RP may miss goal of reducing poverty by half | THE COUNTRY is no longer in a position to attain the Millennium Development Goal of reducing poverty by 2015, Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said. | The Millennium Development Goal... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Inquirer Economy Philippines Photos Poverty Wikipedia: Poverty Asian Development Bank to help keep Philippine kids in school | Manila - The Asian Development Bank on Thursday approved a 400-million-dollar loan to expand a Philippine government programme to help keep children of poor families in school. | &... (photo: Public Domain / Exec8) m&c Bank Economy Philippines Photos Poverty Top Stories Organic market seen to double by 2012 Lorem ipsum dolor sit --> BY PAUL ICAMINA | MUNOZ, Nueva Ecija – There is money in organic produce, and it is huge. | The global sales of certified organic products is ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Malaya Market Organic Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Organic farming Meralco seeks P18B in under recoveries BY JOHN POQUIZ | Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest power distribution company, has asked the Energy Regulatory Commission to allow it to raise rates by 35 perc... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Malaya Company Manila Photos Profits Wikipedia: Meralco Education budget hiked to P175B | MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang is proposing to increase the 2011 budget for education by P32.3 billion to P175 billion even as it ordered agencies and departments to re... (photo: WN / Trigedia) Inquirer Budget Congress Education Philippines Photos Meralco seeks rate hike starting 2011 | MANILA ELECTRIC Co. is seeking to collect from consumers some P18 billion worth of under-recoveries with its recent application under the performance-based regulation (... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Inquirer Consumers Manila Meralco Photos Wikipedia: Meralco Peso rebounds as Asian economies report sound fundamentals | MANILA, Philippines -- The peso gained 29 centavos on Wednesday to wipe out the previous day's losses, benefiting from a shift in market sentiment from cautious to posi... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Inquirer Currencies Peso Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Peso RP stocks in another surge, encouraged by Wall Street gain | MANILA, Philippines -- Local stocks surged anew on Wednesday as a modest overnight gain in Wall Street spurred follow-through buying. | The main-share Philippine Stock ... (photo: WN / Trigedia) Inquirer Economy Philippine Photos Stocks Wikipedia: Philippine Stock Exchange SSS urged to recover millions of pesos from ex-officials | MANILA, Philippines – The Social Security System (SSS) has been urged by a senator to recover the millions of pesos that its former commissioners have allegedly pockete... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Inquirer Benefit Philippines Photos Sss Wikipedia: Payment in kind DOE eyes system for proper disposal of light bulbs with mercury | MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Energy is planning to issue rules and regulations as well as a system to ensure the proper disposal of compact fluorescent lamps t... (photo: Creative Commons / ) Inquirer Chemical Health Mercury Photos Wikipedia: Mercury (element) Landbank mulls 'agent banking' BY JIMMY CALAPATI | In the hope of servicing people who do not have access to banks in the rural areas, the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) is planning to tap non... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Malaya Banking Landbank Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Land Bank of the Philippines
