Monthly Archives: August 2009

Youth saving more for a rainy day

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2009

Young Pinoys want to save more than their elders Penny-pinching Filipino yuppies are poised to outdo their older counterparts—even their parents—in saving more for the proverbial rainy day.

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Buildings in RP get on the green bandwagon

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2009

Zuellig leads way with planned P7-B Makati HQ MANILA, Philippines – Borrowing a phrase from the fashion world, green is the new black. This goes for energy, transportation, and yes, even buildings.

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OFWs may lose jobs in Guam to Americans

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2009

MANILA, Philippines — The 15,000 up to 20,000 job openings in Guam being eyed by the Philippine government for overseas Filipinos workers are imperiled by a United States legislator who wants most of the jobs given to US citizens, according to a consultant for overseas job recruitment.

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Filipino runaway maids swell during Ramadan, says Migrante

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2009

MANILA, Philippines—The number of Filipino maids who run away from their Muslim employers swell during the Ramadan, when they are also required to fast, an alliance of overseas Filipino workers’ organizations in the Middle East said Sunday.

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More distressed OFWs brought home this year

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2009

MANILA, Philippines — The number of distressed overseas Filipino workers sent home by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in the first seven months of 2009 reached over 5,000, a 23-percent jump from the recorded number of repatriated Filipinos during the same period in 2008.

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Commission on Human Rights to probe displacement of Manobos

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Human Rights (CHR) head Leila de Lima will personally lead an investigative mission this weekend in Surigao del Sur, where 1,700 people, mostly Manobos, have reportedly been displaced by the raging armed conflict between government forces and communist rebels.

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Trade think tank set to release program on trade policies

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Business-led trade policy think tank Universal Access to Competitiveness and Trade, in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC-Geneva) will release a program that will help people understand trade policies.

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Lost child

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2009

TWO Fridays ago, four delegates attending the Tenth Global Consultation on Child Welfare Services requested me to accompany them to places where children under the most difficult circumstances are situated. I brought them to multi-awarded Molave Detention Home in Quezon City that provides the best services for children in conflict with the law relative to…

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Amnesty International urges RP to ratify treaty

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2009

INTERNATIONAL human rights groups on Friday called on the Philippine government to join other nations in ratifying the treaty that would end enforced disappearances in the country and in the world.

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Henry Sy remains RP’s richest man

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2009

According to the 2009 Forbes Asia Philippines Rich List that ranked 40 of the wealthiest in the Philippines, mall mogul Henry Sy remained to be the country’s wealthiest with a net worth of $3.8 billion. Sy is the chairman and founder of the SM Group of Companies.

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DOLE warns OFWs vs running away from abusive employers

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – The government yesterday advised overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with abusive employers to seek help, not run away from their employers.

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Health hazards of modern-day living

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2009

SCIENCE and technology have gifted us with numerous conveniences of daily living, inventions and innovations meant to improve our quality of life, if not actually extend it.

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10 Alarming facts about exposure to asbestos

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2009

These are some important facts about exposure to asbestos fibers that you should know.

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(Asbestos) mobilization in the Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2009

Industry stakeholders are losing ground in the asbestos debate in the Philippines as a result of actions taken by various sectors of civil society. On April 20, 2009, civic officials from Benguet, 348 km north of Manila, launched a lawsuit against the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corporation for its secret dumping of six truckloads of asbestos-containing…

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New website calculates risk of dying

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

WASHINGTON – Researchers and students at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a website which allows users to calculate their risk of dying.

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Predicting the future

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

Predicting the future is tough enough given the reality that we mere mortals aren’t directly connected to God, deregulation of telecoms not withstanding. But the less uncertainty there is, the easier it is to run a business successfully. The President, by not making a clear categorical statement that she would not try to extend her…

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Fil-Am obtains writ of amparo

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

THE Court of Appeals has granted the request of Filipino-American activist Melissa Roxas for a writ of protection from any form of harassment from the police and military.

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Aerial spraying of pesticides stopped

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

The Environment and Natural Resources Department has ordered the suspension of aerial spraying of pesticides and fungicides in banana plantations in Region 11, which comprises the three Davao provinces and Compostela Valley.

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Growth surprises analysts

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

THE economy rebounded in the second quarter from its slowest growth in a decade, boosted by government spending and adding to signs Asian nations are recovering from the global recession.

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House discards constituent assembly, pushes Constitutional Convention

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

THE House is gearing for plenary debates on a resolution calling for a Constitutional Convention and the election of 250 delegates to amend the Constitution.

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DOE workers face higher risks for mesothelioma and other cancers

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

Construction workers at four Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites have been exposed to asbestos and other dangerous materials that are putting them at significantly higher risk for mesothelioma, lung disease, and other cancers according to a new report published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.

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US problem banks at 15-year high

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

The number of problem US banks rose to the highest level in 15 years between April and June, the industry’s regulator has revealed.

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Hijacked by climate change?

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

As the UN climate summit in Copenhagen approaches, exhortations that “we must get a deal” and warnings that climate change is “the greatest challenge we face as a species” are to be heard in virtually every political forum.

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Water – another global ‘crisis’?

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

If you look at the numbers, it is hard to see how many East African communities made it through the long drought of 2005 and 2006.

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‘2.6 million new voters for 2010’

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – With two months left before the Oct. 31 deadline for voter’s registration, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has already recorded more than 2.6 million new voters.

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Stop punishing our children, say advocates

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

MANILA, Philippines—Amid reports that a large proportion of children around the world experience physical and humiliating or degrading punishment, child rights advocates on Thursday called on parents, guardians, and other authorities to end corporal punishment.

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July 28 to Aug. 10 Pulse Asia survey

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

The July 28 to Aug. 10 Pulse Asia survey on senatorial preferences shows the following:

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House pushes creation of nuclear regulatory body

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

The House of Representatives is pushing for the creation of a Philippine Nuclear Regulatory Commission to unify all nuclear institutions in the country.

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PAL to cut costs amid global crisis

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

THE Philippines’ flag carrier said it would cut its workforce and flight capacity abroad to cope with the global economic slowdown.

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Signs of recovery in industrial sales–Meralco

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2009

THE Philippines’ biggest electricity distributor said its industrial sales are showing signs of a recovery.

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