MANILA, Philippines – Renewed confidence in the Philippine business climate has improved employment and reduced unemployment and underemployment figures in 2010, according to President Aquino.

MANILA, Philippines – Fewer Filipino workers were hired abroad this year due to the global financial crisis, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has reported.

MANILA, Philippines – It was a year of failure and redemption, as well as some firsts for the House of Representatives. The year 2010 also ushered in a new Congress – the 15th – under a new administration.

MANILA, Philippines—The number of undocumented and runaway Filipino workers in the Middle East has reached nearly 10,000, according to Migrante-Middle East (M-ME), a Riyadh-based alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Students will be required to learn about human rights while in school, if Senator Manuel Villar’s bill is passed into law.

The quickest way to get the poor out of their condition is to give them more sustained employment. The special employment zones as discussed earlier present a big solution. These zones will be in industry and agriculture that bring in large scale labor using enterprises.

OPEN NOTEBOOK ADDRESSING mounting employment is seen as the key component of the budget that was expected to be signed into law this week. That at least is the reading of the political climate amidst which the proposed P1.645 trillion General Appropriations Act that Malacañang will sign into law says Rep. Elpidio Barzaga of Cavite…

SAN AGUSTIN: The New People’s Army (NPA) units in southern Philippines said on Sunday that they have continued to gain the upper hand in the war against government forces in the region.

THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is optimistic that the decades-old communist insurgency in the country will be defeated before the end of the six-year term of the Aquino administration in 2016.

MOUNT DIWATA—Too poor to afford school beyond fourth grade, 19-year-old Johnny Buyo walked away from home six months ago to join the communist rebellion—one of Asia’s longest-running. He was handed a rusty M16 rifle, which he vowed to keep for life.

MANILA, Philippines—The country will have at least one million new jobs annually until 2016, the end of the Aquino administration’s term, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said Monday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said the minimum wage of workers will still have to pass through the regional wage boards in line with the two-tier wage system, which it plans to implement by next year.

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Edgardo Angara called on the government to prioritize the development of green technology for transport starting next year in order to minimize the country’s dependence on imported oil.

MANILA, Philippines – Uncertainties will still relentlessly hound the energy sector in 2011, according to energy experts. Foremost in the industry’s incertitude is the the fact that its captain, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, has yet to fully assume command with his confirmation still pending with the Commission on Appointments in Congress.

Our economic planners have put up a fighting target of 8 percent GDP growth for 2011. That contrasts sharply with earlier forecasts putting growth next year below the growth rate registered for this year.

During the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) 75th Anniversary celebration, media reported that some military commanders had reacted negatively to the announcement of the government’s new anti insurgency policy.

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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday said that local employment opportunities are brighter for jobseekers in the coming year.

MANILA, Philippines – As the administration of President Aquino ushered in a new era last June, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile remained at the helm. But it was not a sure thing. Even up to the eve of the first session day of Congress last July 26, nobody had a clear idea who would emerge…

Four overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Madagascar arrived home on Sunday, and hundreds more are expected to return, following weeks of strikes against their employer, which they accused of labor malpractices.

MANILA, Philippines—President Aquino on Monday signed a massive P1.6-trillion national budget for 2011 designed to fight poverty and spur development, but vetoed 13 provisions that would limit his power of spending.

MANILA, Philippines—Here are the 13 provisions in the 2011 budget that President Aquino vetoed: Prior legislative authorization for borrowings in excess of the debt ceiling. Mr. Aquino objected to the imposition of a 55-percent debt cap “at this point in time.” This was restrictive as this would “prevent the government from taking advantage of favorable…

WE WELCOME the recent announcement that Malacañang and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines have agreed to launch a “universally acceptable” information campaign on reproductive health (RH), following earlier reports that the CBCP and the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), the biggest group of physicians in the country, share the same view on the beginning…

MANILA, Philippines – The European Union (EU) hopes the House of Representatives and the Senate will approve the Reproductive Health (RH) bill despite lawmakers’ pronouncements that the measure is not among the priority legislations in 2011.

MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in 2010 focused its attention on two main advocacies — the May 10 national elections and the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill.

KORONADAL CITY — The first of the two-tranche daily wage hike for workers in the private sector in Central Mindanao is now officially in effect, top regional labor department officials said.

MANILA, Philippines—The United States government plans to beef up its 1,400-strong workforce in the Philippines to “ensure proper mentoring and implementation” of its development projects, especially those in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao.

Illegal logging, mining blamed for rise in slays MANILA, Philippines―Philippine forests have become unsafe for the people working to protect them.

MANILA, Philippines—The European Union has given 36 million euros for the second phase of the Health Sector Policy Support Program (HSPSP II) following its recent launch at the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The Government of Sweden is extending an additional SEK35,000,000 (about $5 million) to an Asian development Bank (ADB)-administered trust fund, which is helping combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific.