Malacañang yesterday expressed optimism the price of rice would remain affordable throughout the year even as it assured the people of its readiness to implement a contingent rice-subsidy program to soften the impact of a sharp rise in the price of the country’s staple crop. Read the rest of this entry »
Palace subsidy program to offset rice price hikes
March 31, 2009
RP team bags awards in int’l robot tilt
March 31, 2009
MANILA, Philippines—With few resources, guts and vision, the Philippine Science High School team sent to the regional FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) in Hawaii bagged two awards, besting over two dozen teams. Read the rest of this entry »
RP gov’t websites vulnerable to hacking
March 31, 2009
MANILA, Philippines—Without a nationwide cybersecurity program to keep hackers at bay, government websites in the Philippines are vulnerable to computer attacks, an official of the National Computer Center (NCC) said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
How one Filipino company practices corporate social responsibility
March 31, 2009
BUSINESS ethics call for corporate social responsibility (CSR) where public interest is given top priority. One Filipino company has been showing the business world the way to do it, and it’s not just through talk, but through action. Read the rest of this entry »
Sleep problems linked to suicide
March 31, 2009
The reason for the link is unclear . Adults who suffer chronic sleep problems may be more likely to try to commit suicide, US research suggests. Read the rest of this entry »
Japan ready to hike production
March 31, 2009
(Bloomberg) — Japanese companies cut inventories at an unprecedented pace in February and said they would increase production in coming months, indicating the worst of the country’s manufacturing slump may be over. Read the rest of this entry »
Grieving for lost love (Part 2 of 4 parts)
March 31, 2009
For more than 40 years, I have been counseling lovers and troubled married people. Rarely do they come to me with questions about how to make a healthy relationship more solid. Just as few people are interested in seeing a doctor about how to live a healthy lifestyle, neither are couples apt to see a counselor unless there is a problem. Read the rest of this entry »
Manila Water to spend more if govt extends contract
March 31, 2009
Ayala-led Manila Water Co., Inc. plans to increase its capital expenditures in the East Zone concession of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) if it would be granted an extension in its contract. Read the rest of this entry »
NGO pushes for review of Philippines’ external trade policies
March 31, 2009
FAIR Trade Alliance called on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to review the country’s current external trade policies in light of the global slowdown. Read the rest of this entry »
Government increases stake in MRT3
March 31, 2009
The government, through Land Bank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), has increased its stake in the company running Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT) to give it elbow room in expanding line while saving millions of dollars in equipment rental. Read the rest of this entry »
