Economy

Noli wrong: Rising number of OFWs show Philippines’s bankruptcy ? Migrante

MANILA — Contrary to Vice-President Noli de Castro?s assertion that the growing number of Filipinos employed abroad was proof of an economic boom ? an alliance of overseas Filipino groups said the rising number of OFWs underline a worsening Philippine economy.
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Streamlining of Eaga customs rules pushed

By GERMELINA A. LACORTE | Davao Today

Officials said harmonizing customs procedures among the four countries in the Eaga will address the common complaints among investors and will make it easier for governments to monitor security threats in the region.

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JPEPA bad for Davao’s banana growers — Ibon

Exports of Philippine-grown bananas and pineapples, most of them from the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao, may increase with the implementation of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), but it will benefit agribusiness transnational corporations and not Filipino growers, according to independent think-tank Ibon Foundation.

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Rotaract Club provides assistance to Agdao schoolkids

By Rose B. Palacio

The Rotaract Club of Munting Pag-asa Davao district 3860, a duly recognized and registered member of the Rotary International, a worldwide service organization known in 161 countries, has provided assistance to malnourished schoolchildren in Ubalde Elementary School along Agdao, Davao City.
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Alert up for Chinese products sold in Davao


White Rabbit candy

By TYRONE A. VELEZ | Davao Today

Health authorities, however, do not have a list of the 180 food companies in mainland China that Beijing closed down recently, after determining that products from these companies were contaminated. "There was no list provided of the closed establishments and their products, so we cannot pinpoint which particular products we are going after," an official said.

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