The country’s top economist said yesterday the private sector should not be forced to fork in their share in the vague economic resiliency program (ERP) of President Arroyo since their involvement in identifying public infrastructure may involve conflict of interest. Read the rest of this entry »
Private involvement in P330-B plan queried
June 26, 2009
US consumer spending rises as incomes surge
June 26, 2009
Print US consumer spending posted a modest gain in May but savings vaulted amid massive government stimulus spending aimed at pulling the economy out of recession, official data showed Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Action to protect maids
June 26, 2009
JAKARTA – INDONESIA ordered employment agencies to stop sending its citizens to Malaysia to work as maids following a flood of complaints from domestic workers that their employers abused them, a government minister said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Transformative education and effective governance
June 26, 2009
For several decades, educators believed that education is preparation for life and is normally taken under a formal and structured system. A process of instructing, training and of providing knowledge, skills and abilities, the purpose of which is to educate the person. Later on the concept of formal and informal education led to a more simple and exact description and that is: Education is life. Read the rest of this entry »
TUCP bats for aggressive measures to stop flu spread
June 26, 2009
CEBU CITY: The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the country’s largest labor group, urged the government and the private sector to implement more aggressive strategies to contain the spread of the Influenza A(H1N1) virus, warning that it could soon invade the country’s factories and diminish labor productivity. Read the rest of this entry »
Pag-IBIG Fund offers penalty condonation
June 26, 2009
The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) announced Thursday that the Fund is offering penalty condonation to delinquent companies or employers. Read the rest of this entry »
More Filipino households become poorer
June 26, 2009
The number of poor Filipino households was expected to go up this year because of the global economic crisis, an official of the National Statistical Coordination Board said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
SMEs cutting costs, rethinking plans because of economic crisis
June 26, 2009
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines were cutting costs and shifting strategies to stay alive amid the global economic slowdown, a recent poll showed. Read the rest of this entry »
RP deforestation among highest in East, Southeast Asia
June 26, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – Studies by the Asian Development Bank revealed that the Philippines has one of the highest annual deforestation rates in East and Southeast Asia at 1.4 percent, a senior House member said. Read the rest of this entry »
Hu.go.Colombia?
June 26, 2009
“Would you buy a used car from this man?”
That was the question asked of many Americans when Richard Nixon ran for President of the US. Today, the question being asked of the Filipino electorate is, would you trust the outcome of the elections to a company long suspected of having ties or influencing the election of Hugo Chavez as President for life in Venezuela? Read the rest of this entry »
