With major oil firms again slashing the prices of their fuel products by token 25 centavos per liter, Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes yesterday tossed to Congress the issue of whether or not to have a fuel subsidy program that would enable the government to regulate the local petroleum market.

Education Secretary Jesli Lapus instructed school officials nationwide to bring some 2.2 million children with disabilities to school in line with the Department of Education (DepEd)’s Education-For-All program.

Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability in the Philippines. Thousands of Filipinos are living with the effects of stroke. These effects may mean that you must change, relearn or redefine how you live. The goals of rehabilitation are to build strength, capability, and confidence so that you can continue your daily…

MANILA, Philippines – Opposition to the government’s extension of the zero tariff for cement has drawn support from industry, civil society, and the academe.

With no follow through and no major convictions, the efforts of the Arroyo administration to curtail human rights violations are seen as mere palliatives.

MANILA, Philippines – The country incurred a budget deficit of P153.4 billion during the first six months of this year, a sharp 752.2 percent increase from the P18 billion deficit recorded in the same period last year on the back of declining tax collections and accelerated spending amidst the slowing economy.

Expert says companies should look beyond fresh graduates Faced with the problems of shrinking talent pool, high attrition rate, and low recruitment yield, call center companies should tap other types of possible employees to meet industry demands, an expert said.

MANILA, Philippines—Asked by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) what he plans to do with pork barrel funds, an aspiring party-list representative claiming to be a champion of migrant workers’ rights finally got to unveil his master plan.

MANILA, Philippines — Three Filipino youth won the World Bank’s 2009 International Essay Competition with their essay, video and photograph entries, besting more than 2,000 submissions from over 150 countries, 90 percent of which come from developing countries.

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MANILA, Philippines(AFP)— The UN Development Programme said Tuesday it will help the Philippines fight rising HIV infections, which reached record monthly levels for the country this year.

PRESIDENT Arroyo has ordered the Health Department to review the cuts made by medicine makers on 22 critical drugs before she decides whether or not to sign an Executive Order detailing what those cuts should be, an official said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – With the economic downturn making jobs scarcer, the government is urging the youth to turn instead to entrepreneurship.

MANILA, Philippines — A recruitment industry consultant labeled as “an additional and unnecessary expense” a proposal by director general Dionisio Santiago of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to require prospective overseas Filipino workers to undergo mandatory drug testing.

CEBU, Philippines – A 21-year-old construction worker died of electrocution after he accidentally stepped on a live wire while at work past 10 am yesterday.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fifteen states have crossed a painful threshold: 10 percent unemployment. More states, and the nation, likely will follow, one of the biggest dangers to an economic recovery.

PHUKET, Thailand – Southeast Asian officials on Sunday were finalizing an unprecedented regional human rights body which has sparked criticism from activists that it will be toothless.

A relative came up to me recently feeling helpless and depressed. He had just been laid off and was wondering what else was out there beyond the more challenging world of employment. Honestly, I was tongue-tied and at that instant did not know what to say considering that I have neither been out of a…

Like black and white, war and peace, abundance and famine — greed and poverty is another inexorable, radical contrast of epic proportion and karmic relation. The world has seen the face of corporate avarice in the Enron debacle. It has witnessed greed’s aftermath, head bowed with eyes downcast in shame and disgrace, as the 150-year…

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines needs to do a lot more of spade work to stop it from slipping to the ranks of the least competitive nations on earth.

MANILA, Philippines – Exporters should create competitive products and utilize the free trade agreements (FTA) the country enters into in order to penetrate non-traditional markets outside the United States, a top trade official said. 

JUST like you, I’ve visited many comfort rooms of various shapes, sizes and smell. Some are exclusively reserved for executives, while the rest are for the general public—employees and customers alike.

The Board of Investments (BOI) and domestic auto industry will be crafting a new Motor Vehicle Development Program (MVDP) “that is attuned to the times” by yearend, the Trade department said.

HSBC warned of asset bubbles developing in the Philippines and other Asian countries due to excess money borne out of interest rate cuts and the current economic slowdown.

MANILA, Philippines—A Filipina maid who bore bruises and scars from suspected physical abuse is urged to file charges against her former employer.

World Bank worried about US slowdown   Remittance flows to developing countries, including the Philippines, were expected to fall sharply this year because of the impact of the US economic and construction sector slowdown, a new World Bank report said.

MANILA, Philippines – The Call Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) reported that its revenues has reached the $5 billion mark this year, beating last year’s $4.5 billion.

As we climb the corporate ladder, sooner or later, we will have people reporting to us. Delegating is a vital career skill to get more things done and free us with more time for strategi matters. How do we do it?

More than 40,000 Filipino employees lost their jobs during the last several months. This figure does not include roughly 7,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who met the same fate and 30,000 more who are sharing jobs in a shortened work week. A few thousands more accepted early retirement but look forward to reemployment. Some 500,000…

PARIS — Swine flu has swept the globe at “unprecedented speed,” the World Health Organisation said Friday, as a study warned the pandemic could tip the world into deflation and delay the economic recovery.