Why does the ILO promote cooperatives? Hagen Henry: The ILO views cooperatives as important in improving the living and working conditions of women and men globally as well as making essential infrastructure and services available even in areas neglected by the state and investor-driven enterprises. Moreover, values that are at the heart of the cooperative…

MANILA, Philippines – More Filipino children nationwide face the prospect of leaving school and working at a young age due to the prevailing global economic crisis, the International Labor Organization (ILO) warned yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The two-day high-level conference among 43 countries in Asia and Europe yesterday came to the conclusion that no country is on track with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) even countries that performed well on poverty alleviation.

MANILA, Philippines – Despite efforts to simplify business processes in the country, the cost of doing business in the Philippines is one of the highest in Southeast Asia and very little protection is given to investors.

MANILA, Philippines – Local industries are divided over the forthcoming full implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) next year wherein tariff rates on all products in the ASEAN region must come down to between zero and five percent.

While we can’t turn back time, we can certainly try to extend it. By eating healthy and keeping your nutrition in check, you’d be surprised at how much better you’ll feel. Your body will thank you for years, as well. We got the 411 from iVillage diet and nutrition expert, Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom, about which…

The government cannot stop employers from laying off workers to cushion the impact of the world economic crisis, the labor department said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines—No discrimination against migrant workers and more protection of their human rights in the continuing global fight against racism.

MANILA, Philippines—Foreign Secretary David Miliband of the United Kingdom has commended the Philippines for pushing for a credible and effective body that would champion fundamental human rights in the ASEAN region, the British Embassy in Manila said in a statement Thursday.

MANILA, Philippines – The number of the country’s tourism jobs is evidently growing as can be seen from the unexpectedly big increase in the number of employers joining this year’s Trabaho sa Turismo (TST) Manila fair.

Contrary to Malacañang’s disingenuous statements, the Supreme Court decision in Banat vs Comelec came as a surprise to the administration. It flustered its coalition partners in the House of Representatives, and forced an unscheduled filing of a new, pro-Charter change resolution. And contrary to the instinctive reaction of many administration critics, the landmark ruling revising…

MANILA, Philippines — The economic crisis has forced Filipinos to become more conservative with their spending habits, pushing many consumer products lower down their hierarchy of needs and requiring many firms to rethink their marketing strategies.

MANILA, Philippines – The country can expect a lower level of investments from American firms this year, not only due to the global recession but also because of investor concerns that remained unresolved.

MANILA, Philippines — The worst shock waves from the global financial crisis and commodity price spikes may be over for the Philippines and other emerging markets which can now “decouple” from the slump in the West, an economist from British banking giant HSBC said yesterday.

The government is targeting at least one million new overseas absentee voters for the national polls in 2010, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

THE former head of President Arroyo’s Kampi political party led 174 congressmen yesterday in filing House Resolution 1109, which proposed to convene Congress into a constituent assembly (Consa) to amend the Constitution.

MALACAÑANG said it will rally its allies in Congress to amend the Oil Deregulation Law amid government findings that oil companies are overpricing their products.

Brussels, (ITUC OnLine): The international trade union movement has called on the World Bank and IMF to use the opportunity of their spring meetings in Washington to accelerate efforts to stem the global collapse in employment and economic prospects.  In a statement released today by the ITUC and its Global Unions partners, trade unions warn…

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund Tuesday raised its estimate of losses from the global financial and economic crisis to more than four trillion dollars due to writedowns on soured credit.

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – For the second time in a row, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition questioning the propriety of the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1996.

MANILA, Philippines – Accelerated spending and weak revenue collection pushed the country’s budget deficit to P52.6 billion in March, almost triple its level in the same month last year, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) with its banner program Bright Minds Read (BMR) celebrated a milestone with its first batch of grade school graduates. BMR, with its mission to eradicate illiteracy and champion beginning reading among public school children, started in 2002 with 14 pilot schools with 4,200 Grade 1 pupils…

BONN, Germany — Co-hosted by UNESCO and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the first half of the UN DESD (Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, 2005-2014) was assessed by a total of 600 delegates from UNESCO Member States.

When a retired government employee is re-employed in another government office, can his previous government service be credited in the computation of his retirement benefit? This is the issue raised in this case of Pepe.

MANILA, Philippines – Poor countries most likely to bear the brunt of the effects of climate change will need an additional $50 billion in funding each year, according to a report released in time for this year’s Earth Day celebration.

MANILA, Philippines – Government agencies have been providing limited jobs to persons with disabilities (PWD) despite existing laws mandating them to allocate five percent of all casual, emergency and contractual positions for PWDs, according to various non-government organizations.

MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its growth projection for the country for this year from 2.25 percent to zero, with remittances from overseas Filipinos actually declining by 7.1 percent.

With the Supreme Court (SC) opening the door to more party-list members of Congress, former Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan, known to militants as “The Butcher” and being a top nominee of his party, Bantay, won a seat and is expected to join Congress soon.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said Wednesday it will liberalize parts of the services sector, removing ownership rules linked to a controversial affirmative action policy for majority Muslim Malays.

RECOGNIZED as the Most Popular Destination in Asia in one survey, the Philippines was again cited as one of the Top 5 Best Diving Areas, one of the Top 10 Most Desirable Destinations, and for having the Best Dive Resort and the Favorite Dive Operator.