AHN News Staff Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – Philippine Labor Secretary Rosalindo Baldoz said Sunday the government is still studying the security situation in Korea before it will issue a decision on whether to deploy workers to the troubled country. Baldoz issued the clarification in response to a radio report that Manila had banned [...]
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Philippines Studies Korean Security Before Suspending Worker Deployment
November 29th, 2010
davidguide Philippine Airlines Responds To Union Rally
November 25th, 2010
davidguide Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Manila, Philippines (AHN) – Philippine Airlines fought back on Thursday against a massive rally of workers at the nation’s business district protesting the carrier’s plan to lay off thousands of employees in a restructuring program. “It cannot be business as usual: the global economic crisis of 2008 showed that [...]
Philippine Congress Takes Interest In PAL Employee Lay-Offs
November 3rd, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – The Philippine Congress has taken an interest in the Philippine Airlines labor row after Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz allowed the flag carrier to lay off 2,600 workers. The House Labor and Employment Committee will set a hearing in the coming days to probe the alleged [...]
Labor Department Approves Philippine Airlines Layoff Of 2,600 Employees
November 1st, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – The Philippine Labor Department approved on Friday the mass lay-off of 2,600 employees of Philippine Airlines. The affected workers are those in PAL’s in-flight catering, airport services and call center reservations, whose jobs would be outsourced by the flag carrier to cut costs. Labor Secretary Rosalinda [...]
Filipino Bishops Caution Government Over Artificial Birth Control Stance
October 4th, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (AHN) – Catholic bishops are warning the government of possible civil disobedience after turning aside accusations they would deny Philippine President Benigno Aquino III the sacrament of communion because of the president’s push for artificial birth control in the country. Msgr. Juanito Figura, secretary general of the Catholic [...]
Coca-Cola Sweetens Investment In Philippines By $1B
September 28th, 2010
davidguide Jeehan Fernandez – AHN News Writer Manila, Philippines (AHN) – The Coca-Cola Co. renewed Tuesday its presence in the Philippines by increasing investments in the country by $1 billion over five years. “This investment is a proof point of our strong commitment to the Philippines, confidence in the prospects of Filipino economy and continued growth [...]
Private Student Loan Debt Consolidation: Obtaining a New Single Loan
August 26th, 2010
davidguide If you have serious plan for student loan debt consolidation, be reminded that you private loans cannot be merged with federal student loans. This is because the low interests that we can benefit from government loans will not anymore become available if we consolidate these loans with the private ones. Therefore, [...]
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