Monthly Archives: July 2014

Group laments poor state of healthcare in PH

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2014

MANILA, Philippines–A group of health advocates has called on President Aquino to deal with the chronic shortage in healthcare workers, by strengthening the delivery of primary care.

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SSS version of DAP

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2014

If PNoy has his Disbursement Acceleration Program, the Social Security System has its own version of DAP—disaster assistance program for victims of natural and man-made calamities.

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LGBT group ‘breaks silence’ with fashion show cum rally

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2014

MANILA, Philippines–Members of a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) group yesterday showed their true colors in a fashion show cum political rally that made the Bonifacio Shrine beside the Manila City Hall their catwalk.

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PH in Afta: Moving forward in 2015

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2014

MANILA, Philippines–If integration of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is not in President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address on Monday, it should be.

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Economic growth putting pressure on energy supply

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Economic growth is adding pressure for the grant of emergency powers to President Aquino to address a looming power crisis, Energy Secretary Carlos Petilla said yesterday.

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Outcome Document – Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2014

Introduction to the Proposal of The Open Working Group for Sustainable Development Goals 1. The Rio+20 outcome document, The future we want, inter alia, set out a mandate to establish an Open Working Group to develop a set of sustainable development goals for consideration and appropriate action by the General Assembly at its 68th session.…

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4 workers die in gold mine blast in S. Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on July 24, 2014

DAVAO CITY, Philippines, July 24 (Xinhua) — At least four people were killed in an explosion inside a gold mine in southern Philippines on Wednesday, health authorities said on Thursday.

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Gov’t open to converting BNPP into gas-fired facility

Published by rudy Date posted on July 24, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The government is open to proposals to convert the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) into a natural gas-powered facility to meet the country’s growing energy needs.

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4 hurt in Malabon factory explosion

Published by rudy Date posted on July 24, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Four persons were injured when a steaming machine exploded inside a factory in Malabon City Tuesday afternoon.

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HIV rates rise in Philippines amid stigma concerns

Published by rudy Date posted on July 24, 2014

The number of HIV and AIDS cases in the Philippines has been steadily increasing since 2007 and fears about the disease have not abated. I recently visited an AIDS research and treatment clinic outside Manila to find out how people living with HIV are coping with the stigma of the disease more than 30 years…

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Shift work linked to heightened risk of type 2 diabetes

Published by rudy Date posted on July 24, 2014

Summary: Shift work is linked to a heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with the risk seemingly greatest among men and those working rotating shift patterns, indicates an analysis of the available evidence. This heightened risk rose to 37% for men, after further analysis to look at the potential effects of gender, study design,…

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Signs of things to come

Published by rudy Date posted on July 23, 2014

LOOKING backward, it is clear that American productivity growth has been pretty disappointing over the past 40 years, with the exception of an IT boomlet lasting from about 1996 to 2004. But past performance need not imply continued disappointment in future. The impressive gathering of innovative momentum in recent years is extraordinarily promising. And we…

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Trillanes calls for suspension of ‘overly ambitious’ K to 12 program

Published by rudy Date posted on July 22, 2014

MANILA, Philippines–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is pushing for the suspension of the implementation of the K to 12 Program, which he described as “overly ambitious program” of the government.

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Power crisis looms in 2015

Published by rudy Date posted on July 22, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petillla will ask President Aquino to declare a state of emergency or crisis in the power sector to allow the government to tap additional power capacity next year.

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They saw power crisis coming, but didn’t act

Published by rudy Date posted on July 21, 2014

BLACKOUT: Things that we taxpayers have to endure because pig heads in government presume to rule other people’s lives despite their incompetence…. Here I am in my parked car, on the fourth day of the Big Blackout, tapping out this Postscript on my mobile phone. My PC and all devices in the house have been…

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Manila port congestion? Move to Subic, Batangas

Published by rudy Date posted on July 21, 2014

Behind every crisis is opportunity. The economic drop that Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada caused by his citywide daytime truck ban in time could perk up the entire Mega Manila. That is, if national officials get their act together.

