MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has six more years to bring the remaining 15 percent or almost four million school-age children into public schools.

CEBU, Philippines – The Salcon Power Independent Union said they will only withdraw their notice of strike if the management observes the principles of their Collective Bargaining Agreement, which according to them, is continuously being ignored by the latter.

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Manuel Roxas II wants President Arroyo to shed light on reports that pharmaceutical companies have brought their lobbying against the implementation of the Cheaper Medicine Law right to the doorsteps of Malacañang and with the help of a presidential adviser.

MANILA, Philippines – Net foreign direct investments surged to $601 million in April, propelled by the infusion made by Japan’s Kirin Holdings into San Miguel Brewery.

MANILA, Philippines – The government’s lending program for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has lent a total of P305.57 billion to some 5.6 million beneficiaries since 2004 and in the process created 2.5 million jobs.

It is quite clear that, based on numerous studies, homosexuality is not a disease, nor is it a psychological disorder. It wasn’t always seen as such. Not so long ago, homosexuals were seen as sick people who needed to be cured. Not anymore. Sure, there are those who still see gay people as sick and…

MANILA (AFP)- Asia is facing an ageing crisis with weak and inadequate pension systems and family-based support dwindling, a leading development bank said Saturday.

Marveling at her newfound opportunity to finally pursue her dream of becoming a nurse someday, Gina Baylosis could not express her gratitude enough when she was named one of the scholars under the DBP Endowment for Education Program (DEEP).

PRESIDENT Arroyo has given pharmaceutical firms until July 18 to cut the prices of essential drugs by 50 percent or more as dictated by the Cheaper Medicines Law, an official said yesterday.

Do you know everything there is to know about your credit card? Are you aware of all the workarounds to get the most out of it? We’ve always been advised to read the whole contract and the fine print. But certain details are not even disclosed; these things are usually those that bend (but not…

MORE workers in the Mactan Export Processing Zone are expected to lose their jobs this year as the global financial crisis continues to affect some of the locators there.

MANILA, Philippines—The party-list system has become “ridiculous” and the groups running in the 2010 elections may be required to make public the names of their nominees, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

A French expert on nuclear waste yesterday said the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant would produce 17 tons of nuclear waste for 18 months of operation.

The Asian Development Bank yesterday said the Philippines is not going to experience economic recession this year because of the continuing growth in remittances and improving business confidence.

The Philippines’ economy will contract this year for the first time in 11 years, the World Bank said yesterday, cutting its 2009 growth forecast for the country to minus 0.5 percent.

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) proudly celebrates its 35th anniversary which is a milestone event and proof of what is has achieved in over three decades in the core areas of port development and port operations and administration in close partnership with its stakeholders in the maritime and shipping sector.

CALIFORNIA, United States—Provident Debt Solutions reached out to the Filipino community recently at the Fiesta Filipina event in San Francisco’s Civic Center.

The World Bank Group recently admitted that crucial assumptions of its Doing Business report were misguided, and faces a fundamental critique of its knowledge role.

CEBU, Philippines – A party-list representative is seeking a strong cooperation between the community and the Philippine National Police to promote peace and order in the country.

BALER, Aurora, Philippines  – At least 1,200 farmers and fisherfolks from four central municipalities in this province would gain access to modern farming systems through information communications technology following the establishment of a P39.3-million Aurora e- (electronic) village.

MANILA, Philippines – In a continued effort to jumpstart economic activities, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) cut its policy rates by 25 points yesterday, bringing down its overnight borrowing rate to a record low of four percent and its lending rate to six percent.

World leaders at the G8 summit in Italy are negotiating a deal to limit the effects of climate change. Click on the buttons and words above to find out more about the impact of global warming.

A French nuclear expert says that the Philippines should not use the French experience to justify the reactivation of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Yves Marignac, a consultant on nuclear and energy issues and Executive Director of the energy-information agency, WISE-Paris. wrote his remarks in a July opinion piece for Cleantech Asia Online, an opinion…

Brussels, 10 July 2009 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC is launching today an international campaign for nuclear disarmament, in the lead-up to the critically important United Nations Review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in May 2010.  A focal point of the campaign is a petition addressed to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for strong…

A nationwide employers’ group has acknowledged that a lot of big companies are violating the labor code’s requirement for them to provide free family planning services to employees, and that the passage of the reproductive health bill would address this concern.

CEBU, Philippines – A bill that prohibits the importation, manufacture, processing, use or distribution of asbestos, which is commonly used in shipping and construction industries, has been filed in Congress last week.

Hiring rate also higher, study shows TAGUIG CITY, Philippines – Amid economic pressure and low operational expenditure from global markets, the country’s contact center business will remain robust until the end of the year, according to a study commissioned by the Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP).

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Escudero expressed alarm on Thursday over the increasing dropout rates in primary and secondary education levels.

Leaders of the G8 leading industrial countries have agreed to try to limit global warming to just 2C (3.6F) above pre-industrial levels by 2050.

MANILA, Philippines – Nissan may introduce electric vehicles to the country after it penetrates the Japanese and United States market.