The association of southeast Asian Nations (Asean) raised the signal during its summit in Cebu in 2007: Its member-nations would include nuclear power among the mix of energy to be able to sustain their increasing energy requirements as the countries are fast developing. Read the rest of this entry »

There is an urgent need to craft an information communications and technology (ICT)-based curriculum content for Filipino expatriates and future Filipino migrant workers to train them and build their capacities using the Internet and other related technologies, according to the La Salle Institute of Governance (LSIG). Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Internet connection speeds in the Philippines are expected to grow at least tenfold in the next five years as growing demand for broadband services encourage industry players to invest heavily in the sector. Read the rest of this entry »

Trade Secretary Peter Favila said Monday he expects the export sector to begin rehiring the workers it laid off last year after ending a 13-month slump in November. Read the rest of this entry »

The Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) is urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to strictly enforce campaign finance laws by creating an office or unit within the Comelec whose sole job would be to strictly monitor the campaign spending being done by candidates and to make sure they are following restrictions on campaign materials. Read the rest of this entry »

We Filipinos have always believed our country’s so fertile that if you stuck a stick anywhere in its soil it would grow. This is why the most recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) report that involuntary hunger in our country is reaching record levels gives you quite a jolt. Read the rest of this entry »

(This article was previously published in Frontiers in Finance December 2009 by KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity, based on an interview with the three authors.) Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The government said that laid off workers in the electronics industry will now be rehired. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – New York-based Moody’s Investors Service kept the stable outlook on the Philippines despite projections that it would post the slowest economic growth in Southeast Asia this year. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The forthcoming elections and a global recovery from the financial crisis are supporting the growing optimisn among Filipino businessmen of a modest economic rebound this year, a survey conducted by Dun and Bradstreet Philippines Inc. showed. Read the rest of this entry »