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by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Nov 12, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — A group of local tobacco farmers has appealed to the government to reconsider the proposal to increase anew excise taxes on tobacco products.
by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Nov 11, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — Close to a thousand new cases of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection has been recorded in the country for the month of September, the Department of Health (DOH) said over the weekend.
by Consuelo Marquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nov 10, 2018 Jobless adult Filipinos numbered 9.8 million in the third quarter of the 2018, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, whose results were released on Saturday.
By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Nov 09, 2018 Due to high prices, many consumers cut down on their purchases of food, among other essential items, hence tempering a major booster to the Philippine economy and slowing overall economic growth to a three-year low of 6.1 percent year-on-year in the third quarter.
By Bernadette D. Nicolas, Business Mirror, Nov 8, 2018 THE Philippines is blessed with thousands of beautiful islands. This is a blessing that comes at a huge cost: the cost of moving.
by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) – Nov 7, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — British banking giant HSBC and Maybank Kim Eng Group have slashed their economic growth forecasts for the Philippines amid tighter monetary conditions.
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by Johnny Wood, Nov 5, 2018 Open-plan offices allow employees to see and hear their colleagues all day long, so you might think all this transparency would encourage them to work more collaboratively.
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By Cai Ordinario, Business Mirror, Nov 5, 2018 THE World Bank has defended its methodology, amid complaints filed by the Philippine government that the country’s Ease of Doing Business ranking did not reflect the true state of the business environment in the country.
By Cai Ordinario, Business Mirror, Nov 5, 2018 THE country’s economic success has not brought it any closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger, according to a study released by four United Nations agencies.
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by Klaus Schwab, Nov 5, 2018 After World War II, the international community came together to build a shared future. Now, it must do so again. Owing to the slow and uneven recovery in the decade since the global financial crisis, a substantial part of society has become disaffected and embittered, not only with politics…
by Devika Krishna Kumar, David Gaffen, Nov 4, 2018 (Reuters) – The oil market’s two-year bull run is running into one of its biggest tests in months, facing a tidal wave of supply and growing worries about economic weakness sapping demand worldwide. That changed in the last week. The world’s three largest producers – Russia,…
by Richmond Mercurio (The Philippine Star) – Nov 3, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — PLDT Inc. chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan has expressed support for the local information technology and business process outsourcing industry’s call to receive an P8-billion subsidy per year for the industry’s skills upgrade program.
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It’s women’s month!
“Support women every day of the year!”
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:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and Made-in-the-Philippines
Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
Mar 4— Employee Appreciation Day
Mar 15 — World Consumer Rights Day
Mar 18 — Global Recycling Day
Mar 21 — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar 23 — International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Mar 25 — International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Mar 27 — Earth Hour
