MANILA, Philippines – More firms across all industry sectors have indicated expansion plans for the next quarter in line with the bullish outlook of businessmen on the ability of the domestic economy to recover from the global economic meltdown, a survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. Read the rest of this entry »

The Northern Mindanao chapter of Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) based in Cagayan de Oro recently reported that daily power outages in Mindanao have hit an average of five hours a day and is expected to persist until the third quarter of this year. Read the rest of this entry »

FOR REELECTING RH BILL-BACKING SOLONS

The reelection of lawmakers who support the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill in Congress is an indication that the Filipino electorate is still not “mature” vote-wise, an official of the Catholic Church has said. Read the rest of this entry »

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed deep concern over grave human rights violations against Filipino children as both rebel and government forces have killed and recruited them during ongoing conflicts in the country. Read the rest of this entry »

While everybody was busy with the fanfare of Philippine elections, the Department of Health issued an administrative order requiring manufacturers and distributors of health supplements to “make it clear to buyers that the products are not to be considered medicines.” Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines may experience weaker demand for its products exported to Europe because of the weakening of the financial markets in the euro area but this is not expected to affect the economy in general, the Union Bank of Switzerland said in its latest report on Asia. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) now has its own Witness Protection Program (WPP) which seeks to protect the lives of witnesses in human rights violations cases. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Some 12.2 million poor Filipinos nationwide would receive food assistance from the government following the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Food Donation Act of 2009, acting Social Welfare Secretary Celia Yangco said. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino seafarers could be displaced by the debt crisis in Greece.

Ernesto Herrera, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) secretary-general, said the economic slump in Greece might adversely affect shipping activities in Greece and other European countries. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines — The Lucio Tan-led Philippine Airlines (PAL) has postponed a plan to outsource about 3,000 jobs by the end of the month amid the government’s moves to resolve issues between the company and labor groups. Read the rest of this entry »