There is no returning to normal after COVID-19. But there is a path forward.

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Corruption, other barriers hound US exporters to Philippines

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by Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star ), 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — US exporters continue to face barriers to expanding trade with the Philippines such as corruption, phytosanitary and sanitary measures, foreign investment restrictions, as well as concerns on intellectual property (IP) protection, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said.

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Online sexual exploitation of children may rise during lockdown – NGOs

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IEA sees record 2020 oil demand fall due to coronavirus

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Higher risk of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children during quarantine

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DOLE’s virus aid guidelines for OFWs selective, unfair

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Free electricity for March and April for low-income households

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By CNN Philippines Staff, 15 Apr 2020 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 15) — Power distribution utilities will no longer charge households whose monthly electricity use fall below 50 kilowatts per hour for the March and April billing periods, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases announced on Wednesday.

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DTI clarifies rents are deferred, not waived during ECQ

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By Kris Crismundo, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has clarified to tenants of both residential and commercial spaces that rental fees and charges are deferred but not waived, during the enhanced community quarantine.

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[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s coronavirus aid: Too little, too slow, too politicized

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Fewer meetings, more toilet lids: What workplaces will look like after lockdowns

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

by Agence France-Presse, 15 Apr 2020 WASHINGTON — Around the world countries are hitting their coronavirus peaks and starting to grapple with questions about when and how to reopen their economies. But those people fortunate enough to have not lost their jobs should be prepared for a “new normal” when they finally go back to…

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PIDS study clearly defines who are real middle-class citizens in PH

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2020

by Christia Marie Ramos, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than a month after the entire Luzon was placed under lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), President Rodrigo Duterte approved a P50-billion wage subsidy for middle-income workers.

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Allow sugar mills, plantations to operate, Bukidnon gov told

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by Ian Biong, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) appealed to Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. to lift his orders shutting down sugar mills and plantations in the province because “such restrictive policy would only result in artificial shortage and thus price spikes.”

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P50-B pay subsidy approved for middle-income workers

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by Julie M. Aurelio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 15 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte approved a P50.8-billion wage subsidy program for workers at micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on Monday after he expressed reservations about a Senate proposal to include more than 5 million families in the government’s social amelioration program.

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Build, Build, Build rail projects get IATF greenlight to proceed despite lockdown: Tugade

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by ABS-CBN News, 15 Apr 2020 The MRT-7 Quezon Memorial Circle Station under construction. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA – Construction will resume for the government’s flagship railway projects despite lockdowns in the country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said on Wednesday.

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Indonesia: New law hurts workers, indigenous groups

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Line agencies urged to halt programs to save on funds

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2020

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star ), 14 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has directed line agencies to halt the implementation of some programs, activities and projects to save funds which can be used in the country’s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.

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Duterte approves P50.8 B wage subsidy for 3.4 million MSME workers

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2020

by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the roll out of the P50.8-billion wage subsidy program for micro, small and medium enterpirse (MSME) workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

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COVID-19 relief: GSIS offers emergency loan, hikes frontliners’ life insurance

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2020

by Neil Arwin Mercado, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 14 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — For the first time in history, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is granting an emergency loan program for its members as the country fights the coronavirus pandemic.

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Crisis can spark transformation and renewal

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7 Predictions for a post-coronavirus world

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Building resistance: a rights-based, holistic approach against Covid-19

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How leaders can foster good mental health for those working from home

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The coming mental health crisis as remote working surges

Published by rudy Date posted on April 13, 2020

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A new learning ecosystem is more important than ever

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Learning online during COVID-19: Resources for students, apprentices, learners, trainees

Published by rudy Date posted on April 12, 2020

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Making universal basic income a reality

Published by rudy Date posted on April 10, 2020

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Managing conflicts and disasters: Exploring collaboration between employers’ and workers’ organizations

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The new inequalities and people-to-people social protection

Published by rudy Date posted on April 3, 2020

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COVID-19 response checklists for CHROs

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Preventing abuses against Filipino migrant domestic workers

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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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