Monthly Archives: November 2009

Borrowers enjoy lower interests as a result of BSP rate cuts

Published by rudy Date posted on November 2, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Banks continue to pass on to their borrowers the cumulative 200 basis point rate cut implemented by monetary authorities since December last year to boost the economy and check inflation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported over the weekend.

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Labor leader seeks wage hike in Visayas

Published by rudy Date posted on November 2, 2009

BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines – A labor representative on the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has said he will seek another wage increase in Western Visayas following the oil price hikes this week.

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Better Filipino migrants’ protection pushed

Published by rudy Date posted on November 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines—An advocacy group has called on concerned government agencies to draft better provisions that would strengthen the rights of Filipino migrants working in different countries across the world.

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UN urges nations to lift HIV travel ban

Published by rudy Date posted on November 1, 2009

Follow Obama’s lead, states told UNITED NATIONS, New York, United States—UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday hailed US President Barack Obama’s removal of a decades-old travel ban on HIV-positive visitors, and urged other countries to do the same.

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UN report – Children hardly figure in national budget

Published by rudy Date posted on November 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines–While they comprise almost half of the country’s population, children hardly figure in the budget and allocation for their concerns and needs remain measly every year, according to the report of the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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Corn, wheat prices set for biggest gain

Published by rudy Date posted on November 1, 2009

CORN and wheat are set for the biggest monthly gain after the US economy returned to growth, boosting optimism about demand for grains as rain delays harvests in the United States.

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Top 29 BPOs post $2 billion in ’08 revenues

Published by rudy Date posted on November 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines—The combined revenues of the country’s 29 largest business process outsourcing (BPO) providers reached almost $2 billion in 2008, said Catanduanes Representative Joseph Santiago Sunday.

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April – Month of Planet Earth

“Full speed to renewables!”

 

Continuing
Solidarity with CTU Myanmar,
trade unions around the world,
for democracy in Myanmar,
with the daily protests of
people in Myanmar against
the military coup and
continuing oppression.

 

Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!

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