Monthly Archives: May 2009

RP placed on lower level watch list of IPR violators

Published by rudy Date posted on May 2, 2009

WASHINGTON – The Philippines was placed on a lower level watch list of intellectual property rights violators along with 32 other trade partners by the United States government, reports from the capital said Thursday.

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Thousands flock to job fairs

Published by rudy Date posted on May 2, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Around 30,000 jobseekers flocked to the Labor Day job fair, said to be the biggest in history, held yesterday at the SMX Convention Center at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City, as the government announced a package of non-wage benefits for workers to help them cope with the prevailing global financial…

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RP stays out of IPR ‘priority’ watch list

Published by rudy Date posted on May 2, 2009

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines continues to be on the US Trade Representatives’ Special 301 “ordinary” watch list amid efforts to curb all forms of intellectual property piracy in the country.

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MANIFESTO, Araw ng Paggawa – May 1, 2009

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

Isang maalab at mainit na pagbati sa Araw ng Paggawa! Muli, sa araw na ito ating ipakita ang mahigpit na pagkakaisa ng ating hanay,  mga manggagawa sa Pilipinas at sa ibayong dagat.   Ipinapaabot rin natin ang ating pakikipagkaisa sa mga manggagawa sa buong daigdig sa dakilang araw ng pandaigdigang paggawa.

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Govt sets 3-day Independence Day job fair

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – The government will hold a three-day job fair starting June 12, Independence Day, to help workers who lost their jobs due to the global economic crisis.

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Overstretched

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

When the Supreme Court (SC) declares a law unconstitutional it is exercising its power of judicial review explicitly granted by the Constitution itself (Section 5 (2) (a) and (b) Article VIII). This does not mean judicial supremacy but merely the performance of a duty as part of the system of checks and balances (Dabuet vs.…

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Senate seeks measures to help workers, employers

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Lawmakers are seeking measures to provide workers, employers and those retrenched ample benefits and other forms of assistance in the face of the worsening global economic crisis.

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RP not doing enough to offset crisis – S&P

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Even the combination of monetary easing and fiscal stimulus would not be enough to fully offset the impact of a slowing global demand and declining remittances, international ratings agency Standard & Poor’s Rating said yesterday.

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Only 3 million Pinoys listed as taxpayers

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Only about three million Filipinos are registered as individual taxpayers with the Bureau of Internal Revenues (BIR), the Department of Finance (DOF) announced yesterday.

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US economy plunges 6.1% in first quarter

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US economy shrank at a worse-than-expected 6.1-percent pace at the start of this year as sharp cutbacks by businesses and the biggest drop in US exports in 40 years overwhelmed a rebound in consumer spending.

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Government spending boosts building industry

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Government spending on infrastructure projects is the major reason why the construction industry is growing despite the global financial crisis, the Philippine Contractors Association (PCA) said yesterday.

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Gary V., Rivermaya topbill Labor Day concert at Jobapalooza

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

After a grueling day at the JOBapalooza ’09, where throngs of workers are expected to converge for the job and livelihood fairs highlighting this year’s Labor Day commemoration, a special concert is set to entertain workers and their families to cap the day’s celebration.

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250,000 local, overseas jobs offered at Labor Day job fair

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said that some 250,000 local and overseas jobs will be offered to graduates, new entrants to the labor force, and other workers especially those who were affected by the global crisis at May 1 Jobapalooza ’09 job fair marking the Labor Day celebrations in 16 regions nationwide.

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More than 20,000 jobseekers register for JOBapalooza ’09

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

More and more new graduates and jobseekers are riding on the wave of opportunity by registering with the country’s biggest jobs fair dubbed “Tayo Na! Trabaho Na! JOBapalooza ’09” as Labor Day approaches, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today reported.

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DOLE launches call, text, and online hotline service

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

In celebration of Labor Day on Friday, May 1, 2009, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in partnership with Globe Telecom will launch a call, text, and online hotline service for the local workforce and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) seeking immediate information on local and overseas jobs and other relevant updates and services.

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Filipinos put off buying new mobile phones due to crisis

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

Filipino consumers are not likely to buy new mobile-phone handset this year because of the global financial crisis, the International Data Corp. (IDC) said Thursday. In its Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, IDC said that mobile-phone shipments in the Philippines fell 20 percent in the fourth quarter of last year and expected to continue in…

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Joblessness in industry sector widens

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

EMPLOYMENT in Philippine industries in the fourth quarter of last year dropped at its fastest pace since the third quarter of 2007, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) said Thursday.

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The market knows

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

Many, many years ago when I was still rather new to the Philippines, a Filipino said to me if the Philippines was a centipede it would shoot itself in every foot—well, there aren’t many feet left, but here we go again.

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Amnesty for home buyers okayed

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

At least 100,000 families can save their homes from foreclosure under an amnesty program that will take effect on May 4, the National Housing Authority said yesterday.

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Export group seeks ban on conversion of farms

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

A food export leader has called on the Arroyo government to take the current crisis as a platform to institute lasting reforms in the farm sector, the first of which is a permanent ban on the conversion of irrigated and prime agriculture lands to non-agricultural uses.

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UN rebukes gov’t, says rights breach continues

Published by rudy Date posted on May 1, 2009

The United Nations (UN) reiterated yesterday the Arroyo administration’s lack of commitment to uphold human rights despite the insistence of Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, who represented the government in the UN meeting at Geneva, that President Arroyo remained committed to the ideals and vision of the UN’s Universal Declaration on Human Rights of attaining “dignity…

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