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Port congestion making Phl exports highly uncompetitive

Published by rudy Date posted on July 21, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The congestion and shipment delays at the Manila ports are making Philippine exports highly uncompetitive, as most ports do not have to contend with a similar cause — a truck ban policy, according to two prominent leaders of the business community.

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DBM releases P35.3B in health subsidy to poor families

Published by rudy Date posted on July 21, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P35.3 billion as subsidy for the health insurance coverage of indigent families enrolled in the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) or PhilHealth.

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EC to endorse Phl bid for GSP Plus

Published by rudy Date posted on July 20, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The European Commission (EC) is set to endorse the Philippines’ application to qualify for the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+), a scheme that would allow more goods to enter the bloc at zero tariff.

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Man cutting branch falls to death

Published by rudy Date posted on July 20, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – A 58-year-old man died after falling 20 feet from the roof of a building in Manila on Friday morning as he was cutting down a tree mangled by Typhoon Glenda earlier this week.

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They saw power crisis coming, but didn’t act

Published by rudy Date posted on July 20, 2014

BLACKOUT: Things that we taxpayers have to endure because pig heads in government presume to rule other people’s lives despite their incompetence…. Here I am in my parked car, on the fourth day of the Big Blackout, tapping out this Postscript on my mobile phone. My PC and all devices in the house have been…

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EC to endorse Phl bid for GSP Plus

Published by rudy Date posted on July 20, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The European Commission (EC) is set to endorse the Philippines’ application to qualify for the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+), a scheme that would allow more goods to enter the bloc at zero tariff.

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Youth unemployment addresses half of unemployment–DOLE

Published by rudy Date posted on July 20, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Almost half of the country’s unemployment problem is said to be solved if youth unemployment will be addressed, according to the Department Of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Director of Labor Communications Office, Nicon Fameronag in an exclusive interview with the Philippines News Agency.

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20 lesser-known ways to live longer (Part 1)

Published by rudy Date posted on July 20, 2014

In an earlier article, I wrote about “20 strategies to live longer.” This list includes stopping smoking, getting vaccinated, living a less risky life, exercising regularly, and eating fruits and oily fishes, among others. However, unknown to many readers, there are still more ways to add a couple of years to your life.

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PH drops to 100th of 143 countries in Global Innovation Index, 3rd to last in Asia

Published by rudy Date posted on July 19, 2014

The Philippines has dropped 10 notches in a global index measuring innovation, landing the country third to last in a surveyed region defined by East and Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

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Rebels burn mining company’s buses in Compostela Valley

Published by rudy Date posted on July 19, 2014

TAGUM CITY, Philippines—Communist rebels burned two buses owned by a mining company in Maco, Compostela Valley, on Friday, police said.

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DOLE: DAP made workers’ lives better

Published by rudy Date posted on July 18, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of unemployed youth and other vulnerable workers now lead much better lives because of the Disbursement Allocation Program (DAP), according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

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ADB cuts Southeast Asia 2014 growth forecast to 4.7 percent

Published by rudy Date posted on July 18, 2014

MANILA (Reuters) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its growth forecast for Southeast Asia this year, as the Thai coup, Indonesia’s mineral export ban and industrial park riots in Vietnam take a toll.

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Singapore warns maid agencies against ‘undignified’ ads

Published by rudy Date posted on July 17, 2014

Singapore has warned maid employment agencies in the city-state against “undignified” advertising following complaints by rights groups that domestic workers are being marketed as commodities.

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You can’t be a great manager if you’re not a good coach

Published by rudy Date posted on July 17, 2014

If you have room in your head for only one nugget of leadership wisdom, make it this one: the most powerfully motivating condition people experience at work is making progress at something that is personally meaningful. If your job involves leading others, the implications are clear: the most important thing you can do each day…

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