Nograles assures higher budget for government departments
ICC, Iligan City (09/19/08) -- Congress is convinced that the budget for each department should be higher than the previous ones. This was stressed by speaker Prospero Nograles, who was…
Mindanao calls for equitable share in national fish production budget
General Santos City-Mindanao stakeholders are calling for an equitable share in the national budget for fish production during the 10th National Tuna Congress held recently in this city. In his…
Filipinos work multiple jobs to offset huge wage gap, says labor NGO
Filipinos are more likely to take on multiple jobs these days to offset low income and high prices, said the Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (Eiler). About 81…
Fast-growing BPO industry needs more ICT graduates
Davao City-With the Philippine Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry growing by 30 to 35 percent annually and a projection of 1 million jobs generated by 2010, key players in…
Ecumenical group to help facilitate resumption of GRP-NDFP peace talks
MANILA, September 17, 2008?Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) has expressed willingness to help in facilitating the resumption of the pending peace talks between the Government of the Republic of the…