(First of Two Parts)
MANILA, Philippines --- Manny (not his real name), a 63-year-old seaman, has been complaining about the requirements that he has to comply with just to board the chemical tanker, where he has been working as an electrician for more than 30 years now.
“It is expensive now due to more requirement, like the SOLAS and other training, which before had no expiration. Now, after five years, you have to renew and undergo training again, which cost us a lot,” Manny lamented, in an interview with MB Research.
He revealed spending around P30,000 just for the requirements that he had to submit, in addition to other related expenses.
November 10, 2012
Manila Bulletin To Launch Online Jobsite At Job Fair
POSTED ONLINE: November 6, 2012, 6:44pm
MANILA, Philippines --- Manila Bulletin, The Philippines’ Leading National Newspaper, will launch its online jobsite, www.mbclassified.com , at the Manila Bulletin “Job Fair Extreme” at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City on November 12-13, 2012.
PC Express, one of the largest computer DIY retail stores in the country, will provide computer terminals for jobseekers to access the online jobsite, register, and submit their resumés directly. PLDT-MyDSL, one of the leading broadband service providers, will provide Internet access.
MANILA, Philippines --- Manila Bulletin, The Philippines’ Leading National Newspaper, will launch its online jobsite, www.mbclassified.com , at the Manila Bulletin “Job Fair Extreme” at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City on November 12-13, 2012.
PC Express, one of the largest computer DIY retail stores in the country, will provide computer terminals for jobseekers to access the online jobsite, register, and submit their resumés directly. PLDT-MyDSL, one of the leading broadband service providers, will provide Internet access.
November 02, 2012
ANG PAG-SAKAY NG JEEP AY ISANG ADVENTURE
6:32pm
Nagmamadali ako. Dalawang tao na lang at aandar na ang
jeep. Nagmadali ako, naunahan ng isang ale, may kasabay pa kong isang lalaki pero ako ang nauna sa kanya. Swerte!
Mainit at siksikan sa loob ng jeep, tumutulo ang pawis ko. Umandar na nga ang jeep nang biglang may pasaherong bumaba kaaagad pagka-lampas pa lamang ng isang kanto. Sayang naman ang P8.00, kayang-kaya lakarin, e. Kung ano talagang rason
niya kung ba't ba siya nag-jeep, hindi ko alam. Baka sobrang yaman niya lang at gusto mag-aksaya ng pera. Pero kung mayaman nga siya, bakit nagko-commute siya? Ah, ewan.
Ilang kanto pa ang nalagpasan, bago
tumawid ng intersection, may lalaking ugod-ugod at di makapag-lakad ng diretso (hindi
ko alam kung lasing o nabugbog) na inaakay ng dalawa pang lalaki (hindi ako
sigurado kung mga kasama silang nag-inom o sila ang mga nambugbog). Maaaring
wala akong tama sa kahit dalawang hinala ko, pero kung may tama man ako, tingin
ko ang puno't dulo ay babae: iniwan siya o namilit.
November 01, 2012
Cost of Weddings Hindering Couples
October 27, 2012, 8:58pm
The idea of having an extravagant wedding is hindering many of Filipinos in their desire to get married, a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a couple dreaming to spend the rest of their lives with each other.
Engaged couple Abraham Matthias Gnüchtel and Kathryn Raña are planning to spend around R200,000, the average price tag of wedding ceremonies nowadays.
The two decided to finally tie the knot after almost three years of being in a relationship. They first met in the church where they both attend service. Raña said theirs is a “whirlwind” love story.
The idea of having an extravagant wedding is hindering many of Filipinos in their desire to get married, a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a couple dreaming to spend the rest of their lives with each other.
Engaged couple Abraham Matthias Gnüchtel and Kathryn Raña are planning to spend around R200,000, the average price tag of wedding ceremonies nowadays.
The two decided to finally tie the knot after almost three years of being in a relationship. They first met in the church where they both attend service. Raña said theirs is a “whirlwind” love story.
