Eliminating barriers to trade will lead to more Canadian investments in the Philippines, a top Canadian trade official said on Friday.

SINGAPORE: The global recovery faces serious pitfalls including mass unemployment in rich nations, asset bubbles, and a lurch toward protectionism, the World Bank chief and Asia-Pacific leaders warned Friday.

The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) over the weekend released a list of demands it said the government and the Commission on Election (Comelec) should fulfill before teachers do poll duties in the 2010 national elections. “We are appealing to the national government and the Comelec to hear our demand first before ordering us to do…

The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday expressed concern for the psychological well-being of more than a million people still living in flood waters weeks after three typhoons swept through the Philippines.

Acting National Economic Development Authority (Neda) chief Augusto Santos has dismissed as baseless the claim made by his predecessor, Ralph Recto, that prices of petroleum products in the country are overpriced by at least P8.

ANGELES CITY, Pampanga , Philippines  – The Department of Tourism is eyeing bright tourism prospects in North Philippines for the rest of the year despite calamities.

MANILA, Philippines – Information technology experts have warned that the Philippines will not be able to effectively interconnect with its ASEAN neighbors once their economies are integrated unless the country starts structuring its IT network.

SINGAPORE – President Arroyo said yesterday that the Philippines will continue its fiscal stimulus program and would issue more bonds to finance it.

MANILA, Philippines – Nursing, accounting, teaching, and even dog-handling are just a few of the “hot” jobs that Filipinos should apply for next year.

MANILA, Philippines – The Pinoy’s ability to adopt an American, British or Australian accent could make up for his ineptitude in the English language and protect the Philippines’ image as one of the world’s top locations for a business process outsourcing (BPO), according to Jayjay Viray, managing director of JobsDB.com.

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang will closely monitor oil firms and traders to check their compliance with the conditions set by President Arroyo last week in exchange for lifting price caps on petroleum products and other basic commodities effective tomorrow, officials said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – One in every five Filipino children aged zero to five years suffers from stunted growth because of poor feeding practices, a report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) said.

MANILA, Philippines – Young Filipino math and science wizards placed second in the math category in the 6th International Math and Science Olympiad (IMSO) in Jogjakarta, Indonesia recently.

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Joker Arroyo came to the defense of Ang Ladlad, a gay organization whose petition for party-list status was junked by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on grounds of “immorality.”

(Speech delivered before the Rotary Club of Manila 101 on November 13, 2009, Tower Club, Makati City.) MANILA, Philippines – A Manila broadsheet recently reported the signing of a GRP-MILF accord calling for the establishment of an International Contact Group (ICG) – a body that will be composed of major foreign government stakeholders in addition…

BERLIN—Shanghai, the world’s largest port, may be the Chinese metropolis most at risk from climate change.

President Arroyo yesterday signed into law the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 in Malacañang, obligating her government to provide protection to Filipinos’ human rights by going after perpetrators of such acts of abuse.

LEVERKUSEN, Germany – The Philippines needs to brace for another possible rice supply shortage in the first half of 2010, triggered by a host of factors including the two typhoons that recently hit the country, an agriculture expert said Wednesday here on the sidelines of a press conference on the environment.

MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo has ordered the lifting of the price freeze on petroleum products and basic commodities, effective Monday, after making oil firms and traders promise to recover their losses on a staggered basis, stabilize prices and supply of goods, and put in more investments and programs for the poor.

A LEGAL test case over the death of a Clitheroe man could trigger millions of pounds worth of claims over asbestos-related deaths.

Members of the House of Representatives are calling on President Arroyo to sign into law the proposed Anti-Torture Act which was transmitted to Malacañang last Oct.13.

(Conclusion) 5.2. Procedures for filing application to operate an extension classes/academic program: 5.2.1 An HEI intending to offer an extension classes/academic program shall file its application, with the Office of the CHED Chairman through the Regional Office (CHEDRO), which has jurisdiction over the main campus one year prior to the intended operation of the program.

The local construction industry is banking on housing and commercial projects for growth this year as companies continue to expand nationwide, a Philippine Constructors Association Inc. (PCA) official said.

For at least 30 years, the main obstacle to developing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has been access to capital, an officer of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) told The Manila Times Thursday. “The financial system is awash with liquidity, but the funds are not flowing to SMEs,” Francisco Floro, vice president…

A government task force has recommended the lifting of the controversial Executive Order 839 to President Gloria Arroyo, acting Justice Sec. Agnes Devanadera announced on Thursday. Devanadera said that the recommendation came after the Joint Department of Energy-Department of Justice (DOE-DOJ) Task Force on Oil Deregulation received on Wednesday night the assessment report from the…

MANILA, Philippines – Portfolio investments posted a net inflow of $328.3 million in the first 10 months of the year as foreign investors remained upbeat on the Philippine market, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – Vendors in Metro Manila can kiss loan sharks goodbye.

MANILA, Philippines – Aware of opposition to artificial contraception from groups including the Catholic Church, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday her government would leave it up to the Philippines to decide if it would accept Washington’s offer of assistance in promoting planned parenthood and reproductive rights.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sees brighter employment opportunities for jobseekers nationwide with the onset of election fever.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) said that it was seeing improvement from its efforts to improve English proficiency among public school students if students’ performance in achievement tests are to be considered.