ASEAN members have reported completing nearly two-thirds of work to lay down an integrated economic community by 2015 and have tagged streamlining trade processes and opening up the service sector as among the remaining tasks.

Is it morally acceptable to vote for an anti-family candidate? With the foregoing considerations, it would not be morally permissible to vote for candidates who support anti-family policies, including reproductive health; or any other moral evil such as abortion, divorce, assisted suicide and euthanasia. Otherwise one becomes an accomplice to the moral evil in question.

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THERE was no change in the top 16 choices for senator in the latest Manila Standard survey of 2,500 registered voters conducted from April 4 to 6.

The interactive session was co-chaired by H.E. Ambassador Paul Badji, the permanent representative of Senegal to the United Nations, and H.E. Ambassador Carsten Staur, the permanent representative of Denmark to the United Nations. Messrs Badji and Staur have been appointed Co-Facilitators of the MDG+10 Review Process. One of their main tasks is to steer the…

The interactive session was co-chaired by H.E. Ambassador Paul Badji, the permanent representative of Senegal to the United Nations, and H.E. Ambassador Carsten Staur, the permanent representative of Denmark to the United Nations. Messrs Badji and Staur have been appointed Co-Facilitators of the MDG+10 Review Process. One of their main tasks is to steer the…

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.–As renewable energy gains steam, environmentalists are increasingly being asked whether to support their longtime enemy: nuclear power.

MANILA, Philippines—The row with labor groups and shipping lines had not been settled after all. But Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) officials pushed through nonetheless with the formal turnover of the North Harbor to a private consortium Monday morning.

E. Forewarnings when undertaking a privatization program Virtually all proponents of privatization have issued caveats when discussing and evaluating the benefits of privatization, which statements are backed up by empirical evidence over the past 20 or so years. The extensive pursuit of privatization programs alone will not consistently add to a government’s fiscal position nor…

MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo’s net satisfaction rating has fallen to an all-time low of -53 percent, the lowest achieved by a Philippine president since 1986, a survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed yesterday.

(11th of a series) For any Filipino family, especially among the poor, an illness striking any of its members is viewed as a catastrophe.

THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK HAS RAISED ITS growth projection for the Philippines for 2010, citing improved global economic conditions that should boost foreign investments and demand for the country’s exports.

MANILA, Philippines –  The Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday that injecting drug users are emerging as the newest group contributing heavily to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country.

What are some experiences in other countries in relation to reproductive health and related to family and life issues?

MANILA, Philippines- Striking workers of a major harbor North of Manila blamed officials of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for the fiasco in the takeover of the North Harbour, the premier capital’s most busy seaport.

Brussels, 8 April 2010 – In three weeks time, on the annual International Commemoration Day on 28th April, workers and trade unions around the world will commemorate those who have lost their lives, were injured or fell ill due to unsafe, unhealthy or unsustainable work. This year, the focus of activities is on the role…

THE April 4 to 6 Manila Standard poll shows that the kind of news voters receive have a significant impact on presidential preferences.

Even as she racked up thousands in credit card debt, Sheila Jensen thought she knew how to handle money. But shopping was the young Duluth woman’s downfall. It was her recreation, a favorite pastime and her therapy. As her credit card debt mounted to more than she could afford as a licensed practical nurse, she…

CEBU CITY – Before acting on two different petitions for a wage increase in the Central Visayas region, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 7 is set to hear the side of department store owners and similar businesses on the impending salary increase issue.

THIS is in reaction to Karlo A. Tablizo’s letter. (“Evangelista’s ‘ad’ an appalling read,” Inquirer, 3/23/10)

REGULATORS do not seek to quarrel with labor over the outsourcing policies of some of the banks supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Multilateral banks signed last Friday a landmark agreement that would honor firms and individuals that each had placed in a blacklist for irregularities involving projects financed by multilateral aid.

MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang Sunday said the government had nothing to hide in the case of the so-called “Morong 43,” amid a report that two staff members of an American congressman who were in the country recently had made inquiries about the case.

DAVAO CITY—The social pressure of urbanization has pushed lifestyle diseases up as the leading causes of death over the previous dominance of communicable diseases.  Smoking, a major trademark of urban vice, has spread the risk to more persons and increases death risk by several notches, the Department of Health (DOH) warned.

MANILA, Philippines—With just a month to go, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Sunday it was 90 percent ready to conduct the country’s first nationwide automated balloting on May 10.

ECHOING President Arroyo’s appeal for leaders of Southeast Asian nations to “speak with one voice” on the serious problem of climate change, the Philippine delegation attending the climate meetings called on their counterpart to now work together to build on common interest on the climate issue.

I-TEAM REPORT: THINK ISSUES (10th of a series) BOTOLAN, ZAMBALES— Ernesto Castillo never had it so good until Mt. Pinatubo erupted and forced him to face the inconvenient truth about the perils of climate change.

MANILA, Philippines – Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are among the most common infectious diseases that plague men and women in different parts of the world. In the United States alone, about 19 million new infections are said to occur each year.

Continuing from last Friday, here are the answers to some basic questions about the reproductive health bill that give voters enough reasons not to vote for candidates supporting the said bill. This is taken from the “Catechism on Family and Life for the 2010 Elections” issued by Archbishop Paciano Aniceto D.D. the chairman of the…

MANILA, Philippines – Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential bet Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. expressed optimism that he could overtake his main rival, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on election day.