MANILA, Philippines – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) officials are cautiously optimistic that foreign investments could actually be higher than expected this year, possibly pushing the country’s forex reserves higher and the balance of payments (BOP) stronger. Read the rest of this entry »
Foreign investments seen to rise
April 30, 2009
GMA orders release of P1 billion for export sector
April 30, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo ordered yesterday the release of P1 billion next month to help the country’s export industries survive the global economic crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
New homes, jobs, livelihood grants await workers on Labor Day
April 30, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – New homes, jobs and livelihood grants await Filipino workers on Labor Day. Read the rest of this entry »
Party-full
April 30, 2009
I can’t say I am ecstatic over the addition of more party-list congressmen as a consequence of the Supreme Court’s reading of the law. Read the rest of this entry »
A tough job sorting out Party-List alphabet soup
April 30, 2009
CONFUSION: That the April 21 decision of the Supreme Court on the Party-List system of congressional representation sowed confusion is an understatement. Read the rest of this entry »
33 OFWs in Brazil, Suriname detained for drug offenses
April 30, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) chairman Vicente Sotto III disclosed yesterday that 33 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are now detained in several prisons in Brazil and Suriname because of drug-related offenses. Read the rest of this entry »
DENR urged to support ban on ‘nasty’ chemicals
April 30, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – Environmental groups yesterday called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to actively support global action to ban nine more “extremely nasty” chemicals that pose significant risk to human and ecological health, as they pushed for the expansion of the original 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention. Read the rest of this entry »
Chip firms recall workers as global orders perk up
April 30, 2009
Electronics and semiconductor firms have started recalling 7,000 workers that were earlier displaced due to the global economic crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
Results are Out: 2009 Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands
April 30, 2009
If a company or product manufacturer is to influence consumers’ purchasing decisions and earn their trust, they should improve on their social responsibility record and not just rely on good customer service. This was evident based on the latest results of the 2009 Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Survey in the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »
Solon lambasts Palace’s no wage hike policy, pushes P125 increase
April 30, 2009
Anakpawis party-list Rep. Rafael Mariano yesterday assailed Malacañang for its continuing “no wage hike policy,” stressing “at this time of worsening economic crisis, it is far more just for the working class to demand a wage increase.” Read the rest of this entry »
