by anyajulia | Mar 19, 2009 | Headlines, National News
National Statistics Office (NSO) employment reports released today shows the Philippines is “better off” than other countries, with its estimated 34.3 million employed persons in January 2009.
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director-General and Planning Secretary Ralph Recto, said the NSO report shows the country’s employment rate at 92.3 percent.
“The NSO report’s backdrop was the global recession, yet we fared better than the others,” Recto pointed out. (PND)
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by anyajulia | Mar 19, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said that RP-China diplomatic relations remain strong despite China’s protest over the recently passed baselines law.
Remonde said President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was scheduled to meet with Li Jiang Guo, vice chairman of China’s National People’s Congress, yesterday. The meeting was to discuss the dispute over the Spratlys, which is being contested by five other nations — China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei.
However, the meeting was postponed due to urgent matters that the Chinese official has to attend to in China. (PNA)
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