‘Italian ship owners in need of 20,000 seafarers’

September 26, 2007

Italian ship owners need more than 20,000 seafarers and they want Filipinos for the job. Read more


GMA creates procurement transparency board

September 26, 2007

President Arroyo has created the Procurement Transparency Board (PTB) to ensure that all public sector contracts are aboveboard. Read more


RP weak in enforcing laws against child labor, says US

September 26, 2007

The US sees the Philippines as “weak” in enforcing laws against child labor. Read more


Writ of amparo rules get SC nod

September 26, 2007

Families of victims of enforced disappearances will now have a legal remedy more effective than the writ of habeas corpus to track down their missing kin. Read more


DA’s top biotech expert says GMOs are safe

September 26, 2007

The top biotechnology expert of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has reassured consumers that all genetically modified organisms (GMOs) approved for commercial release, whether for food, feed or processing, are safe and pose no health risks to consumers. Read more