FASA) has expressed opposition to the unilateral decision by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to establish an ITF model wage scale, a benchmark on minimum wage for non – domiciled seafarers employed on national flag vessels.

MANILA, Philippines – Peasant groups and rights advocates condemned the new year’s first extra-judicial killing of a peasant leader in Santa Rosa town, Nueva Ecija last Sunday (Jan. 2).

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) — With the high infant and maternal mortality rates among Filipinos living below the poverty line, a young lawmaker is confident Congress will pass early this year the proposed mandatory health care coverage for all.

MANILA, Philippines – Six months into power, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III continues to face many old problems: a large budget deficit, endemic corruption, widespread poverty, poor infrastructure and long-running insurgencies.