MANILA, Philippines – Almost half of the country’s geologists have left government work for greener pastures abroad or in private companies here.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the Mines and Geosciences Bureau has already lost 83 geologists since 2006, leaving the government with roughly 119 professionals.
MGB assistant director Leo Najareno considers the problem “critical” because of the relevance of geologists in the mining and urban planning sectors.
He said geologists help determine the structural safety of buildings.
Najareno could only blame the small pay that the professionals are getting from the government.
The government can’t keep up with the benefits offered by large mining companies here and even abroad, he said.
They offer at least 2 or 3 times that of the salaries being paid by the government, Najareno lamented.
Paje raised the alarm amid the exodus also being felt in the weather forecasting and airline industries.
The country is now feeling the impact of the mass resignations of Philippine Airline pilots, amid cancelled or rerouted flights. –abs-cbnNEWS.com
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
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!
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
in the Philippines
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