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May 11, 20080

Online career guide now accessible at GMA Jobs Center

OFW Times

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said that a valuable, free Career Guide has been made accessible online for new graduates and jobseekers at the newly launched GMA (Greater Modular Access) Jobs Center kiosks now operational … Read the rest

Apr 17, 20080

Local stock investors big losers in Asia

Likha C. Cuevas-Miel
Manila Times

INVESTORS in the Philippine stock market were some of the biggest losers in Asia in the first quarter, according to a Standard and Poor’s (S&P) report.

In its latest issue of the World By Numbers … Read the rest

Mar 12, 20080

Pinoy skills can’t cope with global economy

Darwin G. Amojelar
Manila Times

The low quality of employment in the country shows that the government has failed to address the need to produce workers for high-technology work demanded by the global economy, according to the National Statistical Coordination … Read the rest

Mar 8, 20080

More Pinays working, but in ‘vulnerable’ jobs

Mayen Jaymalin
Philippine Star

As International Women’s Day is celebrated today, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported that more Filipino women are now getting employed but still in jobs classified as  “vulnerable.”

A new ILO report titled “Global Employment Trends … Read the rest

Jan 1, 20080

414,642 jobs created for micro SMEs – Palace

Philippine Star

Over P35 billion in loans have been extended to various micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in 2007, generating nearly half a million new jobs, Malacañang said yesterday.

Presidential Management Staff chief Secretary Cerge Remonde, in his report … Read the rest

Oct 17, 20070

Skilled workers becoming more scarce, says survey

Katrina Mennen A. Valdez
Manila Times

CONCERN over the scarcity of qualified workers has risen by more than two-fold in the wake of the continued departure of Filipino professionals for abroad, a European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) … Read the rest

Aug 21, 20070

Women outpace men in executive derby

Manila Times

Women are now outnumbering men at the top of the corporate ladder in the Philippines and the trend is set to increase over the coming years, Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said Monday.

The key was access to education, … Read the rest

Jul 11, 20070

7m Pinoys working too much, says survey

Dennis Carcamo
Manila Standard

MORE than seven million Filipinos are overworked because of their desire to earn additional income, according to a survey conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment.

Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said the survey conducted by … Read the rest

Jun 11, 20070

RP, Aussie execs tackle labor mismatch

Estrella Torres
BusinessMirror

THE biggest problem in unemployment is that there are “many students taking courses that will not land them jobs needed by the industries,” according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri.

The chief of the National Economic and … Read the rest

Jun 5, 20070

Master English: but don’t neglect local languages

Jesse Edep
BusinessMirror

EXTRA care must be taken to protect local languages and identities in the face of globalization and multilingualism, for only a strong local language can provide English, now the object of proficiency campaigns worldwide, the right complementarity … Read the rest

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