THE WORLD ORGANIZATION for Animal Health has recently reaffirmed the country to be free from the dreaded foot-and-mouth disease during…
With less than a week before Migrants Day on June 7, an alliance of organizations composed of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families hit President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over the plight of OFWs in distress.
MANILA – Government support for the public educational system has been declining and this is manifested by the severe shortages…
Many of these children might have been forced to leave school to earn a living. In 2006 some 2.5 million children aged 5 to 17 were working either to augment family income or simply to survive. The number of children in school is also dropping: in SY 2005-2006 only 84% of children aged 6-11 was able to attend elementary school, a sharp decrease from 90% in 2001-2002.
MANILA — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the countrys biggest business organization, hailed the strong performance of…
MANILA — Detained lawmaker Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran today said that the Macapagal-Arroyo administration’s crowing that the economy is on…
6.9% GDP called ‘momentary,’ productive sectors stagnate
Statement of the President: On economic growth in the 1st quarter of 2007 I am pleased to announce that the…
The government said today that the Philippine economy grew by an impressive 6.9 percent in the first quarter of 2007, surpassing the forecast of between 5.3 and 6.1 percent. The services sector proved crucial for this growth, growing at 9.1 percent. “The Philippines is on a roll,” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said this morning in Australia.
MANILA — The government is ready to implement its old but effective measures to avert the domino impact on the…
