Monthly Archives: July 2020

List: 21 priority bills of Duterte in SONA 2020

Published by rudy Date posted on July 28, 2020

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The shadow pandemic: Violence against women during COVID-19

Published by rudy Date posted on July 28, 2020

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Pateros health officer dies of COVID-19

Published by rudy Date posted on July 28, 2020

by Ghio Ong, Ralph Edwin Villanueva (The Philippine Star), 28 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The chief of the Pateros health department succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) yesterday.

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HR says talent is crucial for performance—and the pandemic proves it

Published by rudy Date posted on July 27, 2020

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Coronavirus world map: which countries have the most Covid-19 cases and deaths?

Published by rudy Date posted on July 27, 2020

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Pandemic drove banks to narrow credit for first time in 11 yrs, says BSP survey

Published by rudy Date posted on July 27, 2020

by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Jul 2020 No thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Philippine banks tightened their loan standards unequivocally for the first time in the 11 years that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has been surveying senior loan officers to gauge their appetite for lending.

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The top 5 qualities of high performing call center agents

Published by rudy Date posted on July 27, 2020

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Capital Economics: Philippines’ GDP likely slid 18% in Q2

Published by rudy Date posted on July 27, 2020

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Jul 2020 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) likely slid by almost a fifth year-on-year during the second quarter at the height of the longest and most stringent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown in the region, London-based Capital Economics said.

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PSEi may rebound to 7,000 next year

Published by rudy Date posted on July 27, 2020

by Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Jul 2020 Investors may have to wait until next year to see a recovery in the main stock index to 7,000 as economic fallout from the coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic casts doubt on the sustainability of the market’s recent rebound.

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Pregnancy discrimination in Southeast Asia

Published by rudy Date posted on July 26, 2020

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ASEAN economic prospects amid emerging turbulence

Published by rudy Date posted on July 26, 2020

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Latin America is battling one disaster as a mammoth recession looms

Published by rudy Date posted on July 26, 2020

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Australia’s COVID-19 second wave blamed on insecure jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2020

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86% of Filipinos say coronavirus pandemic is cause of stress — SWS

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2020

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Recovery starting in Asia-Pacific but PH lagging behind peers

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2020

by Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Jul 2020 The research arm of debt watcher Moody’s on Friday said that while Asia-Pacific as a whole was already leading global economic recovery, the Philippines’ COVID-19 lockdown—now the longest and most stringent in the region—would be a drag to the domestic economy.

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Filipino children most appealing to global online sex predators (1st of 2 parts)

Published by rudy Date posted on July 25, 2020

by Cherry Ann Lim, Sunstar, 25 July 2020 Filipino children most appealing to global online sex predators (1st of 2 parts) MARA* (real name withheld) was only 11 years old when her female cousin Jade first livestreamed her sexual abuse for a paying customer abroad. Jade’s male live-in partner also sexually abused Mara.

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PH economy may not return to 6% growth post-pandemic – analyst

Published by rudy Date posted on July 24, 2020

By Melissa Luz Lopez, CNN Philippines, 24 Jul 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 24) — The Philippines will have trouble returning to its above-6 percent growth track in the next two years in the absence of strong spending to perk up economic activity, a bank analyst said Friday.

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ADB: Worst may be over for PH economy

Published by rudy Date posted on July 24, 2020

By ANNA LEAH E. GONZALES, Manila Times, 24 Jul 2020 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expects the country’s gross domestic product to contract by as much as 5.3 percent this year, although it says there are encouraging signs that the worst may be over for the economy.

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Ocean plastic pollution is on track to triple by 2040

Published by rudy Date posted on July 24, 2020

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A temporary basic income could curb Coronavirus in poor nations, U.N. says

Published by rudy Date posted on July 23, 2020

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World Health Organization says PH needs better contact tracing, not hard lockdowns

Published by rudy Date posted on July 23, 2020

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Employers complain about gov’t order mandating rapid testing every 2 weeks for employees

Published by rudy Date posted on July 23, 2020

by Bilyonaryo, 23 Jul 2020 Business owners, particularly small-scale businesses, can not afford to provide rapid testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among their employees every two weeks amid the challenging business environment due to the pandemic.

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Remote working—an inflection point?

Published by rudy Date posted on July 23, 2020

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How COVID-19 is exposing inequalities in home working across the world — study

Published by rudy Date posted on July 23, 2020

by AFP Relaxnews, 23 Jul 2020 While office workers around the world went remote these past few months of lockdown, a recent study reveals that the ability to telework varies drastically by economic development, age and gender.

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‘My world stopped spinning’ – life on hold for millions of Philippine migrant workers

Published by rudy Date posted on July 23, 2020

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Temporary Basic Income to protect the world’s poorest people could slow the surge in COVID-19 cases, says UNDP

Published by rudy Date posted on July 23, 2020

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The Covid-19 pandemic has escalated domestic violence worldwide

Published by rudy Date posted on July 22, 2020

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22 July 2020 – PH oldest labor center voted — against the workers

Published by rudy Date posted on July 22, 2020

By Marlen V. Ronquillo, The Manila Times, 22 Jul 2020 ORGANIZED labor during the Marcos regime was structured along the three major ideologies: right, center and left. On the right of the ideological spectrum, and the first labor center to be formed in the country, was the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines or TUCP.…

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Coronavirus questions we haven’t answered, six months later

Published by rudy Date posted on July 22, 2020

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Robots and the gender pay gap in Europe

Published by rudy Date posted on July 22, 2020

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April – Month of Planet Earth

“Full speed to renewables!”

 

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.

 

Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!

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