Sugar Industry Union Calls for Marangal na Hanapbuhay; Declares support for Mar Roxas

Published by rudy Date posted on February 18, 2016

8.21.2015, UP SOLAIR, Quezon City. In its 50th National Convention, over 200 national and regional union leaders and members of the National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP) –the biggest federation of organized labor in the sugar industry –called on government to pursue “marangal na hanapbuhay at kaunlarang pantay-pantay” (decent…

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Lawyer Democrito T. Mendoza, ALU-TUCP founder, dies at 92

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2016

Champion of Workers’ Rights. Lawyer Democrito T. Mendoza, also called DTM in the Associated Labor Unions (ALU) community, was the founder of ALU and was president of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines for 36 years. Mendoza succumbed to a lingering illness last Tuesday. (Sun.Star File) LABOR leader and founder of the Associated Labor…

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Letter from ITUC-AP

Published by rudy Date posted on November 27, 2015
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Mendoza Illegally Occupies TUCP Headquarters

Published by rudy Date posted on November 27, 2015

430am November 26, 2015. Around 50 alleged armed hooligans, together with TUCP Partylist Rep. Raymond Mendoza and ALU President Michael Mendoza, twin sons of Atty. Democrito Mendoza, 94 years old, forcibly tookover TUCP HQ in Quezon City. The Mendoza group immediately took control of the building, destroying locks of the offices and threatening security guards.…

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ITUC AP condemns illegal occupation of TUCP headquarters

Published by rudy Date posted on November 27, 2015
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TUCP Elects Ruben D. Torres as President

Published by rudy Date posted on November 12, 2015

The Executive Board and the General Council of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) have unanimously elected Ruben Torres as president, a position that recently became vacant due to the untimely demise of former senator Ernesto Herrera. Torres is concurrently the president of the BPO Workers Association of the Philippines (BWAP-TUCP), an industry-wide…

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Messages of Condolence

Published by rudy Date posted on October 30, 2015

      I would like to personally extend my condolences to the family of Senator Herrera and the TUCP. I pay tribute to him not only as a great labor leader who dedicated his life to improving and defending the lives of Filipino workers, but also as a Solidarity Center partner to implement worker…

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National trade union conference calls for employment security and constructive industrial relations

Published by rudy Date posted on July 1, 2015

29 June 2015, Manila –Some 100 union leaders (40% women), representing 18 national labor federations and 30 enterprise-based unions participated in the two-day national conference on employment security and constructive industrial relations. Supported by the Japan International Labor Foundation (JILAF), the two-day program aimed to contribute to the promotion of equitable growth and decent work…

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Labor Day Climate Change Initiative: TUCP officials launches carbon war; expresses solidarity with Nepal and Vanuatu

Published by rudy Date posted on May 11, 2015

The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the largest labor group in the Philippines, and the Climate Change Commission, observed Labor Day with a landmark agreement that brings Filipino workers directly into the mainstream of effort to mitigate the disastrous impact of climate change. TUCP President Ernesto F. Herrera and Climate Change Commissioner Heherson…

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Balisacan cites constraints to rural growth

Published by rudy Date posted on April 27, 2015

MANILA, Philippines – Socio-economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said growth in rural areas is being constrained by inefficient land markets and poor infrastructure. Speaking at the World Bank (WB)-International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s 2015 Spring Meetings held in Washington last week, Balisacan said there are serious land management and administration problems in the Philippines. Speaking…

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ASEAN integration seen to increase demand for high-skilled Pinoys

Published by rudy Date posted on April 27, 2015

BAGUIO CITY – The forthcoming integration of the 10-member ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) can increase the demand for high-skilled Filipino workers abroad. Ma. Victoria Españo, chairperson and chief executive officer of Punongbayan & Araullo, said there will be a free flow of professional services through mutual recognition agreements (MRA) due to AEC. “I think it…

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Experts gathered in Nepal a week ago to ready for earthquake

Published by rudy Date posted on April 26, 2015

Nepal’s devastating earthquake was the disaster experts knew was coming. Just a week ago, about 50 earthquake and social scientists from around the world came to Kathmandu, Nepal, to figure out how to get this poor, congested, overdeveloped, shoddily built area to prepare better for the big one, a repeat of the 1934 temblor that…

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Business groups back K to 12 curriculum

Published by rudy Date posted on April 26, 2015

Seven local and foreign business groups have thrown their support behind the government’s K to 12 enhanced basic education program despite calls for its suspension. “K to 12 will foster the development of competent graduates who will join the workforce and contribute to national competitiveness. With this in mind, we the members of the Philippine…

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Sexual harassment conviction vs NEDA exec upheld

Published by rudy Date posted on April 26, 2015

This is the second time that the NEDA regional director is convicted of sexual harassment MANILA, Philippines – Anti-graft court Sandiganbayan affirmed the decision convicting a National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional director of sexual harassment. In a resolution dated April 14, 2015, the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division denied the motion for reconsideration of former…

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Asean Integration! Prospects for Peace and Global Education

Published by rudy Date posted on April 25, 2015

TO begin with, let me set my assumptions straight. “Strictly foreign policy” is non-existent, anti-thesis and non-sequitur in a highly interdependent world in the 21st century. In fact, foreign policy is simply a function and extension of domestic policy in the pursuit of national interest and mobilization of national potential. In this regard, national interest…

