Last week, we saw that there have been two parties called Lapiang Manggagawa (LM, Labor Party) — one formed in the 1920s which acted as a stepping-stone to the formation of the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas (PKP) in 1930, and the second founded on the initiative of the PKP in 1963 as a legal means…

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., the smaller of the two oil refineries in the country, posted a net income of P7.6 billion in the first nine months of the year, up 50 percent from P5 billion year-on-year, despite sharply lower sales.

Air pollution costs the Philippines billions of dollars a year and kills thousands of people annually, according to the World Bank report released Monday. The World Bank, in its report “The Philippines: Country Environmental Analysis,” said that outdoor air pollution has cost the Philippines more than 1 percent of gross national product (GNP).

“Where the law is subject to some other authority and has none of its own, the collapse of the state, in my view, is not far off; but if law is the master of the government and the government is its slave, then the situation is full of promise and men enjoy all the blessings…

Analysts forecast cut in remittances MANILA, Philippines – A brewing debt crisis in Dubai has raised a specter of gloom on the Philippines, where many households have been relying on petrodollars sent home by a large pool of overseas workers in the Middle East.

MANILA – The Philippines is watching 3 key areas that may take a hit from the ongoing Dubai debt crisis: volume of remittances, foreign exchange rates, and the cost of foreign borrowings sourced from global bond market. The 3 indicates the Philippines’ possible areas of vulnerability when a global economic or financial event ensues.

MANILA, Philippines – Total residential real estate and auto loans continued to post double-digit growth rates in the first nine months of the year despite a slower economic growth brought about by the global economic crisis.

MANILA, Philippines – Due to recent calamities that hit the country and the coming Holiday season, Filipino workers in Canada and other countries have sent home more money to their families back home.

MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the local banking system remained resilient after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) managed to put in place reforms aimed at containing the effects of the global financial crisis.

MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipino families who consider themselves poor slightly declined, following typhoons “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” that hit the country, according to a latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

MANILA, Philippines – There are around 3,000 Filipinos detained overseas on criminal charges, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines—After suffering quarter after quarter of volume and revenue declines, the worst may finally be over for the global semiconductor industry, according to research firm iSuppli Corp. While the year was still seen to close on a low note, iSuppli senior vice president Dale Ford said full-year results would likely be better than originally…

We are seeing of late a push to save more of our babies that are being born. This is because experts see a risk that newborn mortality, which has been on the level at 17 deaths per 1,000 since 1998, may revert upwards and ultimately affect our Millennium Development Goals for 2015.

MANILA, Philippines – American banking giant Citigroup said the lower-than-expected economic growth registered in the third quarter of the year gives monetary authorities leeway to maintain its current policy stance.

MANILA, Philippines – More and more consumers are turning on to their credit cards instead of using cash to pay for goods or services, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. BSP data showed that credit card receivables of universal, commercial, and thrift banks went up by 4.6 percent to P130.2 billion from…

Like all other human institutions, the Supreme Court (SC) is also imperfect and liable to make a mistake. Hence when it reconsiders a previous decision which is presumed to have been made after utmost research and careful deliberation, it is usually a good and reassuring sign of its humility in admitting and correcting a mistake.

MARIVELES, Bataan—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said representatives of the Philippine Export Zone Authority (Peza) are currently working out a way to keep local shoe-manufacturer SS Ventures International Inc. (SSVII) from shutting operations by year-end by finding another major client.

There is such a thing as a honeymoon phase in disaster response. Remember the overwhelming bayanihan spirit that swept the nation just after the onslaught of tropical storm Ondoy and after that, typhoons Pepeng and Santi? Images we saw on television and our own experiences, or those of people we actually knew, prompted Filipinos to…

ADMINISTRATION standard-bearer Gilberto Teodoro and his wife, Tarlac Rep. Monica Louise Prieto-Teodoro, have withdrawn support for the reproductive health bill, saying it does not address the problem of poverty.

The construction industry is optimistic about its growth prospects amid sustained activities brought by the reconstruction of infrastructure damaged by storm Ondoy and typhoon Pepeng, as well as election spending next year.

SINGAPORE – Going on holiday is back on the cards again despite the recession, with a global survey showing one in 5 people plan to travel overseas, even if it’s largely within their region.

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

CALIFORNIA, United States—The unemployment rate in the United States rose to 10.2 percent last month, the highest recorded since April 2003. There are now 15.7 million unemployed based on a US Department of Labor report.

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).