Philippine unemployment rate falls to 7 from 7.4%

MANILA, Philippines—The number of Filipinos without jobs settled at 2.814 million in 2011 when the labor force breached the 40-million mark, according to the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics. BLES...

Miss World 2011 Crowned

Miss Venezuela, Ivian Sarcos, was crowned the 61st Miss World with Miss Philippines, Gwendoline Ruais as the 1st runner up and Miss Puerto Rico, Amanda Perez, the 2nd runner up. See More...

Government gets good environment ratings

MANILA, Philippines — Environment Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje says the positive marks on environmental issues received by President Aquino in an opinion survey will spur better performance by his department. Paje’s...

World's worst airport to sleep

Manila Airport in the Philippines has been voted as the worst in the world for 2011 by a popular travel website. The airport tops a list compiled by The Guide to Sleeping in Airports based on user reviews...

One Million jobs still available in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said Wednesday that over one million jobs are still available in Government Job Fairs nationwide. Earlier, about 800,000 jobseekers...

Oil companies warn against gov’t intervention

MAJOR OIL companies warned the government against intervention because of higher subsidies and fuel cost. Other oil companies are also enjoined to open their financial books to the public. The Philippine...

Philippine Airlines struggles to regain share

MANILA--Flagship carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has been struggling ever since it was pulled from the brink of collapse 12 years ago. A raging dogfight with a rival local budget carrier — Cebu Pacific...