PHILIPPINE factory output continued to expand by double digits in August, with imports of raw and intermediate goods keeping pace for the period, according to data released by the government on Tuesday. The National Statistics Office (NSO) said the volume of production index (VoPI) rose 25.6 percent year-on-year in August, accelerating from the revised 22.1-percent…

MANILA, Philippines – Only 43 countries have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

MANILA, Philippines – Business executives in the country are fed up with the prevailing corrupt practices in procurement and supply management and have lined up a series of initiatives aimed at stopping unethical dealings that have cost businesses as much as 50% of their investments here.

MANILA, Philippines – Five big business groups yesterday urged the government to lead in family planning activities as an effective strategy to reduce poverty.

While waiting for the chance to land a job abroad, nursing, engineering, and accountancy graduates in the Philippines should help expand the skills gap in the country, the International Labor Organization (ILO) director to the Philippines said over the weekend. The graduates should fill the manpower shortage in business process outsourcing (BPO), particularly in medical…

Davao City (27 October) — From 27-28 October, Davao will host over a hundred representatives from the Regional Development Councils (RDCs), Regional Coordinating Councils (RCCs), Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Councils (RTIPCs), chambers of commerce and industries, the youth sector, and civil society from all over Mindanao for the second leg of the Department of Labor…

There’s a scene in Young Frankenstein, when Dr. Frankenstein meets Igor (Eye-gor) for the first time. He motions toward the disfiguring hump on Igor’s back and says, “I can fix that.”

Voters complain about long lines, missing names MANILA, Philippines—Peaceful and orderly but with the same old problems. Although no major election-related violent incidents were reported during Monday’s conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in Metro Manila, the usual complaints were aired by voters.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is working closely with the United Nations’s International Labor Organization to reduce, if not eliminate, youth unemployment in the Philippines within six years.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) is working closely with the United Nations’s International Labor Organization to reduce, if not eliminate, youth unemployment in the country within six years.

MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang will continue to implement an order suspending the perks and privileges enjoyed by officials of government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) and government financial institutions (GFIs) until the Supreme Court “restrains” it from doing so, it said Monday.

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is working very closely and actively with the International Labor Organization (ILO), other United Nations organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and its multipartite partners in the…

THERE are many ways to attract fresh investments into the country. The government could, for instance, offer stability, standards and predictability of process and outcome to potential business investors, both local and foreign. But Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo’s recent proposal to do so by cutting short the right to security of tenure enjoyed by workers…

You’ve heard about the usual tips to prevent heart disease. You know about the bad effects of cigarette smoking, alcohol, fatty foods, and stress. You know that you have to control your blood sugar and blood pressure to prevent diabetes and high blood pressure, respectively. But what more could you do to protect your heart?…

MANILA, Philippines – A group of solar power producers is proposing to put up around 170 megawatts (MW) of solar energy in the country next year.

MANILA, Philippines—The European Union is providing a grant of 3.9 million euros (about P235 million) over a period of 18 months to assist the Philippines in bringing an end to extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in the country.

IT seems our government wants to help foreign motor companies here to make even more money – at the expense of everybody else. So our brilliant DTI thinks that, in the process, it cannot avoid but kill hundreds, maybe even thousands, of Filipino small businesses. That, mind you, is the very same Department of Trade…

LET ME get back to religion in the RH bills because it is mainly religion which is causing much of the disagreement. There are two clauses in the Constitution dealing with religion: the non-establishment clause and the free exercise clause. The non-establishment clause is a command which says that the state may not choose any…

MANILA, Philippines—By dangling P15 million in additional funds to party-list lawmakers, House leaders should not expect them to drop their opposition to the Aquino administration’s P21-billion conditional cash transfer (CCT) program and P15-billion public-private partnership program (PPPP) under the 2011 national budget.

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Ralph Recto said yesterday any effort to decongest EDSA should be anchored on reducing the number of public utility buses (PUBs) plying the national thoroughfare.

Mounting health concerns over the widespread use of chemical-based pesticides and fertilizers, along with the increasing preference for healthier food through more sound growing practices, underscore the need to further promote the same in the local agricultural scene.

Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chair Etta Rosales on Saturday said personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) committed human rights violation in their treatment of inmates, who held noise barrage last week at the Bataan Provincial Jail here.

The International Labour Office (ILO) and the World Bank have jointly organized a conference on “Trade and Employment Post-Crisis: Global Shocks, Structural Changes and Policy Responses” on October 25. Held in the lead up to the G20 Summit in Seoul on 11-12 November, the conference discussed the role of open markets in supporting growth and…

MANILA, Philippines—Overseas Filipino workers’ groups and recruitment agencies have reiterated their concern over the looming enforcement of compulsory insurance coverage for all deployed OFWs, as provided by the amended Migrant Workers Act.

The Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) believes that setting a limit on credit card charges could mess up several government programs that seek more Filipinos in financial sector services.

Talk about addictive. According to the latest study on global social network usage by Internet marketing research firm ComScore.com, the Philippines has the fifth “most engaged social networking audience” in the world.

Local government units (LGUs) have significant roles when it comes to the realization of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN-MDGs) where the Philippines is a signatory.

MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank has urged the Philippines and other countries in the Asia Pacific to jump-start talks on integrating their labor markets, saying opening up employment opportunities within the region will further help member-countries weather shocks from the West.

THE government allots only 1.5 percent of its total expenditures to local infrastructure, despite the growing need to boost the roads and bridges in the rural areas.