CEBU, Philippines – The disgruntled workers of a Taiwanese lampshade factory at the Mactan Export Processing Zone II are calling the Philippine Export Zone Authority to enforce labor standards and protect labor rights in the export zone.

MANILA, Philippines – The government, it seems, continue to create state colleges and universities (SCUs) more than it can sufficiently support.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine banking system does not need to be subjected to a “stress test” similar to what banking regulators are implementing in the US.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), reportedly plans to spend up to P700 million this year on a fertilization program for the coconut sector.

IT may be a relatively new entrant to the Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, but since its formal opening by President Gloria Arroyo in January this year, StarTek has wasted little time in establishing its corporate social responsibility (CSR) credentials.

Filipinos are trumping all apparent attempts to prevent the holding of the May 2010 elections, through Charter change or other means. Even the legal Left is gearing to field four senatorial candidates through Makabayan, a regular political party its stalwarts have just set up.

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Wednesday warned that “expensive” oil prices would push consumer prices higher, which would further burden the country that is already on the brink of a recession.

President Gloria Arroyo signed Wednesday the Salary Standardization Law (SSL) III that is expected uplift the condition of country’s government employees and boost the nation’s economy.

President Gloria Arroyo said Wednesday that the world leaders should keep their economies afloat without forgetting about climate-change concerns.

MANILA — An overseas Filipino workers group based in New Zealand warned that Filipinos retrenched as a result of the global economic crisis plaguing the South Pacific state might go underground instead of being sent back to the Philippines.

MANILA – The Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) on Tuesday has decided to postpone its revenue target by one year in the face of the global economic slowdown.

Militant lawmakers yesterday denounced a military raid last Sunday on a conference of party-lists in Cagayan Valley and immediately called for a House inquiry into the incident.

The economy will not go into recession and is expected to grow 2.5 to 4 percent this year, according to economist Bernardo Villegas.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos are better equipped to deal with the impending recession and the slowdown of the global economy because we are used to hard times, a survey disclosed yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Manuel Villar Jr asked the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to promptly assist at least 39 overseas Filipino workers who are currently suffering in Kuwait.

Upbeat economy to happen at end year MEXICO CITY: Economic recovery in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) group of rich countries will begin at around the end of the year, the organization’s head said Tuesday, adding that the worst of Mexico’s recession was over.

MANILA, Philippines—Contrary to popular belief, low- and semi-skilled overseas Filipino workers are the top source of dollar remittances of the country, according to an analysis of remittance data made by the Institute for Migration and Development Issues.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP)—Foreign maids working in Malaysia will soon get one day off a week as part of a bid to improve working conditions for domestic helpers from overseas, according to a minister.

If you think the lack of technology is the reason we don’t have more wind and solar power, think again.

Abused women or those aware of any woman experiencing domestic abuse may report to women and children’s protection desks in police stations or contact the “Aleng Pulis” hotline 0919-7777-377.

MANILA, Philippines—Business process outsourcing firms that provide specialized services are capitalizing on the economic downturn, as companies in the United States search for less expensive alternatives offshore.

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As temperature soars RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—As summer temperatures rise across the Kingdom, building contractors in Riyadh are giving workers a three-hour break in the afternoons when the heat is at its highest, Al-Watan newspaper reported Monday.

GENEVA—Because of its exposure to natural hazards, the Philippines is one of the unsafest places on earth.

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s under-five and infant mortality rate significantly declined over the past several years, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – With congressmen preoccupied with Charter change, local and foreign business groups urged lawmakers yesterday to give priority to 12 pieces of legislation, including those that will lower power costs and provide broad access to public records.

On June 30 more than 600 lowly workers of Quedancor will be laid off — victims of the government agency’s financial mismanagement. Reason for the retrenchment: “huge operational losses.” Supposedly Quedancor has run out of funds to sustain one-third of its work force. The employees naturally are asking why they’ll be the ones punished for…

MANILA, Philippines – More employees will be hired by the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry despite the slowdown in the global economy, based on a survey conducted by the Business Process Association of the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines – The accumulated bad loans of universal and commercial banks were unchanged in April, staying well below the four-percent pre-1997 level at 3.65 percent as banks kept discarding non-performing loans, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – University of Asia and the Pacific (UAP) professor and economist Bernardo Villegas expects the country’s economy to grow by close to six percent in the fourth quarter of this year.