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World Bank: Improving Finances in the Philippines to Soften Impact of European Debt Problems

Published on July 30, 2010 By Tim Troutman

The World Bank believes that public finances are improving in the Philippines.  This domestic growth will help shelter the Philippines from the negative impact of looming economic problems in the European market. MANILA, JULY 14, 2010–The European sovereign debt problems loom as a fresh threat to the global economic recovery but improving the Philippines’ public [...]

Philippine Government to Fight Extreme Hunger

Published on July 22, 2010 By Tim Troutman

MANILA — The Philippine government said Wednesday it would give money directly to poor families in an effort to fight a sharp rise in the number of Filipinos enduring severe hunger. President Benigno Aquino’s new administration said it wanted to act after a survey released Wednesday reported that about 780,000 families in the Philippines, 4.2 [...]

TUCP Fights for Wage Increase in Davao Region

Published on March 5, 2010 By admin

Davao City is the third largest metro area in the Philippines.  Read about the proposed wage increase below: Davao City (3 March) — Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) representative Raymond Mendoza filed a petition for a P75 cross-the-board wage increase in Region XI yesterday to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB). [...]