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More than a year after Yolanda: Home sweet home?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 25, 2015

Yolanda survivors transferred to a government resettlement project in Barangay Cabalawan, Tacloban, complain of poor quality houses TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Leaking roofs, poor quality jalousies, and substandard hollow blocks. These were allegedly used for the construction of housing units, according to the 16 families transferred to a permanent resettlement site in Barangay Cabalawan, Tacloban,…

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NEDA urges ASEAN members to collaborate in five areas to achieve MDGs, post-2015 dev’t priorities

Published by rudy Date posted on April 24, 2015

MANILA—ASEAN members need to go beyond commerce and financial assistance to address factors that impede the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as post-2015 development priorities, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, during his opening speech at the ASEAN Regional Assessment Workshop on…

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Philippines has worst impunity problem – study

Published by rudy Date posted on April 24, 2015

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has earned the dubious distinction of having the worst record in bringing wrongdoers to justice, according to a study of countries plagued by impunity. The country topped the list of 59 countries included in the first World Impunity Index drawn up by the Impunity and Justice Research Center of the…

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Phinma buys Cebu school

Published by rudy Date posted on April 24, 2015

Listed Phinma Corp. is expanding its education portfolio with the acquisition of Cebu’s Southwestern University, giving it a solid footprint in the region. Phinma said in a stock exchange filing Thursday that it had acquired a 56.83-percent stake in Southwestern University for P1.9 billion. The move will increase the company’s school enrollment by about 27…

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Asian values

Published by rudy Date posted on April 24, 2015

In the world’s most dynamic region, family companies occupy the commanding heights of capitalism THE BUSINESS CAPITAL of the Philippines is a part of Manila called Makati. But it might be called Ayala, after the country’s most powerful company, which seems to dominate it. Ayala’s 35-storey headquarters stands in the heart of Makati, in Ayala…

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Program to help youth look for employment

Published by rudy Date posted on April 24, 2015

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 7 yesterday announced that President Benigno Aquino III will launch the “school towards transition program” on May 1 at J Centre Mall in Mandaue City. Dole 7 Director Exequiel Sarcauga said Aquino will be accompanied by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, the Canadian ambassador to the Philippines, and the…

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Can more social protection stop the ‘race to the bottom’ in Asia?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 24, 2015

Spending on social protection programs has increased in countries with a vast labor force, such as the Philippines. A family planting crops at an ADB-supported project that supplies water for farm irrigation. Spending on social protection programs has increased in countries with a vast labor force, such as the Philippines. A family planting crops at…

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How to help someone develop emotional intelligence

Published by rudy Date posted on April 24, 2015

If you are one of the unlucky people who must deal with a clueless colleague or a brutish boss, you’re not alone. Sadly, far too many people at work lack basic emotional intelligence. They simply don’t seem to have the self-awareness and the social skills that are necessary to work in our complicated multicultural and…

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New hires create more anxiety at a midsized company

Published by rudy Date posted on April 23, 2015

My company keeps growing. We add clients, revenue, profit, and of course, we need to add people when some of us are too busy to handle the added workload. But I’ve noticed a pattern over the past few hires: the very people who would benefit most from additional help at first resist the idea of…

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Statement: The Secretary of Labor on ILO’s Philippine Employment Trends 2015 report

Published by rudy Date posted on April 22, 2015

Statement of Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz On the International Labor Organization’s Philippine Employment Trends 2015 report [Released on April 22, 2015] I welcome the report of the International Labor Organization’s Philippine Employment Trends 2015 report that seeks to take stock of progress and developments towards our economic, including employment, targets. The report, in particular, shows that…

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MRT-3 in line for P1.207-B rehab fund

Published by rudy Date posted on April 22, 2015

From the Department of Budget and Management As part of efforts to improve the country’s railway systems and address the needs of the riding public, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P1.207 billion to the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) to cover the rehabilitation and the capacity extension of the Metro…

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Why East Asia needs its trade unions

Published by rudy Date posted on April 22, 2015

The global environment has been significantly changed by the process of rampant globalization and rapid technological innovations. We are now living in an era of job insecurity and a terrible imbalance in economic development, with one-fifth of the global population living in absolute poverty. The UNDP 2013 Report showed that “the unfettered market economy has…

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SWS: Gov’t rating sinks to record low

Published by rudy Date posted on April 22, 2015

MANILA, Philippines – Public satisfaction with the Aquino administration plummeted to a record low in the latest survey by Social Weather Stations Inc. (SWS). The SWS first quarter survey showed that the government received a net satisfaction score of “moderate” +19 (48 percent satisfied and 29 percent dissatisfied) in March, down by 15 points from…

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Will working mothers take your company to court?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 22, 2015

Read the article here https://hbr.org/2012/09/will-working-mothers-take-your-company-to-court?utm_campaign=Socialflow&utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet

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Could there be sustainable innovation for ageing Asia?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 22, 2015

It is widely recognised that some countries in Asia are facing an ageing population. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asia’s elderly population is projected to reach 922.7 million by the middle of this century. As a result, Asia is on track in the next few decades to become the oldest region in the…

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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!

#WearMask #WashHands #Distancing #TakePicturesVideosturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

July


3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 Ju
ly – 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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