MANILA, Philippines — Unlawful killings and the murder of journalists by various groups went unsolved and unpunished last year, contributing to the climate of impunity in the Philippines, the US State Department said in its annual global human rights report. Read the rest of this entry »
Killings create climate of impunity — US report
March 8, 2007
US: Reds behind killings
March 8, 2007
THE United States government has criticized the communist New People’s Army for killing local government officials and ordinary civilians and for using land mines, which are banned by the United Nations. Read the rest of this entry »
Groups demand jobs abroad for 18-yr-olds
March 2, 2007
BAGUIO CITY—Migrant workers and members of the Gabriela party-list group picketed the office of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration here on Thursday to demand that the government finally allow 18-year-old women to seek jobs abroad. Read the rest of this entry »
P61.5-B discrepancy noted in DTI, BIR figures on tax perks
March 2, 2007
The government reported a discrepancy of at least P61.5 billion in the amount of tax incentives granted by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the claims reported by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Read the rest of this entry »
Military briefs Asian diplomats on killings
March 2, 2007
The military on Thursday briefed Asian diplomats on the wave of unsolved political killings after two damning reports implicated the nation’s top commanders. Read the rest of this entry »
Courts told: Begin trial of Melo cases
March 2, 2007
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo wants the special criminal courts to start trial of summary killings of activists and journalists. Read the rest of this entry »
Health risks at call centers probed
March 2, 2007
BAGUIO CITY—Researchers of a Baguio hospital have started looking into medical problems that appear to be common among employees of call centers and other business process outsourcing (BPO) facilities operating at the Baguio City Economic Zone. Read the rest of this entry »
RP stocks have biggest drop in nine years; PLDT falls
March 1, 2007
PHILIPPINE stocks fell by the most in nine years as Tuesday’s plunge in the Chinese stock market triggered a global equities selloff. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and Bank of the Philippine Islands slumped. Read the rest of this entry »
US, RP officials meet on offer of help in solving political slays
March 1, 2007
US Embassy officials met with the Task Force Usig on Wednesday and discussed the US government’s offer of assistance to find a solution to political killings. Read the rest of this entry »
