BusinessWorld (Philippines) articles from February 2010, page 14

BusinessWorld (Philippines) archives from February 2010

Sufficient talent pool, support facilities a major challenge to.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Gloria Krisana L. Gallezo MALVAR, BATANGAS - Batangas offers infrastructure suited for investors looking to expand their business process outsourcing (BPO) operations, but it fares poorly in other parameters, particularly talent and...

44 Metro Manila drugstores closed under price cut law.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Adriel M. Paglinawan THE FOOD and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued cease-and-desist orders to at least 44 Metro Manila drug outlets five months after the implementation of the cheaper medicines law. FDA data showed that as of...

Rights body asking Palace to stop aerial spraying.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Joel B. Escovilla DAVAO CITY - The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is calling on Malacanang to suspend aerial spraying in banana plantations, urging the state to draw lessons from the long drawn-out campaign against cigarette...

Pilot program in Davao to assist jobless nurses.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Carmelito Q. Francisco DAVAO CITY - The government has piloted a program in the Davao Region that would help jobless nursing graduates. In a briefing held here, Labor Secretary Marianito D. Roque said cooperatives would be formed...

Remedy on environmental cases planned.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Ira P. Pedrasa The Supreme Court will issue in the next two months another legal remedy that will protect a person's right, this time to a clean and healthy environment - called writ of kalikasan [nature]. On the sidelines of a...

16 persons facing smuggling charges in Bataan shipment.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Ira P. Pedrasa The Department of Justice has found probable cause to file smuggling charges against 16 locals and foreign nationals in connection with seized firearms at the Port of Mariveles in Bataan province northwest of Metro...

No position yet for lawyer group.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Ira P. Pedrasa The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has yet to release an official statement on the appointment of the next Chief Justice. In a statement signed by officer-in-charge and former Justice Santiago Kapunan, the...

Congress Sets Information Transparency Bill OK in Last Session
February 1, 2010... Byline: Jhoanna Frances S. Valdez with Ana Mae G. Roa CONGRESS WILL ratify in its remaining session days this week a measure that would set a policy of transparency in state information. In a radio interview, Senate Majority Leader Juan...

Election technology provider to also supply new transparent ballot.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Adriel M. Paglinawan THE TECHNOLOGY provider for the poll automation contract will also produce transparent ballot boxes in a contract that would be signed today. "We shall sign the contract most probably Monday," Smartmatic/Total...

Law provides guidelines for homeowner groups.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Gerard S. dela Pena PRESIDENT GLORIA Macapagal-Arroyo has signed into law a bill that laid down operating guidelines of homeowner associations to enhance the delivery of services and for transparency. A Palace document showed Mrs....

Another oil firm reduces pump prices on lower world rates.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Emilia Narni J. David EASTERN PETROLEUM Corp. has cut prices of petroleum products today. In a text message, Eastern Petroleum said diesel and kerosene prices would be cut by seventy-five centavos per liter, and fifty centavos for...

Villar cuts Noynoy's lead; Mar gains vs Loren; Bong, Pia and Jinggoy.
February 1, 2010... WITH JUST A WEEK to go before the start of the official campaign period, Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" C. Aquino III has found his lead over Sen. Manuel B. Villar, Jr. cut to just seven points, a Social Weather Stations survey commissioned by...

Analysts expect January inflation to fall within central bank forecast.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Don Gil K. Carreon Inflation likely accelerated last month due to higher food and oil prices, analysts said, but within Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) projections. A BusinessWorld poll of nine economists and bankers resulted in...

New microinsurance rules issued (Regulators want informal schemes.
February 1, 2010... New rules governing microinsurance were issued on Friday, re-laying the groundwork for the potentially multibillion-peso industry. The Insurance Commission (IC), which came out with a new circular, also issued a separate set of rules together...

Perks for job retention to be removed.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Jessica Anne D. Hermosa Crisis-hit firms that retain or hire more workers may not be eligible for tax perks this year after all as the Board of Investments (BoI) has reversed an earlier policy decision. The BoI - the lead agency in...

Strike notice filed by PAL union.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Emilia Narni J. David A strike notice has been filed by employees of Philippine Airlines (PAL) over a cost-cutting plan aimed at stabilizing the flag carrier's finances. But going to the picket lines remains a last option, the...

SPECIAL REPORT: The BusinessWorld and Social Weather Stations Pre-.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Gerard S. dela Pena Liberal Party standard-bearer Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" C. Aquino III remains the top pick among the 10 presidential aspirants green-lighted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) but the Nationalista Party's (NP)...

SPECIAL REPORT: The BusinessWorld and Social Weather Stations Pre-.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Ira P. Pedrasa Senator Manuel "Mar" A. Roxas appears to have picked up momentum as the leading contender for the country's second-highest elective post. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll commissioned by BusinessWorld found the...

SPECIAL REPORT: The BusinessWorld and Social Weather Stations Pre-.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Jhoanna Frances S. Valdez An administration ally and two opposition bets are currently the voters' top picks among an extensive list of aspirants vying for Senate seats in the upcoming May 10 elections. A Jan. 21-24 Social Weather...

WEALTH MANAGER.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Chiqui Escareal-Go Many of us do not think of insurance or global parcel delivery as services. We perceive them the same way we do other products even as we dispense value to a paper policy that provides security or a tracking...

SUCCESS PLUS!
February 1, 2010... Byline: Anthony Pangilinan You've worked hard all your life. You have tucked under your arm a diploma (or a set of them), reflecting respectable academic achievement. You have testimonies of success in your professional life. You have family...

WEALTH MANAGER.
February 1, 2010... Byline: Norman Villamin The global economy is poised to return to positive growth this year, but crosswinds are fast gathering across the course to recovery, suggesting choppy waters ahead. Even as economies make further progress in their...