Bangsamoro Turning Over New Leaf
By CARLOS DAVE B.GARCIA and BRYAN G. VILLASANA
(Article Posted Online: October 14, 2012, 7:46pm)
The projected signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro entity between the Philippine Government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is expected to turn over a new leaf not only for the Muslims in Mindanao, but for all Filipinos.
Director Fatmawati Salapuddin of the Bureau of Peace and Conflict Resolutions of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos declared he believes that “with this framework, peace is not that far.”
(Article Posted Online: October 14, 2012, 7:46pm)
The projected signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro entity between the Philippine Government (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is expected to turn over a new leaf not only for the Muslims in Mindanao, but for all Filipinos.
Director Fatmawati Salapuddin of the Bureau of Peace and Conflict Resolutions of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos declared he believes that “with this framework, peace is not that far.”
Anti-Cybercrime Law not all flaws — Angara
By CARLOS DAVE B. GARCIA and BRYAN G. VILLASANA
(Article Posted Online: October 8, 2012, 10:01pm)
MANILA, Philippines — “I want to emphasize that not all of the provisions here are complained about,” said Senator Edgardo J. Angara, in defense of the newly ratified Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, which he principally authored.
Angara categorized that among the 23 provisions under the act, “only three are being questioned.”
The new law, according to Angara, is a very strong public policy for the good of the majority, since it is developing a new venue of communication which did not exist some 30 years ago.
(Article Posted Online: October 8, 2012, 10:01pm)
MANILA, Philippines — “I want to emphasize that not all of the provisions here are complained about,” said Senator Edgardo J. Angara, in defense of the newly ratified Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, which he principally authored.
Angara categorized that among the 23 provisions under the act, “only three are being questioned.”
The new law, according to Angara, is a very strong public policy for the good of the majority, since it is developing a new venue of communication which did not exist some 30 years ago.
Pasig River Rehab Program Pursued
By CARLOS DAVE B. GARCIA and FREDERICK LOUIS R. CASTRO II
(Article Posted Online: September 25, 2012, 5:55pm)
MANILA, Philippines --- If esteros — and eventually, Pasig River — are clean, the country’s economy will improve.
This was what Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) chairperson Gina Lopez underscored as she led a familiarization tour of Estero de Paco and Estero de San Miguel in Manila for media yesterday morning, in an effort to show the agency’s aggressiveness to pursue the seven-year Pasig River rehabilitation program.
“The conjecture here is that when you clean the esteros, the economy will boom,” said Lopez.
(Article Posted Online: September 25, 2012, 5:55pm)
MANILA, Philippines --- If esteros — and eventually, Pasig River — are clean, the country’s economy will improve.
This was what Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) chairperson Gina Lopez underscored as she led a familiarization tour of Estero de Paco and Estero de San Miguel in Manila for media yesterday morning, in an effort to show the agency’s aggressiveness to pursue the seven-year Pasig River rehabilitation program.
“The conjecture here is that when you clean the esteros, the economy will boom,” said Lopez.
What Really Happened At ASEAN
By CARLOS DAVE B. GARCIA and YFUR PORSCHE P. FERNANDEZ
(Article Posted Online: July 19, 2012, 7:04pm)
The failure to issue the customary Joint Communique in the recently concluded 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia generated “grave misimpressions from people who were not present during those meetings” that need to be corrected, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Erlinda F. Basilio.
Basilio was part of the Philippine delegation to seek unified support of ASEAN member nations on the prevailing territorial disputes on the West Philippine Sea.
(Article Posted Online: July 19, 2012, 7:04pm)
The failure to issue the customary Joint Communique in the recently concluded 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia generated “grave misimpressions from people who were not present during those meetings” that need to be corrected, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Erlinda F. Basilio.
Basilio was part of the Philippine delegation to seek unified support of ASEAN member nations on the prevailing territorial disputes on the West Philippine Sea.
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