Monthly Archives: March 2010

TUCP: P75 wage increase for workers in NCR

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

PRESS RELEASE HON. RAYMOND DEMOCRITO C. MENDOZA        March 1, 2010 Trade Union Congress Party-List (TUCP) TUCP-PGEA Compound, Maharlika cor. Masaya Streets, Diliman, Quezon City Tel/Fax: (632) 351-3757/924-7551 TUCP: P75 wage increase for workers in NCR

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BSP’s employment outlook index hits all-time high

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—The employment outlook index has hit a historic high, with companies planning to hire additional workers in the coming quarter as they gear up for a potential rise in consumer demand that may come along with the anticipated economic recovery.

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Sever ties with Reds, Left told

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

Former military chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. has challenged Rep. Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna party-list and other left-leaning politicians to be transparent on their ties with the Communist Party of the Philippines and denounce the attacks perpetrated by the New People’s Army.

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Party-list 1-Utak insists it’s not in cahoots with ‘Big 3’ oil firms

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

Party-list United Transport Koalisyon or 1-Utak has vehemently denied the accusation of jeepney group Pagkakaisa ng Samahan ng Transport at Operator Nationwide (Piston) that it is in cahoots with the so-called “Big Three” oil firms reason why it has not done anything for the benefit of drivers, operators and passengers of public utility vehicles.

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RP lists 12 nuclear plant sites

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

THE Philippine government has identified a dozen potential sites for a nuclear power plant. In a presentation, state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) identified alternative locations in the three major island-groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

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Ageing Asia problem ‘serious as climate change’

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

SINGAPORE (AFP) – Longer lifespans, falling fertility rates and growing ranks of elderly people in Asia can pose problems as serious as the impact of climate change, a leading expert warned on Monday.

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Don’t blame strong peso for your woes, BSP tells exporters

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) urged exporters to stop complaining about the strengthening of the peso against the dollar and should instead focus on improving their competitiveness to be able to survive in the global market.

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RP eyes piece of billion-dollar game development industry

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is looking at getting a piece of the billion dollar game development industry as it participates for the first time at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

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Subconsciously, humans want to share the wealth—study

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

PARIS—Humans may have a selfish gene but we also experience satisfaction in sharing out the goodies, even if this means giving away some of our own, according to an unusual study released on Wednesday.

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Cleanergy: AboitizPower’s commitment to clean and renewable energy

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – In an ideal world, finding the means to supply our country’s energy needs is just a matter of funding. In reality, the challenge is to meet growing energy demands while keeping the impact on the environment as light as possible. And to this end, companies are beginning to look for clean and…

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Development of furniture export plan proposed

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – A task force composed of major stakeholders and key players in the furniture export industry is needed to craft and implement a five-year sustainable strategic marketing plan meant not only to promote local products abroad but also market the country as a preferred investment site.

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CAMPI wants more transparency in revised auto development program

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The local auto industry is complaining that the government has not given them a copy of the proposed revised Motor Vehicle Development Plan (MVDP) because the MVDP presented during the public hearing lacked specific action plans.

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Durano bloated tourism figures, staff

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MACTAN, Cebu – Mactan is my favorite local tourist destination. It has an international airport with a lot of flights in and out. It also has a number of world class resorts. With the early onset of summer, it was time to take an advanced holiday in Mactan’s Plantation Bay.

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How to get things done

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

Making it All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life authored by David Allen talks of self-management, the key to which is in knowing how to handle our capacity to think, feel, understand, and reason out. It involves two major elements, the way we exercise control and our ability to…

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“Full speed to renewables!”

 

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

 

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