MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Energy (DOE) said it expects more than 1,800 megawatts (MW) of additional power to be generated from clean coal power plants in the near term. Read the rest of this entry »
Clean coal to supply over 1,800 megawatts of power – DOE
November 22, 2009
Auto parts makers hail government incentives package
November 22, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – Local autoparts makers said the proposal of the government to extend income tax holidays and allow the duty-free importation of raw and semi-processed materials will help rev up the local auto industry. Read the rest of this entry »
Tech-voc schools push for longer formal training
November 22, 2009
A partylist representative who is known for his successful ventures in the field of education filed on Thursday a resolution for the creation of a separate licensing authority for technical-vocational skills workers in the country. A-Teacher partylist representative and legislator Atty. Ulpiano “Ulan” Sarmiento 3rd filed House Bill 7705 to push for the passage of the Occupational Licensing Act or ola. Read the rest of this entry »
For Dr. Felizardo Francisco:
November 21, 2009
On CHED’s ETEEA Program
After reading your article (September 11, 2009) CHED’S Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program, I decided to check out the CHED website and found some useful information.
My three children have all graduated from college and I figured it was about time that I finally got that college degree that my own parents would have been proud of 30 years ago. But that’s another story. Read the rest of this entry »
DOLE clarifies QSPBI data on jobs, income
November 21, 2009
LETTERS
We would like to clarify the article, “Jobs, incomes fell in second quarter amid slowdown” which appeared in the November 10, 2009 edition of Manila times.net.
The article cited a report from the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) which was culled from the Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (QSPBI) of the National Statistics Office (NSO). Read the rest of this entry »
Spending on IT seen to create more jobs
November 21, 2009
THE projected increase in information technology (IT) spending in the next four years would create more jobs in the Philippines, according to Information Data Corp. (IDC). Read the rest of this entry »
‘RP’s ranking in latest corruption index inspiring’
November 21, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez turned the tables on a former judge yesterday for saying that corruption in the country is still bad despite receiving a better ranking in this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) report by Transparency International (TI).
The Philippines now ranks 139th among 180 countries perceived to be the most corrupt in this year’s study as against its 141st place last year. Read the rest of this entry »
ACT, Courage disqualified from partylist
November 21, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The First Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) denied yesterday the petitions of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and the union of government employees Courage for accreditation of party-list groups in the May 2010 polls, citing the lack of constituents.
In two separate resolutions, First Division presiding commissioner Rene Sarmiento and Commissioners Armando Velasco and Gregorio Larrazabal said that ACT had failed to prove that it exists in most of the regions. Read the rest of this entry »
Well digger buried in12-foot deep pit
November 21, 2009
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union: Sandy soil, which eroded easily when dug deeply caused the death of a deep well digger near the coastal area of Barangay Dalumpinas Oeste, here, Friday afternoon after rescue operations failed to save him on time. Read the rest of this entry »
Auto workers fear JPEPA
November 20, 2009
Automotive industry workers have expressed concern that they might lose their jobs with the lowering of tariffs starting next year under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement. Read the rest of this entry »
