Monthly Archives: October 2016

Solar power seen competitive in 6 yrs

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2016

By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine Star), October 1, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – There would be no need for feed-in tariff (FIT) incentives for solar when prices of solar panels have gone down and the country would need to import more gas by 2022, making it competitive with other sources of power, the Philippine Solar Power…

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Community Mortgage Program no longer effective, says PIDS

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2016

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…

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Junking ‘endo’ plan imperils jobs – DTI

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2016

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.

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Nuclear

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2016

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.

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Charging deposits from household help illegal under Kasambahay Law

Published by rudy Date posted on October 1, 2016

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.…

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April – Month of Planet Earth

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Continuing
Solidarity with CTU Myanmar,
trade unions around the world,
for democracy in Myanmar,
with the daily protests of
people in Myanmar against
the military coup and
continuing oppression.

 

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(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!

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