7.9 Magnitude Philippine Earthquake August 31 | read this item
[4th Update]: Intensity reports… Intensity VII – Guian, Oras, Sulat, Borongan City, Eastern Samar Intensity VI – Siargao, Surigao del Norte; Tacloban City; Palo Leyte; Saint Bernard, S. Leyte Intensity V – Mati City; Compostela; Compostela; Legaspi City; Iloilo City; Beilig City; Iligan City Intensity IV – Butuan City, Catbalogan City, Butuan City, Cagayan De [...]
Taylor Swift, Conor Kennedy, Summer Vacation at Cape God | read this item
Grammy award-winner, Taylor Swift has been spotted accompanying his boyfriend, Conor Kennedy along with the other siblings, on the grave of the late Mary Richardson Kennedy on a gloomy weekend at Cape God. The couple was seen bowing their heads as they offer prayers while holding both hands. The son of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., [...]
Workers condemn appointment of Sereno as CJ | read this item
Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno condemned Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III for appointing Ma. Lourdes Sereno as the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, saying the chief executive is out to secure his family’s interests in Hacienda Luisita and is desperate to implement his anti-worker and anti-poor policies. Sereno, Aquino’s first appointee to the Supreme Court and [...]
Through a campus march, a mass and a short program, contractual janitors of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines ended their five-month strike and celebrated their reinstatement to work even as they continue to call on the government to junk contractual employment. Upon the workers’ prodding, the PUP management held a bidding process and secured [...]
RILES Network cautions Roxas of public outrage if LRT fare hike pushes through | read this item
Saying it was the public’s protest which impeded the implementation of fare hikes in the MRT and LRT last year, a broad network of students, workers and ordinary commuters warned DOTC Sec. Mar Roxas of public outrage should the implementation of the fare hike push through next year. The Riles Laan sa Sambayanan (RILES) Network [...]
FedEx Brings Students from Nine Asian Markets to Compete for Entrepreneur Title at FedEx Express/Junior Achievement Regional International Trade Challenge | read this item
54 Students Gather in Hong Kong to Demonstrate Their Insight and Acumen in International Trade and Entrepreneurship A group of students from nine Asian markets will gather in Hong Kong to compete for the top prize in the 2012 FedEx Express/Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge (FedEx/JA ITC) Asia-Pacific Finals. The three-day competition, set to take place from August 27 to 29, is designed to educate, [...]
DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo Feared Dead After A Plane Crash | read this item
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo is still missing after 5 hours of search and rescue operation following a plane crash in Masbate City on Saturday, August 18th. The incident happened around 4:30 pm today and it was confirmed that Robredo was on board the plane together with his aide [...]
Labor group supports Pag-asa employees’ fight for benefits | read this item
Labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno lauded today employees of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pag-asa) for holding a protest over suspended cash benefits, expressing its support for the government employees. Pag-asa employees held a protest yesterday to call for the resumption of their hazard pay and other allowances which were suspended last [...]
Aquino told: Stop blaming the poor for crimes of the rich | read this item
“Stop blaming the poor for the crimes of the rich and the government.” This was labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno’s statement today as it condemned the Aquino government’s plan of “blasting” structures along waterways to supposedly ease flooding in Metro Manila, saying the move is a knee-jerk anti-poor reaction. The plan was announced by Public [...]
Effective Measure Drives Regional Expansion with Key Digital Executive to Spearhead Local Growth | read this item
MANILA, 13 August 2012 – Effective Measure, the leading provider of digital media planning solutions and online intelligence in emerging markets, has strengthened its international executive team with the appointment of a new Country Managing Director for the Philippines, Maria Rodriguez Java. Java, is a ten-year veteran of the digital media industry with extensive experience [...]
7.9 Magnitude Philippine Earthquake August 31 | 
FedEx Brings Students from Nine Asian Markets to Compete for Entrepreneur Title at FedEx Express/Junior Achievement Regional International Trade Challenge | 
Effective Measure Drives Regional Expansion with Key Digital Executive to Spearhead Local Growth | 
