Sometimes, we feel like we can do a better job than our bosses. That’s a legitimate belief, but not one that we can actually say to their faces without getting fired. And that’s not the only opinion that we should keep to ourselves in a corporate setting. When talking to your superiors, there are things that are better left unsaid. These include: Read the rest of this entry »
Things you should never say to your boss
August 31, 2010
Tuition subsidy increase set for students next year
August 31, 2010
MORE public high school students will be making the jump to exclusive schools next year after the government hiked its tuition subsidy under a government assistance program. Read the rest of this entry »
All local execs, units told to publicly disclose finances, budgets
August 31, 2010
MANILA, Philippines–In a bid to promote transparency, the Department of Interior and Local Government ordered all local government officials and units to publicly disclose all their financial transactions and budget reports. Read the rest of this entry »
Group proposes ways to cut subsidy to MRT
August 31, 2010
THE GOVERNMENT should take “out of the box” steps to lower subsidies given to the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) line on Edsa, which costs over P5 billion a year in taxpayers’ money. Read the rest of this entry »
DILG opens public assistance center
August 31, 2010
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has opened its website to the public who can post and even track the status of their complaints. Read the rest of this entry »
BoI, PEZA report strong investments
August 31, 2010
In first seven months
The Philippines investment scene is poised for recovery this year as strong new inflows are expected to match the P464.2 billion record high posted in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
MWSS officials, staff received 25 bonuses
August 31, 2010
(Updated 3:34 p.m.) The board of trustees, corporate and regulatory offices of water utility MWSS received P384 million in bonuses and allowances last year, documents released by the Senate committee on finance Tuesday showed. Read the rest of this entry »
Water execs willing to cut 13 bonuses
August 31, 2010
MANILA, Philippines–Under fire for alleged excessive salaries and bonuses of its officials and employees, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System has recommended to President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III the immediate suspension of nine months’ bonuses and a review of four other bonuses. Read the rest of this entry »
Laoag diocese opens court for troubled marriages
August 31, 2010
The Diocese of Laoag has opened a marriage tribunal for troubled Catholic couples, the first tribunal of its kind in the Ilocos region. Read the rest of this entry »
Aquino gov’t gives zero budget to anti-smuggling, anti-graft bodies
August 31, 2010
MANILA, Philippines — The Aquino administration has effectively decommissioned the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group and the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission after it gave the two agencies a zero budget under the proposed 2011 budget. Read the rest of this entry »
