August 31, 2011
Millions of Filipinos have left the country to find better-paying jobs abroad.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines would be a boiling cauldron of poverty and social unrest if it were not for the millions of Filipinos heading overseas to work in higher-paying jobs, according to a US embassy cable published by WikiLeaks. Read the rest of this entry »
August 31, 2011
WIKILEAKS TARGETS CEBU CITY
Cebu City’s “vigilante killings” of suspected hoodlums didn’t escape the notice of United States officials.
A US Embassy cable recently released by the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks showed that in 2005, the US Ambassador to the Philippines reported that Cebu government officials and the public were perceived to be supporting the killings of suspected criminals. Read the rest of this entry »
August 31, 2011
PROFITS OF pension fund Social Security System (SSS) rose by 15% in the first half on the back of higher earnings from investments and cutbacks in operating expenses. Read the rest of this entry »
August 31, 2011
Gil has been commissioned by the Department of Health to make a documentary on the rising cases of HIV and AIDS in the Philippines. But his lead, Heidi, is reluctant to talk about the facts and circumstances surrounding her condition. In front of the camera, the widowed, AIDS-stricken Heidi only cries and curses at her predicament. As the deadline draws near, the pressure on Gil builds. Read the rest of this entry »
August 30, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines should capitalize on opportunities offered by renewable energy (RE) by encouraging more investments that are expected to generate up to 50,000 “green jobs” in the next 20 years while ensuring environmental protection. Read the rest of this entry »
August 30, 2011
New UN report indicates progress but says there is also cause for alarm
Although new HIV infections in the 30 countries that make up the Asia-Pacific region have fallen by 20 percent since 2001, prevalence among intravenous drug users is climbing alarmingly in Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines, according to a new joint United Nations report. Read the rest of this entry »
August 30, 2011
The raging controversy over the Reproductive Health (RH) bill has forced the Senate to tackle a subject normally left in the hands of religious clerics: “When does life begin?” Read the rest of this entry »
August 29, 2011
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority will deliver 1.3 million scholars next year despite a proposed cut in its 2012 budget. Read the rest of this entry »
August 29, 2011
THE deployment of Filipino workers to Iraq and Afghanistan will stay but will exclude those employed in the US military bases in those countries, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
August 29, 2011
Zamboanga City—Tens of placard-bearing workers in the fishing industry here staged a protest on Sunday against a ban ordered by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on sardine fishing this year. Read the rest of this entry »
