Financial crisis already hurting local jobs – labor NGO
The local economy is starting to get its share of the International Labor Organization's projected 20 million global job loss by next year according to the Ecumenical Institute for Labor…
Davao banana exporter penetrates US market
Davao City-A Davao exporter of cardava banana has penetrated the United States market and shipped 20 tons of cardava that are now sold in 500 Filipino-owned supermarkets in the US.…
Violence against lawyers and judges in the Philippines continues
Once again the Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L) sends a fact finding mission consisting of lawyers and judges to the Philippines. This time to investigate why the violence against their…
DA experts bewail low interest in expanding abaca plantations
Government may yet transform the abaca industry into a big foreign exchange earner if it can rationalize the sub-sector and make it a producer of manufactured goods and not merely…
Cotabato governor pushes for retraining of civilian armed volunteers
Cotabato City-Cotabato provincial governor Jesus Sacdalan presses the need for the members of civilian volunteer organizations (CVOs) in the province to undergo retraining. The governor said he is closely coordinating…