Monthly Archives: August 2015

CHED’s proposed 2016 budget up by 200%

Published by rudy Date posted on August 2, 2015

A P7-billion increase has been proposed for the budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). MANILA, Philippines – A P7-billion increase has been proposed for the budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

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Driver pinned to death by truck

Published by rudy Date posted on August 2, 2015

MANILA, Philippines – A 46-year-old truck driver in Manila died after a parked truck he was fixing in Tondo, Manila moved and pinned him to a post before dawn yesterday.

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A work in progress: The state of PHL policies for the elderly

Published by rudy Date posted on August 2, 2015

THE elderly in the Philippines have traditionally received due care and concern from both the family and society, rooted from the long-held national attitude of reverence for the elderly.

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Philippines Haiyan rebuilding ‘inadequate’, says UN

Published by rudy Date posted on August 1, 2015

MANILA – The Philippines has not done enough to rebuild after Super Typhoon Haiyan, as thousands remain in shanties without power or water for nearly two years, a United Nations representative said Saturday.

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Electrician electrocuted

Published by rudy Date posted on August 1, 2015

A 53-year-old electrician was electrocuted while renovating a store in a mall in Quezon City Thursday, police said yesterday. Reports reaching the Quezon City Police District-Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit identified the victim as Avelino Obeja Jr., married, of Laong Almanza Ville, Almanza 1, Las Piñas City.

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Cordillera household workers get pay hike

Published by rudy Date posted on August 1, 2015

THE minimum salary of household service workers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has been increased by P500, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) said Saturday.

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April 2025

World Day for Safety and Health at Work
“Safety and health at work every day!”

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 #TakePicturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

Monthly Observances:

March – Women’s Role in History Month
April – Month of Planet Earth

Weekly Observances:
Last Week of March: Protection and Gender Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week
Last Week of April – World Immunization Week

Daily Observances:
Mar 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transallantic Slave Trade
Mar 27– Earth Hour
Apr 21 – Civil Service Day
Apr 22 – World Earth Day
Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work

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