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DOLE opens centers to help jobless OFWs

Source: Inquirer.net

Manila :: Philippines | about 5 hours ago | Business News

Philippines-The Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday it has opened its National Reintegration Center and all regional offices of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration for retrenched overseas Filipino workers seeking to avail themselves of government livelihood assistance...

Foreign experts mystified about Ebola Reston virus

Source: GMA News

Manila :: Philippines | about 11 hours ago | Technology News

Foreign health experts remain mystified about the implications of the Ebola Reston Virus on hogs and humans. The said virus-which has never been found on pigs or any food-producing animals-remains an entirely new issue," Dr. Kate Glynn of the Centers...

PNP insists on rules of engagement

Source: Inquirer.net

Manila :: Philippines | about 17 hours ago | No category

Philippines-The Philippine National Police renewed a call for strict compliance by its men and women with the rules of engagement in operations after internal affairs inspectors found that some officers involved in the December 5 Parañaque shootout had committed some...

Bond sale proceeds increase Philippine dollar reserves

Source: GMA News

Manila :: Philippines | about 1 hour ago | Business News

The Philippines' dollar reserves increased as of end-December last year after the central bank earned from its foreign investments and the national government deposited proceeds from its bond sale. The country's gross international reserves (GIR) stood at $37.1 billion as...

Cebu Pacific flight makes emergency landing - report

Source: GMA News

Manila :: Philippines | about 12 hours ago | No category

Philippines A Cebu Pacific flight took an emergency landing Wednesday morning after one of its pilots noticed something wrong with the aircraft's engine, an airline official said. Nag-return to ramp yung isang eroplano patungong Caticlan this morning.

UN adviser: Asia should tap reserves to ease slump

Source: Merced Sun-Star

Manila :: Philippines | about 3 hours ago | Political News

Asia should tap its $4 trillion in currency reserves to avoid a significant economic downturn through public spending to bolster consumer demand, a U.N. economic adviser said Wednesday. Jeffrey Sachs, director of Columbia University's The Earth Institute and an adviser...

RP less vulnerable to crisis – Fitch

Source: Inquirer.net

Manila :: Philippines | about 7 hours ago | Business News

The Philippines is vulnerable to the global financial crisis, but less so than other countries in the region, as its banks and external financial position are sound, Fitch Ratings said Wednesday. Speaking to Reuters before the government launched an offer...

2 in labor leader slay killed in jail

Source: Inquirer.net

Manila :: Philippines | about 16 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Two of the accused in the killing of labor leader Felimon Popoy Lagman were stabbed dead inside a heavily guarded jail located within a police camp in Taguig City Tuesday afternoon, police said Wednesday. Police identified the fatalities as Brandy...

Assunta denies breaking up with Jules

Source: Inquirer.net

Manila :: Philippines | about 4 hours ago | Entertainment News

Philippines-Actress Assunta de Rossi on Wednesday denied a rumor that she had broken up with husband former Negros Occidental Rep. Jules Ledesma, adding that they just celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary last month. During the press conference of her TV...

DENR revokes ECC-issuance deal with SBMA

Source: Inquirer.net

Manila :: Philippines | about 4 hours ago | No category

Philippines-After realizing the extent of environmental damage that might be caused by a hotel-casino project inside Subic, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Wednesday revoked an agreement with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority allowing the agency to issue...