Nearly a million Filipinos lost their jobs from October-December 2008 to January-March 2009 despite the global crisis having had “little impact” on Philippine economic growth and employment, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) reported.

MANILA, Philippines – Conversion from Christianity to Islam is most typical among overseas Filipinos who have lived and worked in Islamic countries, largely because conversion brings social and economic benefits while abroad, according to the US Department of State 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom.

Did he resign or was he fired? This is the usual question in illegal dismissal cases like this case of Terry.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranks no. 12 among 200 countries most at risk from tropical cyclones, floods, earthquakes and landslides, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) senior regional coordinator Jerry Velasquez disclosed yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – First, the bad news. National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) ruled out yesterday any salary increase this year.

THE US State Department released its annual review of international religious freedom, singling out the Philippines and Jordan for promoting interfaith initiatives and criticizing China and Israel for intolerance.

EXPECTING a demand spike because of a government-imposed freeze on pump prices, Shell, Chevron and Total yesterday said they would start rationing fuel to their gas stations based on their average volume of sales.

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What could be the first call center in developing countries to be staffed by blind persons has opened in the Philippines.

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MANILA, Philippines – Lawmakers warned big oil companies yesterday against “blackmailing” consumers by creating a supply shortage, saying they could face sanctions including government takeover.

MANILA, Philippines – Banks’ bad loans inched up to 4.2 percent in August as more borrowers are having a hard time coping with the full impact of the global financial crisis, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

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The different oil companies registered an estimated P20 billion in profits last year led by Petron with P6 billion. In previous years, they even doubled their profits in one year. That’s just too much.

A LOCAL environmental health group in Cavite on Tuesday has called on government to conduct an impartial and all-inclusive investigation of the toxic incidents that so far have affected 58 residents, including children, in Barangay Maguyam in Silang, Cavite.

MANILA, Philippines—Storms worse than “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” will hit the Philippines in the coming years, but the country is one of the least prepared nations in Southeast Asia to cope with natural disasters, a United Nations official warned Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines—The Liberal Party standard-bearer, Sen. Benigno Aquino III, topped a survey conducted by Ibon Foundation Oct. 2-8, but he had a much smaller lead over his fellow presidential aspirants.

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to push through with the demolition of illegal structures that contribute to the deterioration of Manila Bay. In a resolution, the court said that its order to clean up Manila Bay was not a license to evict any individual without observing the law.

Group suggests tackling global health risks GENEVA, Switzerland — Global life expectancy could be increased by nearly five years by addressing five factors affecting health—childhood underweight, unsafe sex, alcohol use, lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene, and high blood pressure, according to a report published by WHO today.

GENEVA, Switzerland — The Philippines ranked ninth in the top 10 ranking of countries where women face the least discrimination, the World Economic Forum said Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – Environment and health activists called on authorities to conduct an open and exhaustive investigation into “toxic incidents” in Silang, Cavite, where almost 60 people, including children, fell ill.

MANILA, Philippines – The World Bank has put up a catastrophe bond which developing countries can tap as insurance and developed countries can invest in.

SINGAPORE – Oil prices lingered below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after three days of losses as investors eyed a volatile US dollar.

MANILA, Philippines – Around 375,000 workers displaced during the global financial crisis as well as new jobseekers got new jobs and alternative sources of livelihood in the first half of the year, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

THE government has placed an order of 200,000 metric tons of rice from Thailand on condition that Bangkok would agree to the Philippine position for a slower tariff reduction on the commodity, Manila said yesterday.

WASHINGTON DC, United States — The US could cut greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of France’s total annual emissions by getting Americans to make simple lifestyle changes, like regularly maintaining their cars or insulating their attics, a study showed Monday.

SINGAPORE – While intensifying weather disturbances due to climate change hound various parts of Asia, carbon market promoters here see escalated carbon trading in the region to boost global undertaking to reduce carbon emissions.

BENCHMARK interest rates moved sideways across all tenors as the market remained uncertian on the government’s fiscal position, the Bureau of Treasury said on Monday. The 91-day Treasury bill (T-bill) fetched 3.849 percent, or 4.8 basis points lower than the 3.897 percent the debt paper fetched on October 12.

Executives warn of ramifications, supply shortage The government warned that it would not hesitate to file charges against oil companies if they failed to comply with Executive Order 839 that rolls back pump prices in calamity areas to October 15 levels. In a radio interview on Monday, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said that the Department…