Davao City (14 July) — Seeing the role of teachers in encouraging kids attend school, a project in partnership with the Department of Education is set to identify commendable teachers who did well in eliminating child labor through education.

The title of this column is not a prediction. It is a fact. Whether we like it or not, whatever we do now or tomorrow, the rains and the floods are coming.

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong should enjoy the same rights as local workers, the multi-nationality Asian Migrants’ Coordinating Body (AMCB) said in a statement.

MANILA, Philippines—Refusing to die, the bill to revive the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) has been filed anew in the House of Representatives.

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MANILA, Philippines—In their first collective statement since the Aquino administration assumed office, leaders of the Catholic Church called on the President to drop government programs that promote artificial contraceptives as a means of family planning.

DICT and cybercrime bills pending in Congress await action Almost two weeks have passed since President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III held a press conference to name his Cabinet members.

MANILA, Philippines—For the first time since assuming office Monday last week, Health Secretary Enrique Ona has drawn a broad outline of the Aquino administration plans for carrying out its ambitious goal of giving universal health care coverage to the people within three years.

CAR ASSEMBLERS and parts manufacturers will be eligible for incentives such as lower power rates and even a moratorium on strikes under draft implementing rules for the new Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP).

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines may turn to nuclear energy to solve power shortages in the impoverished nation, President Benigno Aquino said Monday.

ON the heels of an increase in its financing requirement this year, the Aquino administration on Monday failed to raise the full amount it had planned to borrow through the sale of Treasury bills. At an auction, the government raised P6.450 billion, or lower than the scheduled issuance of P8 billion. It expects P6.5 billion…

MANILA, Philippines – Foreign direct investment (FDI) that flowed into the Philippines was cut by almost half in the first four months of the year due to lower equity capital placements, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. announced yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a ruling that defines the relationship between a life insurance company and a contracted agent for an insurance company.

MANILA, Philippines – Unexplained killings continue as two more activists – a public school teacher and a farmer – fell to assassins’ bullets in Masbate and Nueva Ecija over the weekend, flouting the Aquino administration’s declaration of an all-out war against murderers of activists and journalists.

MANILA, Philippines – A recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that nearly nine in 10 Filipino adults have much trust in President Aquino’s leadership, but half of the respondents think he could fulfill only a few of his campaign promises.

MANILA, Philippines – Virgilio de los Reyes was initially hesitant to accept the top position in the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

MANILA, Philippines – The new administration is boosting the country’s family planning program, with Health Secretary Enrique Ona saying yesterday he would propose the procurement of contraceptives using government funds.

MOSCOW — One woman said children as young as 10 working in the fields developed red rashes on their stomachs and necks as they harvested tobacco for use in cigarettes made by Philip Morris.

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After nearly a decade, 11 workers will finally receive their claims from a company whom they accused of illegally dismissing them in 2001.

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Monday said it plans to question before the Court of Appeals the denial by the regional wage board to grant a P75 across-the-board wage increase for workers in the National Capital Region.

MANILA, Philippines–Graduates of technical vocational courses have higher chances of getting employed and with a shorter job search period, Technical Education Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Director General Pastor Z. Guiao said.

OFFICIALS of the Labor department and of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) will meet today to start discussing guidelines for a prospective two-tiered wage-setting system.

At least 19 law schools may face closure by the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) as not even a single student from their schools passed the recent bar exams.

After an increase in the wages of workers in Metro Manila was recently approved, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz over the weekend said there are at least eight wage petitions pending with other Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) nationwide.

THE COMMISSION on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) will start this month a 24-hour citizen help line as a form of public service, an official said.

SIMPLY creating jobs will not be enough to usher in inclusive growth and decrease inequality, according to a study released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a finding that is seen to impact efforts of the Aquino administration to craft a strong employment-generation program in order to stimulate the economy and boost household incomes.

BROADCAST giant ABS-CBN Corp. is accusing leaders of its job pool of “peddling disinformation,” saying it has not terminated workers nor prevented employees from forming a labor union.