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Marites Landicho (The Manila Times) At a recent Women for Women International luncheon in New York, the featured speaker—former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton—shared her thoughts on women’s rights and equal pay. She said that in her long history as an employer, she had often observed the distinct reactions exhibited by men and women when ...

The NEDA regional office in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) briefed around 150 economics students from the University of the Philippines Baguio, Saint Louis University, Pangasinan State University, and Central Luzon State University during the Academic Convention in Economics 2017 held on April 23 at the Pines View Hotel, Baguio City. The ...

To effectively communicate the core advocacies on Ambisyon Natin 2040, Philippine Development Plan (PDP) and Regional Development Plan (RDP) for 2017-2022 through effective presentations, the NEDA regional office in Northern Mindanao or NRO X conducted a re-echo training/workshop for its personnel on May 2-3 at the RDC NEDA Northern Mindanao (NorMin) Main ...

Rhaydz B. Barcia (Rappler) ‘We are at a crossroads where decision and actions must be made that will have an impact on our children and the children of the future,’ says Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial has called on local governments to take an active role in stopping the malnutrition ...

Mark T. Amoguis (Business World) Preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of Region VIII — also known as the Eastern Visayas — surged by 12.4% last year from 4.6% in 2015. This was followed by Central Luzon’s 9.5% and Davao Region’s 9.4%. It also outpaced the ...