by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 4 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has extended over P22 million in loans to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) under a facility that seeks to help them start their own businesses.
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by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), 3 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Businesses all over the globe have become more optimistic as COVID-19 vaccines are rapidly deployed, but many remain cautious with the virus proving to be unpredictable.
by Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star), 3 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday terminated the search and rescue operations for the seven crewmembers of the LCT Cebu Great Ocean that ran aground during the onslaught of Typhoon Bising in Surigao del Norte last month.
ITUC AP General Secretary Shoya Yoshida stressed a new social contract for inclusive and income-led growth free from tyranny and inequaity for a principled recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. NTUC PHL President Rodolfo M. Capoquian, in his remarks, led solidarity calls (1) for workers killed and injured in workplace accidents, as well as departed trade…
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MANILA – Senior officials of the United States and Philippine governments conducted on April 29, 2021 the final high-level dialogue to mark accomplishments and outline next steps after the conclusion of the four-year US – Philippines Child Protection Compact (CPC) Partnership.
By Julie M. Aurelio, 2 May 2021 A House official has filed a bill to fix the pension system for military and other uniformed personnel (MUP) as it faces an “imminent existential threat” because its current funding will be “unsustainable” if no reforms were made soon.
by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star), 2 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Private sector workers in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) may receive a wage subsidy of P8,000 each for three months as part of the government’s eight-point agenda for employment recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Sheila Crisostomo, Rhodina Villanueva, Emmanuel Tupas, Ralph Edwin Villanueva (The Philippine Star), 2 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Workers from various organizations and unions staged simultaneous Labor Day protests yesterday to demand protection against the COVID-19 pandemic and aid amid the recession.
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By: Krissy Aguilar, INQINQUIRER.net, 1 May 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Saturday said they will hold accountable those who subject health workers to discrimination, intimidation and even red-tagging despite their crucial role in the COVID-19 response.
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by Dona Z. Pazzibugan, 1 May 2021 “Jessica,” a saleswoman in a Metro Manila mall, was jobless for most of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. She and her husband are contractual workers who earn minimum wage. The initial hard lockdown put them, along with millions of others, out of work.
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
