Friday, August 08, 2008 (Philippines)

With the rising costs of petroleum products that have reached around P61 per liter for gasoline and P60 per liter for diesel, many Filipinos have traded their big cars to economical and more fuel efficient modes of transportation like bicycles and motorcycles. (Sun.Star Pampanga/Chris Navarro) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Despite growing clamor for a wage increase, the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) said it has yet to receive any formal petition for a pay adjustment in Central Luzon. The call for a new salary increase came after the record high inflation rate of 12.2 percent in Metro Manila and 13.9 percent outside the National Capital Region. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog [full story]