MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Human Rights chairperson Leila M. de Lima encourages all cause-oriented groups, non-government organizations, peo-ple’s organizations, the academe and other sectoral organizations to support the creation of a new and effective Human Rights program. Read the rest of this entry »
Effective human rights program needed
November 28, 2009
Banks account for 76% of remittances
November 28, 2009
Banks facilitated only about 76 percent of total cash remittances sent by Filipino workers overseas to the Philippines last year, according to the 2008 Survey on Overseas Filipinos. Read the rest of this entry »
GSIS ready to face Senate probe on pension disbursement schedule
November 28, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) said it is willing to face a Senate inquiry regarding its pension disbursement schedule. Read the rest of this entry »
Dubai debt crisis raises financial turmoil fears
November 28, 2009
HONG KONG (AP) — The fallout from Dubai’s debt crisis rippled across the globe Friday, raising concerns of another wave of financial turmoil and showing how vulnerable the world economy remains despite signs of recovery. Read the rest of this entry »
Unemployment insurance? A Studied View from TUCP
November 28, 2009
1. There are close to 3 million unemployed in the Philippines in any given time. Co-existing with one million vacancies waiting to be filled.
One third of unemployment could be remediated by proper employment facilitation, or job matching if you prefer, and by skills development or upgrading. Read the rest of this entry »
UN to Asia: Be ready for harsher impacts of climate change
November 27, 2009
MANILA, Philippines—Asian countries have to be more resilient to the expected harsher impacts of climate change, a ranking United Nations official told Asian Ministers, asking them to include adequate climate change adaptation responses in their development programs. Read the rest of this entry »
Not a cool idea: WWF raises alert on planned coal
November 27, 2009
wait 2 secs to reload the imageWITH the historic Copenhagen climate talks just weeks away, the Philippines—tempered by a recent spate of destructive typhoons—is poised to go green with the recent passage of the Philippine Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729) and the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (RA 9513). The fight begins at home, however. Numerous coal-fired power plants, undoubtedly the dirtiest source of energy, are set to be erected in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Global Unions Statement of Priorities for the 7th WTO Ministerial Conference
November 27, 2009
IMF sees payments surplus at $6 billion
November 27, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees the country’s balance of payments (BOP) surplus surging to $6 billion this year from $89 million last year due to the impact of the global financial crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
Economy ekes out 0.8% growth in Q3
November 27, 2009
MANILA, Philippines – The economy, as measured by the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), grew by a meager 0.8 percent in the third quarter of the year from 4.6 percent recorded a year ago and slower than the official forecast range for the period of 1.6 percent to 2.6 percent, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
