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Cebu Jobs News

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-18 00:56 Philippines-Market factors to watch - March 18Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 8:29PMMANILA, March 18 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports which may influence local financial markets on Thursday.

Belleza wasn't target of council moveWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:36PMWhat happened in last Tuesday’s session of the Talisay City council was not intended to single out Councilor Shirley Belleza, since all councilors who held committee chairmanship were all stripped of their powers, said Councilor Serrie Restauro.

Helping youth or vote-buyingTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 11:33AMSINCE “the City has more money now,” Cebu City Hall will hire more students for the summer job program this year, with the number of beneficiaries increasing to 2,200, or more than thrice as many as last year’s batch. read more

Council ‘strips’ Belleza of postsTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 11:33AMANOTHER political drama unfolded in yesterday’s regular session of the Talisay City Council, as the majority bloc declared all the committee chairmanship posts and membership positions vacant. read more

City to hire 2,200 studentsTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 11:28AMCEBU CITY -- Since “the city has more money now,” City Hall will hire more students for the summer job program this year, with the number of beneficiaries increasing to 2,200 read more

THE NEWSLEADER OF NEGROS ORIENTALTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 2:42AMThe jeepney signboard read: “Before Pay Tell Where Get The On Before Get The Off.” And this one appeared on a San Andres construction site. “No Urinating On The Over Walls.”

Volatile seaweed prices imperil 500 thousand jobsMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 2:33PMAside from the unfavorable effects of the El Niño phenomenon to the seaweed industry in the Philippines, the erratic changes in the pricing of seaweed products are driving away investors putting at risk the means of livelihood of over 500 thousand families in the country.

Talent show host has share of tryout talesSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 11:21AMMarc Abaya, frontman of the rock band Kjwan and host of the talent program “Pilipinas Got More Talent,” is convinced that he has one of the best jobs in the world.

PEZA zone garment makers spared from rent increaseSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 11:15AMGARMENT MAKERS operating in state-run economic zones will be spared from any increase in rent scheduled this year in order to help them recover from the economic crisis, the head of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) told reporters last Friday.