Monthly Archives: October 2013

PH 7th best country for seniors in Asia – index

Published by rudy Date posted on October 3, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – It’s more fun to be a senior citizen in the Philippines, as the country ranked 7th among 21 Asian countries in the Global Age Watch Index, released on Thursday.

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ADB hikes economic growth forecast for Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

MANILA – Asian Development Bank (ADB) today raised its economic forecast for the Philippines for this year and 2014, but said job creation remains a challenge despite robust growth.

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Filipino household workers in Hong Kong to get increased salaries, food allowances

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

Household workers in Hong Kong, rejoice! The minimum allowable wage for foreign domestic helpers in China’s special administrative zone has been increased by HK$90 or 2.3 percent, the Philippines labor department said.

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Less than 1/3 of HIV cases get treatment

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

LESS than one-third of the recorded human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines undergo treatment, a recent study said.

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PH ranks 66th in ability to tap potential human resources—study

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

MANILA, Philippines —The Philippines lies below the middle on a list of countries drawn up by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum according to their ability to unlock the potential of their human resources.

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The best and worst countries to grow old in?

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

Philippines ranks 44th out of 91 surveyed nations GENEVA – Rankings of the best and worst countries to grow old, according to the UN-backed Global AgeWatch Index 2013 released on Tuesday, the first survey of its kind to collect global data on the wellbeing of the elderly in a rapidly ageing world.

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HIV-AIDS cases jump 40% to 382 in August

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

Transmission via male-to-male sex still highest, says DOH MANILA, Philippines—Three hundred eighty-two new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), were reported in August, a 40-percent increase from figures seen in the same period in 2012, the Department of Health said.

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PHL, UAE move closer toward pact for Pinoy domestic workers

Published by rudy Date posted on October 2, 2013

The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates drew closer to forging a bilateral agreement that would ensure the rights of Filipino domestic workers in the UAE.

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Progress in fight against child labour

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2013

The US hailed “significant advancement” in 10 countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, in combating the worst forms of child labour, in a report published Monday.

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US sees progress in global fight against child labor

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2013

Washington — The United States hailed “significant advancement” in 10 countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, in combating the worst forms of child labor, in a report published Monday.

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Anger over HK$90 rise in monthly minimum wage for domestic workers

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2013

Disappointed unions say new minimum wage is still only HK$150 more than it was 15 years ago and predict it will deepen shortage of recruits Domestic helpers who sign contracts from today will get an additional HK$90 a month after a government decision that upset the workers but pleased their employers.

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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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