More than 1.2 million Filipino families, representing two in every five households, do not have electricity in their homes. One in five families also has no access to safe water supply. Read the rest of this entry »
NSO: 1.2m households do not have electricity
July 27, 2009
Faster growth under GMA: Reality or statistical illusion?
July 26, 2009
(Second of two parts)
RAPID economic growth in recent years, perhaps one of President Gloria Arroyo’s few and widely acknowledged achievements amid the steady slide in her popularity ratings, could turn out to be as debatable as her devotion to good governance and anti-corruption. Read the rest of this entry »
Thrift banks’ non-performing loan ratio climbs to 7.71% in March
July 26, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio of thrift banks stood at 7.71 percent as of end-March 2009, up 0.55 percentage point from the previous quarter’s 7.16 percent, latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Read the rest of this entry »
Filipino-American activist NPA regular, say party-list groups
July 26, 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Claiming that Filipino-American Melissa Roxas is not a mere activist but once an armed rebel, two party-list representatives including former military general Jovito Palparan disclosed information that the ones who tortured her were not soldiers but her own comrades who were trying to prevent her from severing her ties with the communist movement. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Asean human rights body lacks clear protection mandate’
July 26, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) expressed disappointment yesterday over the ASEAN rights body’s “lack of clear protection mandate.” Read the rest of this entry »
Senate to focus on bills addressing global recession
July 26, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate will focus on bills that will help Filipinos be more resilient in the face of the global recession as it opens the third regular session of the 14th Congress on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Registration of Pinoy overseas voters lags behind 1M target
July 26, 2009
WHILE the number of registered overseas absentee voters increased this year, it is still far behind the one million target for next year’s polls. Read the rest of this entry »
Belgium to regularize status of illegal migrants
July 26, 2009
ILLEGAL immigrant workers of Filipino and other nationalities got a break from the Belgian government which last week approved a pact for the regularization of undocumented migrants. Read the rest of this entry »
Why maximum drug retail price must be imposed
July 26, 2009
GOVERNMENT intervention is needed to address market failures and inequities in the Philippine pharmaceuticals industry. Read the rest of this entry »
When medical expenses lead to financial catastrophe
July 26, 2009
ACCESS to medicines is essential for health systems to function.
Access means having medicines continuously available and affordable that are within one hour’s walk from homes. Read the rest of this entry »
