MANILA, Philippines – A lawmaker stressed yesterday the need for Congress to approve the Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) measure, saying that this would unify different laws and regulations on unit investments trust funds and investment companies.

FILIPINOS working abroad remitted an average of P83,000 to their families in the Philippines over a six-month period from April to September 2008, up by 10.7 percent from a year ago, according to the National Statistics Office.

A FILIPINO maid was grabbed by the hair, had her head pushed to the floor and was ordered to bow 100 times for serving up a partly cooked meal, the Tsuen Wan Magistrates Court was told yesterday.

AN environmental group asked anew the Department of Agriculture (DA) to protect the welfare of Filipino consumers and farmers by prohibiting genetically modified organisms (GMO) crops in the country. 

Contoversial ordinance was crafted to turn Negros into ‘organic bowl’ BACOLOD CITY: After months of debate and growing opposition to the anti-GMO (genetically modified organisms) ordinance recently implemented in the Province of Negros Occidental, Gov. Isidro Zayco finally asked the provincial board council to subject the said law under a “thorough review.”

THE Philippine government has tapped a US-based expert to shed light on the possible revival of the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant.

FOREIGN businessmen have called on the Philippine government to reconsider the imposition of a maximum retail price (MRP) on medicines under Republic Act 9502, or the Act Providing for Cheaper and Quality Medicines.

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines—A Filipino worker at the shipbuilding company Hanjin has filed a complaint for frustrated murder against a Korean foreman who allegedly attacked him with a metal flashlight in the head and face while at work on June 23.

THE National Statistics Office (NSO) said laborers or unskilled overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were the biggest source of cash remittances, belying claims by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) that highly-skilled Filipino workers were responsible for the bulk of money sent home.

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — The moment I picked up the phone and strained to hear the voice on the other line, I sensed trouble. From the little that I could hear, I gathered the man wanted to interview me for a home-based writing job for “Asia’s leading English language newspaper.”

Davao City (4 July) — Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) founder Atty. Democrito Mendoza led the inauguration of the 6-storey Southern Mindanao Regional Office Building yesterday along M. Roxas St., Davao City.

SYDNEY (AFP) – People who live on vegetarian diets have slightly weaker bones than their meat-eating counterparts, Australian researchers said Thursday.

PARIS—People who live alone in middle age face nearly double the risk of developing cognitive problems in later life compared with married or cohabiting counterparts, according to a study published Friday.

MANILA, Philippines – Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has retained its stable outlook on the Philippines, indicating that the ratings are unlikely to change over the short term.

ON July 6, 2009, the US Agency for International Development, through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao Program, will launch two of its projects that will help cement Mindanao’s place among high-tech cities. These are the WiMax and JEEP programs that will help boost the BPO industry in Mindanao.

As WTO cuts trade forecast PRESSURE on the Philippine government to raise trade barriers mounted, as the World Trade Organization (WTO) warned of rising protectionism amid the economic crisis and sharply cut its forecast for trade volumes of developed and developing economies this year.

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US private sector shed 473,000 jobs in June, a survey by payrolls firm ADP showed Wednesday, highlighting ongoing weakness in the labor market despite signs the economy is stabilizing.

GENEVA (AFP) – The World Trade Organisation warned Wednesday of rising protectionism amid the economic crisis as it sharply cut its forecast for trade volumes of developed and developing economies this year.

The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom has deplored the recent killing of a radio commentator in the Philippines, the fourth murder of a journalist in the country this year.

MANILA, Philippines — Several lawmakers on Thursday warned the government against a total sellout of all its assets and instead proposed that it retain minority share in properties it intended to privatize.

MANILA, Philippines – Despite tight budgets caused by the current economic crisis, businesses are expected to prioritize “green” or eco-friendly technology.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos abroad are more eager to participate in the forthcoming 2010 presidential polls than past elections.

The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the country remains a booming sector, but few graduates are qualified to work in it, according to the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).

The unemployment rate across the 16 countries using the euro rose to 9.5% in May from 9.3% in April, data from the Eurostat agency has shown.

Who is going to pay for the retirement of future generations? Most European countries face the same difficulty, amid ageing populations and low birth rates.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Halfway through 2009, the US economy is still struggling in recession amid fragile hopes for recovery by the end of the year.

New research warns of a population time bomb for developing nations as the ratio of elderly people rises faster than in the industrialised world.

As the debate intensifies about the reform of pension provision in the UK, BBC News looks at the different approaches taken by other countries to the pensions crisis to see what lessons might be learned.

Rip the top off a small sachet, the size of a hand, and inside is a delicious, creamy peanut goo that you suck from the packet.

MANILA, Philippines—A licensed recruitment agency faces possible cancellation of license after the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration initiated administrative proceedings against it for charging fees from departing domestic helpers, a violation of POEA rules on recruitment.