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By Sally Ho / The Associated Press SEATTLE—Rachel Whalen remembers feeling gutted in high school when a former friend would mock her online postings, threaten to unfollow or unfriend her on social media and post inside jokes about her to others online.
by (Philexport News and Features), Aug 2, 2019 THE Philippines has to take decisive action to prepare for the challenges that new forces—technology, climate change and demography—are bringing to the world of work, according to the head of the International Labor Organization (ILO)-Philippines.
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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star) – Aug 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The proposed bill raising taxes on alcohol, heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes is expected to raise close to P370 billion over the next five years, addressing funding gap for health care services, according to Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua.
by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), Aug 2, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The government had missed out on P441 billion worth of tax incentives that could have been rationalized in 2017, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.
By Ma. Teresa Montemayor, Aug 1, 2019 MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led on Wednesday the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a multi-purpose building that would house victims of human trafficking for their full rehabilitation and recovery.
by: Philippine News Agency, Aug 1, 2019 ANKARA, Turkey — Children are one of the most affected victims of human trafficking, UNited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on July 30.
by Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), Aug 1, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — More than 1.8 million students in public schools across the country are undernourished, according to the latest data released by the Department of Education (DepEd).
by Federico D. Pascual Jr. (The Philippine Star), Aug 1, 2019 THE NEGATIVE unintended consequence was debated at length before the law (RA 11202) was passed recently to expand paid maternity leave to 105 days, but some employers are reportedly still weighing options on hiring female workers.
by Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star) – Aug 1, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Even before it can be drafted and submitted for approval, the country’s largest labor group has rejected any new version or “tweaking” of the Security of Tenure (SOT) bill.
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March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #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
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
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