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Filipinos Urged to Take Post-grad Courses to Boost Global Competitiveness
In order for the Philippines to remain globally competitive in the human resource sector, both the government and private sector are being urged to invest in education, particularly in boosting… Read more
No ‘Merry Christmas’ Greetings at Manila Airports
Warm, charming smiles are all right but no verbalized greetings, please. The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Wednesday reminded its employees and other airport personnel to refrain from greeting… Read more
Internet Cafes Still Good Business?
In 2009 there are 5.955 million Internet users in the Philippines. That is up from 1.09 million in 1999. Now with a population of close to 100 million, Internet penetration… Read more
50 Reasons to Feel Good About Being Pinoy
We had our share of bashing our Filipino personality: the negative values and more bad traits. But on the flip side, there are many things we can count as good… Read more
Survey: Hunger on Rise Again in Philippines
Notwithstanding the P21-billion ($492.9 million) cash dole out program of the government of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III for poverty alleviation, the number of Filipino households that have experienced hunger… Read more
Number of Overweight Filipinos Increasing
Filipinos are getting fatter. A survey by the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) as of 2008 showed that 26.6% of Filipino adults are overweight, higher than 16.6% in 1993. Of… Read more
Filipinos 2nd Heaviest Web Users in SEA
FILIPINOS are the second-heaviest Internet users next to Singaporeans based on a survey of six Southeast Asian countries, research firm Nielsen yesterday said. “Singaporean digital consumers were the heaviest internet… Read more
Philippines Named 3rd Riskiest Place in the World
Some 50 million schoolchildren and 15 million coastal residents are exposed to earthquake hazards and rising sea levels, respectively, making the Philippines one of the world’s riskiest places, a local… Read more
Ninoy Aquino Airport 1 Worst in the World: Poll
Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 has just been voted, again, as among the world’s worst airport in a reader poll. According to travel website The Guide to… Read more
Nearly 12% of New HIV Patients in PHL Were OFWs — Solon
Nearly 12 percent of some 196 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients in the Philippines in August were overseas Filipino workers (OFws), a lawmaker said. In a news release, LPG… Read more
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