Monthly Archives: August 2014

300,000 new jobs from manufacturing sector – PIDS

Published by rudy Date posted on August 31, 2014

The automotive industry is expected to generate 300,000 jobs under a new industrial policy that would seek to revive the manufacturing sector and help achieve an inclusive growth, according to the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS). PIDS senior research fellow Rafaelita Aldaba said: “We’re looking at auto investments for broad-based industrial growth to happen…

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PH ranked 5th biggest in Asean as of end-2013

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2014

The Philippines emerged as the fifth biggest economy among the 10-member states of the Association of Southeast Nations in 2013, based on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices which stood at $269 billion, data from the Asean showed.

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TUCP: Gov’t should provide HIV-positive OFWs with free treatment

Published by rudy Date posted on August 30, 2014

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines on Saturday said 379 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) — 334 males and 45 females — tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) between January and July 2014.

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Remittances from Pinoy sailors seen hitting $5.5B this year

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2014

Filipino sailors on board foreign merchant ships are likely to send home by bank transfers a record $5.5 billion this year, mainly on account of increased deployment to Europe, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said on Friday.

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Another occasion for complaining

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2014

Once again, the Social Security System has provided us another occasion for complaining—it did not keep its earlier promise to release this month the 5-percent pension adjustments for June, July and August. This lapse is certainly trivial and preventable, yet we are complaining. In our country, some—even if unorganized—must complain to point out malpractices otherwise…

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DOLE: New registration process for UK-bound nurses, midwives

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2014

Starting September, Filipinos wanting to work in the United Kingdom as nurses and midwives may have to comply with a new registration process, the Department of Labor and Employment said.

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Business groups welcome unexpected results

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2014

MANILA, Philippines–Business groups on Thursday welcomed the faster-than-expected economic growth in the second quarter amid the truck ban and port congestion in Manila, and other issues like questions about the stability of power supply and prices.

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Think tank warns of property bubble

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2014

Artificial rise in standard of living threatens economy MANILA, Philippines–A damaging bubble in the country’s property sector may be forming due to record-low interest rates, according to a British think tank.

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SSS members’ contributions reach P58.8 B in first half

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Members’ contributions to the Social Security System grew to P58.8 billion in the first six months, this year, exceeding half of the total amount collected in 2013.

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Phl poised to become global leader in healthcare info mgmt

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is poised to become the global leader in healthcare information management services (HIMS) as it aims to generate $2.4 billion worth of revenues and employ 120,000 employees by 2016.

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India claws back BPO from Phl

Published by rudy Date posted on August 29, 2014

Rajiv Rao for New Tech of lndia wrote: “India has watched a large exodus of BPO business to the Philippines thanks to the country’s employable youth who are equipped with fluent English and perfect American accents.”….” Apparently, the Americans did a better job of colonizing them than the Brits did us, since the country’s large,…

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585 new HIV cases posted in July; 17 deaths recorded—DOH

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2014

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health-National Epidemiology Center (DOH-NEC) released a report Thursday stating there were 585 new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV and AIDS) recorded in July.

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Is growth really jobless?

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2014

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Tweaks to labor laws eyed ahead of ASEAN integration

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2014

THE GOVERNMENT and a representative from a professional group have appealed to Congress to amend labor laws in order to better equip Filipino workers for the upcoming Southeast Asian regional integration.

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Tesda claims it produced 6M tech-voc graduates in 4 years

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2014

MANILA, Philippines–The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) on Wednesday boasted of having produced over 6 million technical-vocational graduates in the last four years, 65 percent of whom are now employed and fully utilizing their learned craft.

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State’s plan for MRT 3: Takeover then complete overhaul by 2016

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2014

First of two parts MANILA — The government plans to takeover the most-congested railway system in the country by 2016, an ambitious venture that would pave way for the complete overhaul of the train line.

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Philippines among 8 countries with most HIV cases

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Dr. Eric Tayag, chief of the Department of Health (DOH) National Epidemiology Center, said the number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases reported daily shoot up to 16 cases from only 12 cases in 2013.

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An extraordinary response to a different kind of ordinary: How the “new normal” killed “hayahay”

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

In the North Eastern part of Leyte, about 360 kilometers from Manila lies Tacloban City, the gateway to adventure east of Visayas. Not only do local and foreign visitors marvel at its pristine waters, they also take a tour of the past by visiting the historical structures located around the tourist circuit.

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Costly mistakes in our nation-building

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

Big mistakes in nation-building arise out of unwise decisions. Small mistakes that serially get repeated are big mistakes. I have often dealt with such mistakes in my discussions of policy reforms. Today I will be blunt and talk of them as bad decisions. They cost our nation a great deal of distress and pain. They…

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Indonesia’s new president

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

Indonesia’s constitutional court has cleared the way for the country’s newly elected president to take office. Foreign and local media accounts of who Joko Widodo is will make many of us president-envy. I am writing about him today because I think we ought to know how the new leader of a regional competitor works.

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Balancing act

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

More than 3,000 residents, including miners, scholars and community leaders, staged last Aug.18 simultaneous protest actions against what they called unreasonable closure of four mining sites that led to hundreds of job losses in two towns in Zambales.

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Imports drop 3.6% in June

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s imports declined for a second month in June due to lower purchases of electronics components used to assemble the country’s biggest export, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday.

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Rape in the Philippines: Numbers reveal disturbing trend

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

It was an early Saturday morning in Mandaluyong, at the corner of a street that bears the name of Noli’s tragic heroine. A 17-year-old girl, naked and crying, tumbled out of a gray sedan; she had been raped.

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Six women leaders shine light on survival and gender issues during, after Yolanda

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

Who in the Philippines doesn’t know about the devastation trail Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) left in many parts of the Visayas last year? But for sure, not everyone knows about the struggles the women of these disaster-hit areas faced during and after the storm.

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More suggestions on traffic from readers

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

We received quite a number of letters from readers commenting on the topic of the last column. So while the iron is still hot, let’s strike with a few of them. Read on.

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PH not ready for ASEAN integration, but Filipinos are – PMAP

Published by rudy Date posted on August 27, 2014

MANILA – The People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) on Wednesday said the Philippines may not yet be ready for ASEAN integration in 2015, but Filipino workers are.

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OFW Family Club

Published by rudy Date posted on August 26, 2014

We stand strongly behind the House Bills we filed thus far namely: the OFW Travel Protection Act, The OFW Family Help Desks Act, The Creation Of An OFW Hospital, The Surrogate Parents of OFWs Act, The Educational Scholarship for Dependents of OFWs Act, The Hatid Saya for OFWs Act, The OFW Premium Benefits Act, The…

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THE successs and the barriers to women’s representation in Southeast Asia: Between state policies, political parties and women’s movement

Published by rudy Date posted on August 25, 2014

This publication was resulted from analysis of four regional research conducted under the USAID funded Program called IKAT US Component 1. This e-publication highlighted the significance of women’s representation in the parliament, state’s political system and women’s representation, patriarchal system and barriers to women political participation, women’s movement for political affirmation and challenges to women’s…

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Transparency in investors’ tax perks sought

Published by rudy Date posted on August 25, 2014

Trade officials want fiscal incentives rationalized The Department of Trade and Industry wants to further thresh out the details of the proposed rationalization of tax incentives as it sought to ensure better transparency in the accounting, reporting and granting of fiscal perks to investors.

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Finance chief eyes tax overhaul

Published by rudy Date posted on August 25, 2014

An overhaul of the country’s entire tax structure may be overdue, according to Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima. This comes as authorities struggle to meet monthly revenue targets due to established leakages that promote inequity by sourcing most of the state’s money from fixed salary earners.

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