Monthly Archives: July 2010

Job opportunities seen in game processing

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

GRAPHIC ARTISTS and information technology professionals can soon avail of job opportunities in game development processing as the country positions itself to become an animation design destination.

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Auto polls system lacks transparency — Namfrel

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

Contrary to what the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and Smartmatic-TIM Corp., the service provider, claim, the National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel), in its report released yesterday, said the May 10 elections were not as transparent and secure.

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Noynoy dodges Cha-cha issue; to create body to study change

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

Former President Arroyo, today a bonafide congressman representing Pampanga’s second district, has caused a political stir in her recent move of filing a resolution in the House of Representatives calling for a constitutional change through a constitutional convention (con-con), succeeding in getting her political foes and allies to react and take her seriously in her…

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Vulnerability of Filipino workers

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

LEARNING & INNOVATION Last column we shared with you some characterizations made by Dr./Professors Ernesto Franco and Tomas Andres of Filipino management styles. Today let’s discuss the Filipino working style. I am not sure who did this research but I found these notes from seminars I’ve attended. I will try to explain them as best…

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Employer may terminate services of employee

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

Dear PAO, I have been a college professor for more than a decade. My husband and I have been separated for seven years. Almost two years ago, I engaged in a relationship with another man and I am now pregnant. My husband is now living with his new “wife.” He has not been seeing our…

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Malacañang mulls Charter amendments

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

Malacañang on Friday said that President Benigno Aquino 3rd was considering proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution.

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Economists see higher inflation rate this year

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Private economists see a marginally higher inflation rate this year and next year due to stronger-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter as well as the slight increase in the pump prices of petroluem products as well as commodity prices, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

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Double-dip

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

In the past week alone, the New York Stock Exchange dropped 300 points. Markets in both Europe and Asia were in retreat. In our own market, the expected post-inauguration bounce did not happen. On the day after an orderly transfer of power happened, three days of gains were wiped out in one session at the…

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Obama presses for immigration reform that could benefit Pinoys

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama called for an end to political posturing and special interest wrangling in this midterm election year so the US immigration system can be fixed, a move that could benefit hundreds of thousands of Filipinos overstaying their visas or waiting to join their relatives here.

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Lagman revives Reproductive Health bill at House of Representatives

Published by rudy Date posted on July 3, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman re-filed yesterday his controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill, which seeks a national family planning policy to make life better for Filipinos.

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Published by rudy Date posted on July 2, 2010

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Poll education pushed in curriculum

Published by rudy Date posted on July 2, 2010

THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) will coordinate with Education officials to include voter education in the curriculum, a poll official said yesterday, in preparation for the October elections for barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials.

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Court denies stay order petition on sex education in elementary, high school

Published by rudy Date posted on July 2, 2010

THE QUEZON City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has junked a petition seeking to stop the implementation of sex education in elementary and high school.

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Management Tip: Build trust, show confidence for interview

Published by rudy Date posted on July 2, 2010

BOSTON — During a job interview, it’s important to explain what you can do for the company, but it is just as imperative to build trust with the person interviewing you. Here are three ways to align yourself with the interviewer:

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Men ‘less engaged in work than women’

Published by rudy Date posted on July 2, 2010

LONDON — Men in Great Britain are less engaged in their work compared with women until the final years of employment when they get a late surge of enthusiasm, according to a survey released Wednesday.

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Govt aid for local-coffee growers pushed

Published by rudy Date posted on July 2, 2010

A non-government organization advocating the promotion of local coffee varieties is calling on the new government to help the domestic coffee industry.

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Sykes on Measuring Contact Center Transactions

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

Contact centers are metrics-driven to track, analyze and respond to service and performance issues via customer transactions. Yet which metrics work best?

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Republic Act No. 8291 – Implementing Rules and Regulations

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

See full text at http://www.gsis.gov.ph/default.php?id=113

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Rep. Gloria Arroyo files House Resolution No. 8 calling for Cha-cha

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

On her first working day as Pampanga’s district representative, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo filed a house resolution calling for a constitutional convention (Con-con) to propose revisions to the 1987 Constitution.

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Making public housing investment work

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

Owning a house remains a dream to many Filipinos. This despite recent developments such as the availability of various financing schemes for home loans from banks and cooperatives.

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Promoting employment recovery while meeting fiscal goals

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

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Review of midnight appointments on; non-career posts vacant

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino ordered yesterday the review of midnight appointments made by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as one way of stopping abuses in government.

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RP improves ranking as retail center

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

The Philippines’ market attractiveness to global retailers climbed three notches this year because of the growing outsourcing sector and remittances, according to A.T. Kearney.

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‘Midnight appointees’ a potential headache

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

Conclusion Former Senior Government Officials (FSGO) member and columnist Lito Banayo and former Civil Service Commission Chairman Karina Constantino David said that former President and Rep. Gloria Arroyo of Pampanga made numerous midnight appointments that could potentially present problems to President Benigno Aquino 3rd.

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Pinoy hotel workers in Vancouver protest work conditions

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

VANCOUVER, Canada – Many Filipino workers in the hotel industry in Vancouver joined a protest against deteriorating work conditions despite improving revenues at the start of 2010.

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Where to add two years

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

Where in the basic education cycle should the two years be added? Several answers have been proposed. Let me label them as Options and outline the pros and cons of each one. In Option A, there will be a Grade 7 and a Fifth Year High School.

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How Congress and local government can reverse our failure to meet UNMDG 2 and 5

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2010

(Part 1 of a series) Out of 192 UNESCO member states 189 countries signed the UNMDG 2000-2015 (United Nations Millennium Development Goals) identifying the major global development challenges of PEACE, SECURITY and DEVELOPMENT. The eight goals are: (1) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; (2) Achieve universal primary education; (3) Promote gender equality and empower women;…

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