It looks like the Philippines is on the right track under the Aquino administration's good governance thrust, getting another international recognition in a global survey on corruption perception released Wednesday.
The Philippines further improved its ranking and score in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) of global nonprofit watchdog Transparency International, but its continued 'poor' rating reflects a a general weak or ineffective leadership in the fight against this problem, according to the report released yesterday.
DO we need this model in the Philippines? Yes, as another option, but with adaptations. For most of the care needs described in the first part of this column, we would hire a helper or caregiver who stays with the family 24/7. But are they professionally trained and experienced? Do they know how to handle long-term care? No. And this is where the home-care model comes in. The home-care companies supply dedicated nurses and caregivers who are trained in long-term care.
LOGISTICS INDUSTRY participants on Tuesday said a long- term solution to port congestion will involve the creation of a shared logistics database accessible by end users, and supported by the government.
President Benigno Aquino III has ordered a rebidding of the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) project.
MY previous column on senior residences and homeowners’ associations was one of the most commented articles I have written so far. The feedback I received for it was entirely positive. Bringing the concept of nursing homes closer to communities and making it culturally acceptable will not only benefit the local market, but also enable more foreign clients to receive nursing care in the Philippines.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and its partner banks have provided 19 billion Philippine pesos (about $463 million) worth of financing to more than 130 sustainable-energy projects, thereby helping cut a million metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions annually to mitigate climate change in the Philippines. The figures were announced during the annual Energy Smart Forum held today in Manila.
Europe and the Philippines share a long history of friendship and cooperation, with broad and expanding bilateral relationships in many key areas.
A PROPOSAL to arm the Executive with options to deal with a power shortage that will hit Luzon in March-July next year suffered a slight setback yesterday, as the Ways and Means committee of the House of Representatives struck down a provision that would have outrightly exempted one of the measure’s incentives from value added tax (VAT).
The bill that aims to modernize the Bureau of Customs (BoC) in order to make it more effective and transparent has clinched committee approval at the House of Representatives.
Aside from tapping state-run financial institutions, local banks in the country are encouraged to extend financial assistance to the region’s growing creative sector to prepare them for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) regional integration next year.
BUSINESS GROUPS expressed optimism that Luzon’s expected power shortage in summer next year could be licked even without giving the country’s chief executive authority to lease or purchase generators.
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