Monthly Archives: December 2009

Philippines losing billions yearly from pollution

Published by rudy Date posted on December 1, 2009

Air pollution costs the Philippines billions of dollars a year and kills thousands of people annually, according to the World Bank report released Monday. The World Bank, in its report “The Philippines: Country Environmental Analysis,” said that outdoor air pollution has cost the Philippines more than 1 percent of gross national product (GNP).

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Bring back the rule of law

Published by rudy Date posted on December 1, 2009

“Where the law is subject to some other authority and has none of its own, the collapse of the state, in my view, is not far off; but if law is the master of the government and the government is its slave, then the situation is full of promise and men enjoy all the blessings…

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Dubai crisis threatens OFW market

Published by rudy Date posted on December 1, 2009

Analysts forecast cut in remittances MANILA, Philippines – A brewing debt crisis in Dubai has raised a specter of gloom on the Philippines, where many households have been relying on petrodollars sent home by a large pool of overseas workers in the Middle East.

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Dubai debt crisis: Should Filipinos worry?

Published by rudy Date posted on December 1, 2009

MANILA – The Philippines is watching 3 key areas that may take a hit from the ongoing Dubai debt crisis: volume of remittances, foreign exchange rates, and the cost of foreign borrowings sourced from global bond market. The 3 indicates the Philippines’ possible areas of vulnerability when a global economic or financial event ensues.

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Real estate, auto loans up 13% in September

Published by rudy Date posted on December 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Total residential real estate and auto loans continued to post double-digit growth rates in the first nine months of the year despite a slower economic growth brought about by the global economic crisis.

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Overseas Pinoys send home more money due to calamities

Published by rudy Date posted on December 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Due to recent calamities that hit the country and the coming Holiday season, Filipino workers in Canada and other countries have sent home more money to their families back home.

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IMF says RP banks remain resilient

Published by rudy Date posted on December 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the local banking system remained resilient after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) managed to put in place reforms aimed at containing the effects of the global financial crisis.

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Number of Pinoy families who consider themselves poor declines

Published by rudy Date posted on December 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipino families who consider themselves poor slightly declined, following typhoons “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” that hit the country, according to a latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

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Nearly 3,000 OFWs detained on criminal charges

Published by rudy Date posted on December 1, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – There are around 3,000 Filipinos detained overseas on criminal charges, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported yesterday.

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July 2025

Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”

Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

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

#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

July


3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 Ju
ly – International Plastic Bag Free Day
 
5 July –
World Youth Skills Day 
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day 
17 July – World Day for
International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons 


Monthly Observances:

Schools Safety Month

Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month

Weekly Observances:

Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week

 

Daily Observances:

First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines

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