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Saturday, February 28, 2009 |
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JPEPA secures Japan
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Nurses, caregivers to get first crack |
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By Angelo S. Samonte, Reporter
President Gloria Arroyo announced
on Friday that Filipino health workers could now work in Japan
starting April through the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership
Agreement (JPEPA).
“For the first time, Japan will
accept foreign health workers, our very much in demand Filipino
nurses and care workers,” the President said in her speech during
the 28th joint meeting of the Philippine-Japan Economic Cooperation
Committee and the Japan-Philippines Economic Cooperation Committee
Friday at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati City.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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PDIC readies raps
vs. owners of Legacy banks
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The Philippine Deposit Insurance
Corp. (PDIC) apparently preferred to err on the side of patience and
certainty.
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IMF seeks
emergency cash from members
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The
International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said that it will seek
a temporary cash injection from members to boost its lending power
to countries struggling with the global economic crisis.
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World Bank to part
with P4 billion to help poor Pinoys
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The World Bank (WB) is
considering at least $100 million or P4 billion to fund the
Philippine government’s conditional cash transfer program for poor
Filipinos.
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Asean signs major
deal with key allies
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HUA HIN, Thailand: Australia and
New Zealand signed a major free trade agreement with 10 Southeast
Asian countries on Friday in a deal aimed at curbing the effects of
the global economic crisis.
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Filipinos top
tipplers in Southeast Asia–DOH
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Filipinos have been adjudged as
the heaviest consumers of alcoholic beverages in Southeast Asia, a
study commissioned by the Department of Health (DOH) revealed.
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Malacañang sacks
Justice Undersecretary Exconde Jr.
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For still unclear reasons,
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez’s chief of staff was stripped by
Malacañang of his duties at the Department of Justice and detailed
him at the Philippine National Railways (PNR).
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Govt officials
clash on Right to Reply bill
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Key government officials have
taken conflicting positions on the Right to Reply bill pending
before Congress, with the head of the Commission on Human Rights and
Vice President Noli de Castro opposing it ...
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Estrada still open
for 2010 elections
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BAGUIO CITY: Former President
Joseph “Erap’ Estrada is still open to running for the
presidency in 2010 should the opposition fail to unite.
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Jailguards tested
positive in random drug testing
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The Department of Interior and
Local Government (DILG) is looking closely into the case of the five
jail guards who were found positive for drug use during a random
drug-testing run nationwide.
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