MORE Filipinos are watching TV and forgoing luxuries amid the hard times, AGB Nielsen Media Research said yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
More Filipinos glued to TV as tough times bite
February 28, 2009
Export-dependent Asian economies sink deeper
February 28, 2009
ASIA’S export-dependent economies have been plunged into their worst crisis in decades as the global recession saps demand for the region’s consumer electronics, cars and semiconductors. Read the rest of this entry »
Asian Emergency Fund, matter of urgency
February 28, 2009
Hua Hin, Thailand (AFP) – Southeast Asian foreign ministers called for a planned multi-billion-dollar emergency fund to be boosted as a “matter of urgency” to fight the global downturn, a top official said. Read the rest of this entry »
ASEAN human rights body lacks power to investigate
February 28, 2009
CHA-AM (AP) – Southeast Asian officials on Friday hailed the creation of a regional human rights body as a historic first step toward confronting abuses in the region, but the body will lack the power to investigate or punish violators of human rights like military-ruled Myanmar. Read the rest of this entry »
Protect Life. Uphold the Dignity of Families.
February 27, 2009
We are alarmed at how the facts on the Reproductive Health (RH) bill have been twisted by the Roman Catholic hierarchy and its allied groups. Read the rest of this entry »
Iran: Drop charges against jailed union leaders
February 27, 2009
See full story here – http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/solidarityforever/show_campaign.cgi?c=468
Text hotline to help victims of child abuse
February 27, 2009
Manila Mayor Lito Atienza and Smart Communications has set up a monitoring hotline for the protection of children who have been beaten, maltreated or forced to work in inhumane conditions. Read the rest of this entry »
Engless
February 27, 2009
“Engless” is my own word for wrong English
For Those who Reed and Right
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TUCP appeals Wage Order No. NCR-14
February 27, 2009
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Petron execs rapped over worker’s death
February 27, 2009
Balanga City – Six officials and security officers of Petron oil refinery in Limay, Bataan were charged yesterday before the provincial prosecutor’s office with alleged obstruction of justice in connection with the death of a 24-year old techniciam who was exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas at the plant’s sour water treating facility six months ago. Read the rest of this entry »
