By Karen Flores – Money sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may no longer be one of the country’s main growth drivers in the next decade, according to the top official of government-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). (more…)
By Helen Flores (The Philippine Star)
MANILA, Philippines – The weather bureau reported yesterday that the typhoon brewing over the Pacific Ocean was expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility last night and would likely make landfall late Friday over the northern part of Central Luzon. (more…)
By Don Gil K. Carreon – The Philippines continues to be among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of promoting equality among the sexes but this year it fell three places to the 9th as other countries closed the gender gap faster, a World Economic Forum study showed. (more…)
Opposition Senator Francis Escudero, one of those reported to be eyeing the presidency in the 2010 elections, on Wednesday announced that he has resigned from the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC). (more…)
Ingrid Cruz teaches robotics at Scotlandville Middle Pre-Engineering Academy in Baton Rouge, La. The American Federation of Teachers union filed a complaint alleging U.S. recruiting firms held the visas of hundreds of Filipino teachers to get them to pay inflated fees, commissions and rents.
By Johanna Camille Sisante – State weather forecasters decreased the number of areas under Storm Signal No. 3 as Typhoon Ramil weakened into a tropical storm Friday afternoon. (more…)
By Paolo Romero - President Arroyo approved yesterday a law seeking to lessen the impact of climate change in the Philippines. Meanwhile, Britain warned yesterday that the country would experience more typhoons, floods, droughts, heat waves and crop production shortages as a result of climate change. (more…)
