Monthly Archives: June 2013

Country to withstand market volatility

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2013

THE PHILIPPINES will be able to withstand the turbulence in financial markets even as sell-offs look likely to continue in the short term, observers said. “Fitch Ratings thinks the Philippines is relatively well-placed among emerging market peers to absorb current market volatility…,” Fitch Asia-Pacific Sovereign Ratings head Andrew Colquhoun said.

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An open letter to nasty debt collectors

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Let’s stop this foolishness coming from nasty debt collectors once and for all. One, nobody inherits debts, only assets. So please don’t collect from people who are trying to grieve. You need to wait for your turn to get paid from the estate left by those who passed away.

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No ban on Filipino domestic workers

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2013

DOHA: There is no ban on Filipina household service workers (HSW) and Qatar is still hiring them, the Ambassador Crescent R Relacion clarified yesterday.

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Tobacco farmers exploiting child labor

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2013

The International Labor Organization, Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance and local NGOs want the government and industry to put a stop to child labor.

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6 out of 10 TESDA grads get jobs within a year

Published by rudy Date posted on June 14, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Six out of 10 or 62 percent of graduates from technical vocational education and training courses secure a job within the first six months to one year after their graduation, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Friday.

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Published by rudy Date posted on June 14, 2013

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Consumer confidence at all-time high

Published by rudy Date posted on June 14, 2013

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE hit an all-time high in the second quarter, laying the groundwork for the economy to maintain its upward trajectory, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday.

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“Philippine issues”

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

It used to be that flags were flown in houses and cars for Independence Day. No longer. There were hardly any flag sellers at street corners. I wonder why. Is it because the government did not publicize the program and preparations?

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Neda exec explains link between PH high jobless rate and hot weather

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine economy is fast improving. But why is unemployment worsening? According to National Economic and Development Authority assistant director-general Rosemarie Edillon, the hot weather that consequently resulted in the drop in farm sector jobs had something to do with the 7.5-percent unemployment rate last April.

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PHL still among ‘least peaceful countries’ in world, Asia Pacific – survey

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — The country remains among the “least peaceful” in the world and the Asia Pacific, improving only slightly in its global ranking, a survey by a non-profit research organization showed.

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Key rates kept steady

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Policy rates were kept steady on Thursday by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) which said the economy remains in good footing despite the recent slump in the financial markets that highlighted funds leaving emerging markets.

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BSP says inflation expectations well-anchored

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

MANILA – The governor of the Philippine central bank said on Thursday that inflation expectations were well anchored and that it would monitor foreign exchange markets to ensure price moves were not excessive.

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Stocks in record dive, peso slumps; BSP scrambles to calm markets

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

MANILA – (UPDATED 5:18 p.m.) For only the second time in his eight years at the helm of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Governor Amando M. Tetangco Jr. came out to calm the financial markets on Thursday, as the peso slumped and the Philippine Stock Exchange posted its single largest decline since the global financial…

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Emerging markets at risk when loose policies end — World Bank

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

WASHINGTON – The World Bank said eventual monetary tightening in advanced economies could crimp growth in emerging markets as interest rates rise, lowering the nations’ potential output by as much as 12 percent.

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PH urged to guard against price bubbles

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

WB says developing nations face risk of overheating The global economy is now poised to recover from a crippling crisis that started in 2008, with the Philippines and other developing countries driving expansion, according to a report from the World Bank.

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Education key to end child labor in NegOr

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

DUMAGUETE CITY, June 13 (PIA) — Education is still the best way to combat child labor. This was emphasized during the celebration of 2013 World Day Against Child Labor, held June 12 at the Robinson’s Dumaguete.

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Fewer people apply for jobs at Independence Day fair; even fewer get hired

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

MANILA, Philippines —Too many jobs, but too few qualified applicants. There were more than 65,000 job vacancies but there were only around 2,500 jobseekers who participated in the day-long job fair that was among the highlights of the country’s 115th Independence Day celebration in Manila on Wednesday.

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10.5 M kids in slave-like conditions as domestic servants

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Over 10 million young children worldwide work as domestic workers, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said yesterday.

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World population to hit 10.9 billion by 2100

Published by rudy Date posted on June 13, 2013

UNITED NATIONS – The world’s population will hit 7.2 billion next month and is projected to reach 10.9 billion by 2100, powered by births in poor countries, the United Nations said Thursday, June 13.

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Ten million child labourers in domestic work

Published by rudy Date posted on June 12, 2013

World Day Against Child Labour 2013 To mark World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO publishes a report outlining the abuses suffered by millions of children working in family homes.

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A post-growth world?

Published by rudy Date posted on June 12, 2013

Analysis PRINCETON — In a provocative recent paper, Robert Gordon of Northwestern University concludes that the rate of technological progress has slowed sharply, and that the rise in standards of living (at least in the world’s rich countries) is thus set to decelerate. In the 20th century, he says, per capita income in the United…

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More jobless Pinoys amid stellar growth

Published by rudy Date posted on June 12, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Joblessness rose to a three-year high in April amid record economic growth as new graduates flooded the job market while unfavorable weather conditions stymied hiring in the agricultural sector, officials said yesterday.

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80,000 seafarers face job loss

Published by rudy Date posted on June 12, 2013

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. is seeking “vigorous and sustainable reforms” in the maritime industry for the Philippines to pass the European Union safety audit in October and be able to save the jobs of Filipino seafarers boarding European Union-flagged commercial vessels.

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Millions of “nowhere children” entrapped in labour across Asia – World Vision calls for urgent action

Published by rudy Date posted on June 12, 2013

12th June – To mark the 2013 International Day Against Child Labour, humanitarian agency World Vision is calling for governments, civil society and businesses to take rigorous and urgent action within their countries and regionally – to end child labour which has entrapped millions of children across Asia Pacific.

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ComVal mining tunnel collapse: 1 dead, 1 rescued

Published by rudy Date posted on June 12, 2013

TAGUM CITY—A miner died and another was rescued when portion of a tunnel collapsed in a gold-rich village in Pantukan, Compostela Valley, on Monday, authorities on Tuesday said.

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1.1M enter labor force yearly; only 25% land good jobs: WB

Published by rudy Date posted on June 11, 2013

The World Bank said that the Philippines need to create 14.4 million good jobs- jobs that raise real wages and bring people out of poverty- until 2016.

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HIV-AIDS cases in the country rising

Published by rudy Date posted on June 11, 2013

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health expects the number of Filipinos with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection (HIV) to increase further this year, unless sexual practices of those most vulnerable to the disease are corrected.

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Maid dies ‘after being starved and beaten’ Dubai court told

Published by rudy Date posted on June 11, 2013

by Wafa Issa, June 11, 2013 DUBAI // A housemaid died after being locked in a room where she was beaten and starved for almost two months, a court heard yesterday. Prosecutors told the Criminal Court that the incident leading to the death of Khadija Kamel was just one of a list of abuses against…

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