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DESPITE the Philippines is considered as one of the third largest English speaking countries in Asia yet the report released by the US State Department, in its “2007 Investment Climate Statement” this month cited that the “English language proficiency, while still better than in other Southeast Asian nations, is declining in the Philippines.”

The domestic BPO units in Europe and USA are making a mass migration. The call centers were running smoothly before the downturn and then ran out of steam during the lean months. Finally they are getting back on their feet, slowly but steadily. However, the finances are still low, the chips are still down and…

Inow share with you, readers, my speech on the topics “the Role of CHED in Setting Global Standards for Higher Education in the Philippines” during the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) Institute Symposia and Fora on July 9, 2010 with the theme “Looking Global . . . . Taking Actions . . .…

MANILA, Philippines – Their physical handicap it appears, is not the biggest battle confronting persons with disabilities (PWDs). It is the government’s inability to implement the laws that protect their rights that is their biggest challenge.

Nueva Ecija—The chief of the country’s lead agency in rice research and development based here is optimistic that the country will soon become self-sufficient in rice despite a backslide in agricultural production brought by the recent onslaught of El Niño.

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FRANCHISERS and their prospective investors should tread carefully as the global economic recovery remains fragile and consumers have become harder to please.

THE World Bank on Wednesday raised its economic growth forecast for the Philippines starting this year until 2012, citing strong private and public spending as well as the recovery of global trade. In the latest issue of the Philippines Quarterly Update, the Washington-based lender revised upwards its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 4.4…

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said that it will push four key areas in a ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) next week in Vietnam.

CEBU, Philippines – Another miner died after he was buried alive while working in the coal mine in the mountainous part of Danao City last Monday evening.

MANILA, Philippines – There is no question that organ donation, particularly from the deceased, has a great chance of improving or saving people’s lives. Yet in the Philippines, a deed that is both compassionate and sensible like organ donation has not truly gained ground.

MANILA, Philippines – An elevator technician instantly died after falling from the 36th floor of a condominium building in Binondo, Manila during a power outage brought by typhoon Basyang yesterday.

In illegal dismissal cases, the burden of proof rests upon the employer to show that the dismissal is for just cause. Failure to do so would mean that the dismissal is not justified. This rule is illustrated in this case of Cely.

MANILA, Philippines – Environment Secretary Ramon Jesus Paje is a creature of habit. For 20 years, he showed up for work at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the morning and went home after work.

MANILA, July 15 —- The fledgling administration of President Benigno Aquino III has eyed the facilitation of the regional grouping of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in addressing at least four challenges it faces, among which, are disaster management and economic security, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo said.

The disparity that exists between developed and developing countries, is a result of the capitalist society and globalization today. International mechanisms have been installed over time, to create regulations and guidelines pertaining to productivity and progress of the international community. As a result of the direct focus on globalization and expansion, the repercussions can be…

Business process outsourcing (BPO) to offshore destinations has grown rapidly in the Philippines, India and Central and Eastern Europe where for a time, the industry’s annual growth rate even exceeded 30%.

POWER UTILITIES in the Asean have vowed to shift to green energy to minimize carbon emissions, in light of the worsening threat of global warming.

THE PAG-IBIG Fund is holding off the implementation of a new, stricter rule for availing housing loans until October following complaints from real estate developers afraid of losing the bulk of their business.

ECONOMISTS and former government officials are divided on the ways the Philippines can achieve its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets, a set of measurement that focuses on eight targets by 2015.

HONG KONG – Hundreds of workers in Hong Kong called for a minimum wage law Wednesday as lawmakers debated the controversial issue which has long divided the city’s business sector and grassroots labor groups.

THE state-owned Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund is tightening up on housing loans to ensure its viability amid an overwhelming demand for home financing, its top official said Tuesday.

State-run Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) said it would tighten lending rules for new and incoming members to maintain the agency’s viability. “When before, a member could just pay a lump-sum equivalent to P4,800, which is likewise payable for 24 months to get a loan of P500,000, now a new member should wait for…

SALES abroad of Philippine-made goods soared in May due to strong shipments of electronic products—the country’s key export—but the industry warned of a softer market in the second half of the year. In a statement, the National Statistics Office on Tuesday reported that export earnings in May went up by 37.3 percent to $4.239 billion…

The Department of Health on Tuesday said that 3,077 vehicular accident-related injuries were reported for the first quarter of 2010, according to its National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. The report shows that there were 9,521 injury cases in 77 government and private hospitals.

At least 5,000 Filipinos are dying every year because of pulmonary diseases caused by poor air quality in the country, a clean air advocate organization said on Tuesday. During a news forum held at Annabel’s Restaurant on Tomas Morato Street in Quezon City, lawyer Glynda Bathan of the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities said…

THE looming power crisis has prompted a lawmaker to seek commercial operation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). Rep. Kimi Cojuangco of the Fifth District of Pangasinan filed House Bill 1291 or the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant Act of 2010 on Tuesday which she said would address the country’s electricity generating capacity shortfall by…