WASHINGTON – The Philippines is ranked sixth among 128 countries in the race for gender equality, outshining its competitors including the United States and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Read the rest of this entry »

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) yesterday maintained that the government has no intention of taking over the country’s booming recruitment industry. Read the rest of this entry »

I was in Iloilo last week when I stumbled into a story that had dangerous overtones. This was when Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas declared that water refilling stations without sanitary permits would be closed. Read the rest of this entry »