MANILA, Philippines—Migrante International, an alliance of overseas Filipino workers, families and advocates worldwide, today called on President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino to make good his promise of stopping forced migration by generating more local jobs.

GENEVA — The World Trade Organization raised on Friday its forecast for growth of global commerce to 10% this year, with its director general saying that even this might yet “turn out to be too low.”

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is starting his presidency on a high note with 85% of Filipinos expressing trust in him, the highest trust rating ever recorded by any individual included in Pulse Asia’s trust probes since 1999.

MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino III’s Liberal Party (LP) dominates the chairmanships of various committees in the new House of Representatives.

MANILA, Philippines – What should be the first order of business for the Aquino administration? A new survey by Pulse Asia revealed Monday that many Filipinos want President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to prioritize job creation and lower inflation for the first 6 months of his presidency.

MANILA, Philippines –   Nineteen overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for various countries in the Middle East were found to be afflicted with HIV/AIDS, a group of medical clinics reported yesterday.

Reflecting on reports about what President Benigno Aquino III will declare as the State Of the Nation or SONA, I am reminded of a “prayer” that was written by, or written for young people who have not fully come of age in terms of wisdom.

MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Management Staff director general Julia Abad is the youngest Cabinet member at 31. Despite the gargantuan challenge her job poses, Abad said she did not want to pass up the opportunity to work with a good man, President Aquino.

There is no escaping. You will meet difficult people everywhere  at home, at work and at play. They come in varying degrees and configurations, and they affect your professional and personal life in varying levels as well. They come with an assortment of labels  bullies, creeps, tyrants, tormentors, despots, backstabbers, oppressors, persecutors, egomaniacs and (pardon…

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MANILA, Philippines – To ensure that more workers are getting the rightful wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now preparing to inspect over 35,000 commercial establishments nationwide.

Thousands of Filipino workers in Iraq are on the brink of losing their jobs after the US government ordered all its military contractors to send home expatriate workers whose country imposes a travel ban in Iraq.

A group of clinics accredited by Middle Eastern countries to conduct medical tests on Sunday said there is an “alarming” increase in the number of Filipino migrant workers bound for the region who tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) wants to privatize the operations of three commuter rail systems in Metro Manila in one to two years by bidding out concession contracts similar to those covering tollways.

MANILA, Philippines—With the world experiencing the ill effects of climate change, the Philippines urged its co-members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to “climate-proof” the region’s energy sector.

MASINLOC, Zambales: Eighty Chinese allegedly working in a mining firm in Masinloc, Zambales were detained by the Philippine National Police Friday. Police Senior Supt. Rafael Santiago, Zambales provincial director of the Philippine National Police confirmed that the 80 Chinese nationals were in the vicinity of Coto Mining Inc. (CMI) located in Barangay Taltal, Sitio Coto…

People’s organizations (POs) and nongo-vernment organizations (NGOs) have made their wish list known to the public and they, hope, President Benigno Aquino 3rd, through the media, demonstrations and rallies. Some have sent manifestos and positions papers to Malacañang.

MANILA, Philippines – Coal-fired power plants remain the dominant source of electricity in the country, latest data from the Department of Energy (DOE) showed.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is racing to meet its Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015 as the government is getting poor marks in era-dicating extreme poverty and hunger and achieving universal education, latest MDG indicators showed.

MANILA, Philippines –  Climate Change Commission vice chairman Heherson Alvarez has denied that loans related to the government’s climate change program have been spent by the agency.

MANILA, Philippines –  Sen. Pia Cayetano warned the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) yesterday of the repercussions of its plan to tax market and sari-sari store vendors, as well as pedicab and tricycle drivers, saying the revenue agency should focus instead on big tax evaders if it’s really serious about plugging the yawning deficit.

MANILA, Philippines –  Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita “Ging” Deles is getting a second chance to push for peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the New People’s Army (NPA).

MANILA, Philippines – Until last July 5 when she officially took over the leadership of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Rosalinda Baldoz was content to be working in the background, playing a supporting role to her superiors.

SEEKING TO further open its doors to more international trade, the Philippines has expressed interest in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a multilateral free trade deal that involves several economies, including the country’s biggest trading partner, the United States.

SAN FRANCISCO, California – Police arrested protesting hotel workers that blocked a street leading to the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

STATE subsidies to non-financial government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) fell in June, the Bureau of the Treasury said on Friday. Last month, the national government only disbursed P183 million, or 90.6 percent lower than the P1.94 billion released in the same period a year ago.

DESPITE its benign inflation outlook in the medium term, the Philippine central bank sees upside risks given the pending petitions for power and transport fare hikes and the possibility that global commodity prices could turn upward, an official said. “Should the inflation outlook turn out to be less favorable as growth continues to gain traction…

A CONGRESSMAN filed a bill seeking to criminalize the use of artificial trans fat in food preparation and manufacture, citing the dangers of the ingredient when consumed.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said Friday he would push for the prompt release of the adjusted teachers’ salaries as part of the department’s plan to upgrade the quality of education in public schools.

Former Health Secretary Dr. Jaime Galvez-Tan believes that there is still hope for the country to achieve the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) laid down by the United Nations (un) if the Aquino administration has the “political will.”