By Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), October 1, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The Community Mortgage Program (CMP), a government financing scheme that enables organized informal settler families to purchase land, is no longer meeting the needs of its target beneficiaries mainly because of the high equity requirements for acquisition, the Philippine Institute of Development Studies…
By Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star), October 1, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte’s war against end-of-contract or “endo” schemes could also lead to several casualties should employers and labor groups reject the government’s win-win proposal.
By Alex Magno (The Philippine Star), October 1, 2016 Two weeks ago, several senators visited the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). They went there to assess the viability of finally activating this facility.
BY THE MANILA TIMES, OCTOBER 1, 2016 Dear PAO, My aunt has taken care of me since I was nine years old because my parents have been working in Manila. Since I am now 18 years old and in college, she decided to try her luck in Manila and find work as a household helper.…
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
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
