The huge throng, made up largely of women clad mostly in flaring orange, exchanged “Happy Valentine” greetings as they waited for the program to open. On stage were a highly popular evangelist, who also acted as the emcee, and his guests, including two larger-than-life public figures. Read the rest of this entry »
Who will win the rich OfW vote?
February 18, 2010
On e-learning/distance learning
February 18, 2010
One of the benefits of modernization and globalization is the advancement in information and communications technology. The 21st century has been described as the knowledge society, and as result many nations are reassessing their public policies related to the higher education, science, technology and innovations. Read the rest of this entry »
Taiwanese electronics firms plan RP investments
February 18, 2010
Taiwanese electronics and information technology (IT) firms are looking at the possibility of directly investing in the country or partnering with local firms, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Suspension of pension payments
February 18, 2010
Dear PAO,
This is in connection with the suspension of pension payments once a person reenters employment, does this also apply if the pensioner gets a part time employment or does it only apply to full time employment?
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Automated polls not known to most Pinoys
February 18, 2010
With only four months to go before the automated polls—a first in Philippine election history—about seven out of 10, or 71 percent of Filipinos do not know the new polling system or know little of it. Read the rest of this entry »
RP farmers get $5-M grant to counter climate change
February 18, 2010
The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Thursday it has developed a master plan for helping farmers counter the negative effects of dry spell brought on by El Niño on their crops. Read the rest of this entry »
Philippines lagging behind in anti-poverty campaign – report
February 18, 2010
The Philippines’ existing stimulus package failed to further reduce poverty and boost economic growth in the short term, affecting the government’s capacity to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015, according to a joint report by the United Nations and Asian Development Bank (ADB). Read the rest of this entry »
Low power imperials Mindanao
February 18, 2010
A prolonged dry spell is expected to further worsen the already critical power supply in southern Mindanao, a power firm executive said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
BPO surplus hits 12-month high of $1.233 billion in January
February 18, 2010
MANILA, Philippines – The country’s balance of payments (BOP) surplus hit a 12-month high in January on the back of strong overseas Filipino workers (OFW) remittances, robust capital inflows, and higher income from investments abroad, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
Can the next president meet the UN MDG deadline to end poverty in 2015?
February 18, 2010
In 2005, the UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura then provided an overview of what has been achieved between 1999 and 2005 when director of nations have closed rank with him in tackling regional problems specially in the eradication of extreme poverty in developing countries with the Education For All (EFA) projects. Focused on the six goals of promoting Early Childhood Education, quality primary to secondary education, technical skills training, adult literacy, gender equity and HIV-AIDS prevention education, it is meant to meet the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of 2015. Now, it is specified as the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) 2005-2015. Read the rest of this entry »
