THE Philippine government was the third-largest recipient of loan assistance among Southeast Asian countries from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) last year to counter the global economic crisis.

CEBU, Philippines – Kilusang Bagong Lipunan vice-presidential candidate Jose “Jay” Sonza suggested to rename the Reproductive Health Bill into Population Management Bill saying that the title is too sensitive that it had caused a controversy.

CEBU, Philippines – Criminal charges were filed yesterday against employees of CYC Construction in relation to the collapse of a firewall of a mall undergoing construction, which killed five workers about two weeks ago.

SAN FRANCISCO – A Filipino shipyard worker, along with his union and supporters, launched a protest in San Francisco for being unjustly fired because of his sexual orientation.

KABACAN, Cotabato , Philippines  — There is “education poverty” in underdeveloped areas of the country for which the government must allocate more funds, according to Sen. Edgardo Angara.             

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine-proposed bill “Save Our Industries Act of 2010” which is expected to save the ailing local garments industry has been filed in both Houses of the US Congress.

MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgraded anew the Philippines’ economic outlook but the country is still expected to be the laggard in terms of economic growth among Southeast Asian countries this year.

MANILA, Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) senatorial candidates vowed to push for an increase in the minimum wage in order to reflect the rise in the cost of living.

PRIORITY AREAS the next administration should tackle within its first 100 days in office were identified yesterday by the country’s largest employers’ group at the conclusion of its annual conference.

It is getting harder and harder to find work these days. College graduates have found that their opportunities are limited. The situation is much worse for those who only have a high school education — the chances of finding the job they want are very slim. The problem seems to be that more people enter…

LONDON—The International Monetary Fund has proposed two new global taxes on banks and other financial institutions to cover the cost of future bailouts, the BBC reported.

FERNANDO Zobel de Ayala, chairman of Manila Water Inc., and other officials of the company were sued before the Quezon City Prosecutors’ Office after a car fell into a road excavation in an on-going project.

THIRTY-TWO party-list organizations remain unrecognized by the Commission on Elections because of unresolved cases, less than three weeks before the May 10 polls, the commission said Tuesday.

A team up among Sony Ericsson, Ericsson Telecommunications Inc. Philippines and SM Supermalls seeks to provide mobile education among street children, with the companies initially contributing a mobile educational van worth P1 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) which has a program to provide assistance for families living on the streets initially in…

MANILA, Philippines—Policies taken by the so-called Group of 20 major economies (G20) in response to the economic crisis have saved or created some 21 million jobs since last year, according to the United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO).

MANILA, Philippines—Overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan could lose their jobs and Taiwanese tourists could skip the Philippines in the event Taiwan and China push ahead with signing an economic pact in June.

Debunking results from long suspected-tainted opinion polling firms, voters in an on-line survey picked administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard-bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro as top bet, deposed President Joseph Estrada a close second, while perennial survey frontrunner Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III landed a mere fourth place behind fierce rival, Sen. Manuel “Manny Villar Jr.

Assistant regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment Exequiel Sarcauga yesterday said that DOLE only has four inspectors in the province of Cebu to routinely inspect companies if they are complying with the rules and regulations of DOLE especially with regards to employees’ wages.

THE International Labor Organization (ILO) said job-creation would lag behind the recovery of export markets.

The IMF wants regulatory reform of financial institutions The global economy will grow a faster than expected 4.2% this year, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban on Tuesday said that it would be difficult to adopt a recommendation of Information Technology (IT) professionals and the business community to manually count the ballots to be cast through automated machines on May 10 since there are no rules covering the proposal.

MANILA, Philippines – Albay Gov. Joey Salceda, President Arroyo’s former senior economic adviser, took his oath as Bicol regional chairman of the Liberal Party Monday and projected that a victory by Liberal Party presidential candidate, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III would spur much-needed domestic and foreign investments in the country.

When Filipinos go to the polls on Monday, May 10, we will be selecting one out of nine candidates for president, one out of 10 candidates for vice president, 12 out of 61 candidates for senator, plus, depending on where we live, a congressman, a governor and/or mayor, vice governor, and/or vice mayor, not to…

The SWS reported there are less Filipino families who feel poor, a level last seen 23 years ago even as hunger remains near record high. But before anybody starts jumping up and down for joy like chimpanzees in a banana plantation, read how SWS explained the seeming contradictory findings.

MANILA, Philippines – The historic move of China and Taiwan to forge an economic partnership poses a serious threat to the country’s economy, officials warned yesterday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies across the technology industry – from Internet access providers to social networking sites to video-sharing services – are bracing for this week’s release of a draft of a trade agreement that they fear could undermine all sorts of online activities.

DAVAO CITY , Philippines  – The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended for six months at least 26 ranking police officers for their alleged failure to solve killings blamed on the so-called Davao Death Squad in this southern metropolis.

We attended the Humane Vitae Awards of the National Pro-Lifers in Government Service Recognition night at the Marriott Hotel last Friday evening led by Dr. Rene Josef Bullecer Country Director of Human Life International Pilipinas with no less than his Eminence Ricardo Cardinal Vidal and members of the Task Force for Family and Life-Visayas in…

MANILA, Philippines – Employers are open to a wage hike but only for workers in sectors least affected by the economic slowdown.

BENCHMARK interest rates were mixed at Monday’s auction of Treasury bills, as the government said its first-quarter budget deficit stayed below its ceiling.