PRESIDENT Aquino, assisted by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, distributes ballers to the participants of the 7th Puregold ‘Tindahan Ni Aling Puring Sari-Sari Store’ Convention during the tour and inspection of the booths at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue Extension and Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City, yesterday. (Photo by: Robert Viñas / Malacañang Photo Bureau)
AMERICAN contemporary ballet company Trey McIntyre Project performs at Central Philippine University in Iloilo City. Its 10-day Philippine tour is a joint program of the U.S. Embassy in Manila and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. (Photo by Tara Yap)
CAGAYAN’s Junar Arce (center) finds himself sandwiched by Gio Ciriacruz and Kelly Nabong of Blackwater during PBA D-League action last night at The Arena in San Juan.
MIAMI Heat guard Dwyane Wade, foreground, regains control of the ball as he is guarded by Indiana Pacers guard Paul George, rear, during Game 2 of their NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series in Miami.
VENDORS arrange bananas in a makeshift stall on Road 10 in Tondo, Manila, as they sell ‘lakatan’ at P30 per kilo yesterday morning. The Philippines’ fruit exports to China, particularly bananas, seem to have trouble getting cleared by Chinese Customs amid a tense standoff between the two countries over the disputed islands on the West Philippine Sea. Fruit shipments, especially bananas, were rotting in Chinese ports because pests were allegedly discovered in some produce, prompting stricter quarantine inspections. (Photo by Linus Escandor II)
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Worsening poverty
Manila, Philippines – The March 2012 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey shows worsening poverty in the country as 11.1 million Filipino households consider themselves poor, up from 9.1 million households in the December 2011 survey. Self-rated poverty is worse in Mindanao at 72 percent and in the Visayas at 61 percent. Incoming search terms:natural calamities projectpoverty news in the philippines...
Legal pork
Manila, Philippines – The Supreme Court rules that the Priority Development Assistant Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel allocated for senators and congressmen is legal. The ruling was made by the High Tribunal based on the petition filed by the Lawyers Against Monopoly and Poverty (LAMP) questioning the constitutionality of the PDAF and contending that said fund could have been used to serve the personal...
What Labor Day should be
Manila, Philippines – Today is workers’ day! It is undeniable that, given the current condition of Philippine labor force, Filipino workers want an announcement about substantial wage increase to mark today’s celebration. Incoming search terms:labor day announcementpinoys announcement on the increase in govt salaries & wagesA competitive workforce reaction about pilipino workerswhat...
Peaceful resolution
Manila, Philippines – We should not be talking about the war option relative to the tension between the Philippine and China over the Scarborough Shoal issue. Such talks are only adding tension to the already tensed situation. The governments of both the Philippines and China already publicly announced their intention to settle the dispute through diplomatic means. Even if some actions of...
‘Epal’ season
Manila, Philippines – It is during times like now that many of wish that the Anti-“Epal” Bill of Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago is already a law. Even if elections are still more than a year away, we already know who are running and in what positions. We know these because the tarpaulin streamers we see everywhere make loud pronouncements of the plans of our politicians. I am sure that...
One hour
Manila, Philippines – An hour of darkness on March 31, 2012. The fifth Earth Hour in the Philippines is significant not so much because of the opportunity of being recognized as an Earth Hour champion for the fourth time but because of the saving of energy and the promotion of climate change awareness. The holding of switch-off ceremonies in Cebu City and Davao City, in addition to the traditional...
Rationalizing SALN
Manila, Philippines – Is the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) an effective anti-corruption mechanism? In the ongoing impeachment trial against Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, the effectiveness of the SALN, at least in its current form, is questioned because some of the information required to be supplied by government officials and employees do not make sense as far as “corruption”...
Win-win
Manila, Philippines – Is there a win-win solution to the mining problem in the country? The Management Association of the Philippines, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Philippine Exporters’ Confederation believe that there is. The anti-mining groups want a ban on mining activities in the countries. These groups assert, among others, that mining in the country causes...
Education quality
Manila, Philippines – In the study entitled Putting Higher Education to Work: Skills and Research for Growth in East Asia, the World Bank noted the deficiencies in the quality of tertiary education in the Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. World Bank asserts that such problem is hindering the growth and competitiveness of these countries. The main issue on the...
