The Supreme Court (SC) has deferred until next year implementation of the rule on mandatory legal aid service that would require practicing lawyers to render a minimum of 60 hours of free legal aid services to indigent litigants yearly. Read the rest of this entry »
Supreme Court defers implementing rule on mandatory legal aid service
June 29, 2009
Japanese production rises again
June 29, 2009
Japanese industrial output increased 5.9% in May compared with the month before, the third consecutive monthly climb, according to official data. Read the rest of this entry »
RP can learn from industrial policy of Korea – economist
June 28, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines can learn a lot from South Korea’s industrial policy in terms of integrating small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into crucial growth areas, said Josef Yap, president of the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) during last week’s Philippines-Korea Development Cooperation Forum. Read the rest of this entry »
UN members OK resolution on global response to economic crisis
June 28, 2009
UNITED NATIONS – More than 140 countries agreed Friday on a blueprint for a global response to the world’s worst economic crisis in 70 years, which gives the UN a new role in representing hard-hit developing countries but leaves some demands by rich and poor countries unmet. Read the rest of this entry »
DENR: Improper waste disposal still rampant
June 28, 2009
MANILA, Philippines—Almost half of the cities and municipalities in the country have not complied with a law requiring them to dispose of their waste properly, data from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) showed. Read the rest of this entry »
Needless debate on recession
June 28, 2009
THERE IS, to my mind, needless debate on whether or not the Philippine economy will go into recession this year. Read the rest of this entry »
RP shows way in renewable energy
June 28, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – When it comes to promoting the use of renewable energy, the Philippines is one of the countries leading the way in Asia. Read the rest of this entry »
Consumers organize to protect power co-ops
June 28, 2009
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—Big players in the power industry are eyeing to buy out the country’s most viable rural electric cooperatives and the move could compromise the bid to energize remote villages in the next few years, an official of the Electric Consumers Advocacy of the Philippines said. Read the rest of this entry »
RP may boost sugar exports next year
June 28, 2009
The Philippines, Southeast Asia’s second-biggest sugar exporter, may increase overseas sales by 18 percent next year, helping narrow the deficit in global supply and likely slowing gains in world prices of the commodity. Read the rest of this entry »
Jollibee expects 17% profit growth
June 28, 2009
FAST-FOOD giant Jollibee Foods Corp. is hoping to sustain its profitability this year despite declining dollar remittances from Filipinos working abroad. Read the rest of this entry »
