SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP MANILA, Philippines—The newly created Asean Inter-governmental Commission on Human Rights, together with the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, should monitor the way the Philippine government handles the investigation into the Maguindanao massacre.

CEBU, Philippines – The administration candidates, presidential aspirant Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro and his running mate actor Edu Manzano yesterday assured the officials of the Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines that their platform of government will include the issues concerning the workers.

BUTUAN CITY , Philippines  – For allegedly calling his Filipina live-in-partner “prostitute, thief and a liar,” an American national was arrested by Surigao City police on Tuesday morning after complaints of violation of RA 9262 otherwise known as Anti-Violence law Against Women and Children was filed against the American.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – For years, Dubai seemed unstoppable, an oasis of excess boasting indoor ski slopes and manmade islands, the world’s tallest tower and dreams that reached even higher.

MANILA, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has underscored the need for the Philippines to adopt more measures to mitigate global climate change.

The diagnosis of syphilis is often delayed in HIV-positive patients, as it is characterized by a wide range of symptoms that may not be recognized as infection with Treponema pallidum, according to the division of international medicine and infectious diseases, Cornell University, New York.

MANILA, Philippines – Two Filipinos have again won honors for the country. Nikki Sandino Victoriano of Antipolo City won first prize in an Asian photography contest focused on climate change sponsored by a regional center of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO).

MANILA, Philippines – The government will set standards in probing human rights violations.

MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Human Rights chairperson Leila M. de Lima encourages all cause-oriented groups, non-government organizations, peo-ple’s organizations, the academe and other sectoral organizations to support the creation of a new and effective Human Rights program.

Banks facilitated only about 76 percent of total cash remittances sent by Filipino workers overseas to the Philippines last year, according to the 2008 Survey on Overseas Filipinos.

MANILA, Philippines – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it is willing to face a Senate inquiry regarding its pension disbursement schedule.

HONG KONG (AP) — The fallout from Dubai’s debt crisis rippled across the globe Friday, raising concerns of another wave of financial turmoil and showing how vulnerable the world economy remains despite signs of recovery.

1. There are close to 3 million unemployed in the Philippines in any given time.  Co-existing with one million vacancies waiting to be filled. One third of unemployment could be remediated by proper employment facilitation, or job matching if you prefer, and by skills development or upgrading.

MANILA, Philippines—Asian countries have to be more resilient to the expected harsher impacts of climate change, a ranking United Nations official told Asian Ministers, asking them to include adequate climate change adaptation responses in their development programs.

wait 2 secs to reload the imageWITH the historic Copenhagen climate talks just weeks away, the Philippines—tempered by a recent spate of destructive typhoons—is poised to go green with the recent passage of the Philippine Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729) and the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (RA 9513).  The fight begins at…

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MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the country’s balance of payments (BOP) surplus surging to $6 billion this year from $89 million last year due to the impact of the global financial crisis.

MANILA, Philippines – The economy, as measured by the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), grew by a meager 0.8 percent in the third quarter of the year from 4.6 percent recorded a year ago and slower than the official forecast range for the period of 1.6 percent to 2.6 percent, the National Statistical Coordination Board…

THE Commission on Higher Education yesterday warned 152 of the 456 nursing schools in the country to improve their students’ passing rates or face closure as more than 95,000 nursing graduates prepared for their licensing exams this weekend.

CEBU, Philippines – Labor unions from at least 42 rural electric cooperatives and consumer groups have launched “Koop ko ‘To” movement which is aimed at advancing the interests of REC workers and consumers in the country.

MANILA, Philippines— The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has asked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to delay the implementation of its new test for foreign nurses seeking work there.

MANILA, Philippines – Local manufacturers cut back output for the 11th consecutive month in September, underscoring a weak industrial activity as the economy continued to suffer from the effects of the global economic slowdown, analysts said.

MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) adjusted upwards the country’s economic growth forecast for this year and next year despite the damages caused by tropical storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng.

MANILA, Philippines – Aspirants for elective posts can no longer be liable for premature campaigning after the Supreme Court ruled that that offense has already been removed from the statute book.

MANILA, Philippines – Anticipating an increase in the number of crimes committed in taxicabs with the onset of the Christmas season, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has introduced a hotline for its “Trip Tracker” project.

MANILA, Philippines – On the observance of the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women yesterday, women’s groups slammed the rape and killing of women in the Maguindanao carnage.

MANILA, Philippines—A new committee will be formed in the House of Representatives to provide extra attention to the welfare of women and to protect them from abuse and violence, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman disclosed Wednesday, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

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THE board of the Philippine Hospital Association took the unprecedented task of suspending for two years its immediate past president for having allegedly sexually harassed two association employees.

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