With a 70-percent rise noted in a span of 10 years from 1999 to 2009, the Philippines has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) official said. Read the rest of this entry »
Teenage pregnancy in PHL highest among 6 major ASEAN economies—UNFPA
April 27, 2012
Filipino children fare badly in academic performance
February 24, 2012
SENSING hesitation from the Department of Education (DepEd) on using the child’s first language or the child’s mother tongue in teaching, a lawmaker championing the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTBMLE) system has called on Sec. Armin Luistro to get rid of the old language of instruction and implement mother tongue-based teaching in the first 6 years, at the least, of elementary education. Read the rest of this entry »
NAIA 1 2nd worst airport in the world
January 18, 2012
THE Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (NAIA 1) again made headlines in the international arena, but in a bad way.
NAIA 1 was adjudged by travel guide Frommer’s as the second worst airport in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
NAIA-1 slips, now world’s worst airport
October 19, 2011
TERMINAL 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International has been voted the world’s worst airport this year—down from fifth worst in April—by the online guide to sleeping in airports (http://sleepinginairports.net). Read the rest of this entry »
PHL neighbors get more foreign investments – UN report
September 23, 2011
(Updated 6:09 pm.) While President Benigno Aquino III declared that foreign capitalists are “lining up” to invest in the Philippines, the United Nations’ World Investment Report (WIR) 2011 shows that the lines are much longer leading to Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Read the rest of this entry »
Manila ranked worst property investment site in Asia
September 14, 2011
Foreign investors looking to invest in real estate-related businesses have ranked Manila as their last choice among various key cities in the Asia-Pacific. Read the rest of this entry »
Phl ranks 3rd on US disaster risk index
September 8, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines ranked third among 173 countries in terms of vulnerability to disaster risks and natural hazards, a study showed. Read the rest of this entry »
Filipinos are leading shoppers in Southeast Asia – Nielsen survey
August 13, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos are the leading shoppers in Southeast Asia, a survey by Nielsen released yesterday showed, as 80 percent of those surveyed said they enjoy shopping. Read the rest of this entry »
Domestic Workers Convention agreed despite UK government
June 10, 2011
Millions of domestic workers around the world are employed in private homes, often unregulated by public authorities, making them vulnerable to exploitation. This week the ILO has been meeting in Geneva to design a convention to protect them. Read the rest of this entry »
HIV cases soar among call-centre workers in the Philippines
June 10, 2011
MANILA: The rate of new HIV infections has seen a 25 per cent drop in the last decade. However, in the Philippines, the number of people infected has risen – particularly among call-centre workers. Read the rest of this entry »
