HOUSE Speaker Prospero Nograles on Wednesday announced that the House of Representatives would petition the Supreme Court (SC) for a Declaratory Relief to usher in new partylist representatives in light of the recent High Court decision adding 32 party-list seats in the House.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted that the Philippine economy would post flat growth this year, resulting from a contraction in remittances.

Brussels, 21 April 2009: Some representatives of members of Global Unions, together with over 40 trade unionists belonging to 25 national trade unions, are taking an active part in the Conference to evaluate the implementation of the Durban 2001 Declaration and Programme of Action against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.

Postmenopausal women who have breastfed a child have a lower risk of heart attacks, stroke and cardiovascular disease, a study released Tuesday found.

Cebu City – Workers in Cebu should not expect another round of wage increases during the Labor Day celebration on May 1, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 7 said Wednesday.

Message by ATTY. DEMOCRITO T. MENDOZA President of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) to the National Forum on Decent Work and Social Justice in Times of Crisis Manila, Philippines 22 April 2009

The economic slowdown in the Philippines has started to bottom out and growth will pick up in the third quarter of the year as the impact of the world financial crisis on the country subsides, Economic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto said yesterday.

Emphasizing that the problem of global warming is “even more critical” than the global economic crisis, President Arroyo has ordered state agencies to join the Carbon Cutting Coalition that aims to reduce the Philippines’ consumption of fossil fuel by 50 percent in two years.

Let’s face it. There are a whole lot of lonely people out there. They live life wondering if anybody cares. Sure they know in their minds that there are people who love and care for them, but they get carried away by negative feelings that drag them down and threaten their happiness.

Why the shipment of 15 40-footer container vans of toxic waste materials was allowed to be “reexported” to its port of origin in violations of existing laws has puzzled local and international environmentalists who demanded yesterday an immediate investigation.

Charter change (Cha-cha) through the one-chamber Constituent Assembly (Con-ass) is dead in the water, with the Supreme Court (SC) ruling having set the guidelines for parties running for the remaining party-list slots in Congress to represent marginalized and underrepresented sectors in society.

State-run pension fund manager Government Service Insurance System has reduced the service fee imposed on applicants of housing loans under the Garantisadong Mababang Amortization na House En Lot Para Sa’yo, or GMA HeLPS.

THE Philippines was voted the “Most Popular Destination in Asia” at the recent World Travel Fair 2009 in Shanghai, the Tourism Department said yesterday.

The Trade Department’s National Capital Region unit is hiring 500 workers to help it monitor prices of basic commodities in Metro Manila supermarkets.

HOUSE Speaker Prospero Nograles claims big business is supporting his proposal to amend the Constitution’s economic provisions, saying that would make the business environment more resilient.

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said it is seeing early signs of economic growth as the US, the Philippines’ major export market, showed slower contraction in the housing and manufacturing sectors.

THE Philippines cranked up spending on infrastructure projects to stimulate economic growth, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed.

GASOLINE is overpriced by as much as P8 a liter, Economic Planing Secretary Ralph Recto said yesterday.

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PERMANENT Plans has decided to stop selling pre-need plans because it “no longer believes in the viability” of the pre-need industry given the tough times, its president and chief executive said yesterday.

News from the Department of Education is dismal.

NEW YORK CITY: More than eight years after revealing its report on perceptions of Asian Americans, the Committee of 100 (C-100) released a new report, indicating that despite a positive trend in attitudes toward Asian Americans, racial discrimination and suspicions persist.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy grew at a slower pace of 5.2 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier due to weak exports and rising food and energy prices, government data showed on Thursday.

THE Supreme Court ruling that will add 32 party-list seats to Congress would cost P2.5 billion and push the number of lawmakers past the 250 limit allowed by the Constitution, House leaders said yesterday.

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MANILA, Philippines – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a nuclear body sanctioned by the United Nations, will help the Philippines in the establishment of a nuclear regulatory council, the country’s top energy official said yesterday.

The global economy is set to decline by 1.3% in 2009, in the first global recession since World War II, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.

MANILA, Philippines – Nations worldwide are set to celebrate Earth Day today with the theme “Green Generation: Towards Low Carbon Development for Survival Against Climate Change.”

MANILA, Philippines – Nineteen party-list groups that lost in the 2007 elections can now enter Congress after the Supreme Court (SC) voided the two-percent threshold in the distribution of party-list seats.

Washington (ANTARA News) – Regularly eating meat cooked at a high temperature, to the point of charring, could increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 60 percent, according to researchers.