(Yahoo News) - The Philippines must concentrate on attracting more investment in order to combat the entrenched problem of unemployment if it wants to sustain its economic growth, the World Bank has warned.
In its latest East Asia and Pacific Update report, issued every six months, the World Bank noted that the Philippines had achieved "unprecedented success in fiscal policy in a difficult political environment," posting growth of more than five percent annually in the past three years.
This is the first time this Southeast Asian archipelago has enjoyed such growth rates since the 1970s, the Bank added, also citing success in controlling inflation... want more? click here
(gulfnews.com) - BAHRAIN nurses will soon benefit from training programmes in the Philippines following the signing of a memorandum of understanding(MoU) for further co-operation in the medical field yesterday.
The agreement will also facilitate the recruitment of more Philippine nurses at Bahrain's hospitals and medical centres.
"This is a significant step for our people, as also for the development of training in our respective countries," said Health Ministry Under-Secretary Dr Aziz Hamza.
He signed the agreement at the ministry in Salmaniya on behalf of the Bahrain government with Philippines Ambassador Eduardo Maglaya... full story here
(telegraph.co.uk) - There is an unadmitted gulf between a woman who employs a child-loving Filipina to take care of her infant while she works, possibly from home, and one who leaves the baby all day at a nursery.
As for the Filipina nanny - I met one on the bus the other day, who questioned me closely about my little boy. She hadn't seen her own son for a year, because she was minding another woman's child... full story here
A Filipina has pleaded innocent to charge of premeditated murder of her newborn whom she placed in a plastic bag and dumped in the garbage, a court heard yesterday.
The woman, identified as M.K., works as a housemaid... full story here
Noted molecular biologist Dr. Baldomero Olivera will be honored by the Harvard Foundation for his notable contributions to the field of biology at the annual Harvard Foundation Albert Einstein Science Conference: Advancing Minorities and Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics in Harvard's Science Center.
Dr. Olivera is Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of Utah. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of the Philippines Medical School in Manila, and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the California Institute of Technology. He has over 250 scientific publications in the biological sciences. In 2006, he was appointed a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor.
Dr. Olivera, who was nominated by members of the Harvard Foundation's Faculty/Student Advisory Committee, is widely known for his groundbreaking research with the neurotoxins produced by venomous cone snails, Conus, found in the tropical waters of the Philippines... full story here
On the evidence of her first proper solo show since fleeing Britain's finest girl group, Sugababes, a second invitation may not be forthcoming.
Her latest album, Real Girl, suggests the Irish-Filipino 21-year-old mother of one is being marketed as an everywoman torch singer, a Matalan Mariah Carey... full details here
(The Honolulu Advertiser) - Camara is a native Filipino who grew up in Hawai'i and attended Punahou School, but dropped out of high school to take classes at Hawai'i Pacific University. At age 16 he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in computer science and enrolled at Harvard Law School... full story here
(TIME Magazine) - Jollibee, with more than 1,400 stores in the Philippines and 11 branches in California, makes McDonald's look like a funeral parlor. Its mascot is a jolly bee, and the restaurants are blindingly happy, all giant, shiny yellow blocks, as if they were designed by an architect from Legoland... full story here
The on-going legal battle between Bob Arum’s Top Rank and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions for the promotional services of Manny Pacquiao may cost the Filipino superstar his trainer for his next fight against Mexican Jorge Solis at the Alamodome in San Antonio, USA on April 14. With Freddie Roach currently training De La Hoya in Puerto Rico, there is no guarantee that he will be available for Pacquiao who is headlining the Top Rank card... full story here
Ming Pao Daily News published an interview with her Filipina domestic helper, named Mina, who said Wang never raised her monthly salary beyond 4,000 Hong Kong dollars (513 US) in the 14 years she worked for the eccentric tycoon.
Even more shocking: Mina said that Wang was so lonely after Teddy's disappearance, she took in a pet monkey -- and sometimes slept in the same bed with it... full story here
