By BusinessMirror, 2 Dec 2019 The Duterte administration’s record spending on human capital development is meant to gear up young Filipinos for the country’s “demographic sweet spot,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said.
by BEN O. DE VERA, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Dec 2019 The state planning agency National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) will come out with a quality of life index (QLI) early next year to measure inroads made en route to achieving the goals under AmBisyon Natin 2040.
By: Connie Fernandez-Brojan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Dec 2019 CEBU CITY—Editorial assistant Grace Zabala-Oberes was waiting for her two children outside their school in Talisay City, southern Cebu when her phone rang.
By: Glenn San Luis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2 Dec 2019 DAYLONG COURSES Graduates discover for themselves the benefits of intensive, interactive learning. Whenever younger professionals ask me what further studies they should take, I used to answer that it depends on their career goals. Ten years ago, I would have automatically responded that an MBA…
By Madelaine B. Miraflor, Manila Bulletin, 2 Dec 2019 A group of sugar producers has sought an audit on Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) amid the “challenges” being faced by the local industry.
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By CNN Philippines Staff, 1 Dec 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 1) — Restaurants and hotels in Quezon City will soon be disallowed from using disposable packaging materials as well as single-use plastics, according to a new city ordinance.
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By Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat, Manila Bulletin, 30 Nov 2019 Philippine firms are advised to listen to the changing preferences of young workers in order to retain them, a new jobs survey said.
By: Doris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquire, 29 Nov 2019 Metro Manila–among the hottest real estate markets in Asia-Pacific only a few years back–has lost its luster mostly due to restrictions on foreign participation alongside a generally more cautious sentiment on the region.
By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Nov 2019 The Management Association of the Philippines, often very formal in its public statements, has let out its frustration over the traffic in Metro Manila, telling the government that each grueling day leaves the workers of its member firms “crying for a solution.”
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By: Jovic Yee, Meg Adonis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A construction worker on Monday fell while dismantling a scaffolding at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila—one of the venues for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) considered still unfinished.
By Susan V. Ople, 27 Nov 2019 IN life, there will always be good days and bad days. The second day of this week turned out to be a very good day for our overseas Filipino workers and for genuine advocates of migrant workers’ rights. Yesterday (November 26), the House of Representatives through the joint…
Construction worker injured in Rizal Memorial Stadium accident
By: Peter Wallace, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Nov 2019 No, it hasn’t been. I don’t think Sen. Franklin Drilon meant it literally either. The numbers alone say the “Build, Build, Build” (BBB) program has been quite a success. During the past 50 years, infrastructure spending has averaged only about 2.8 percent of the country’s gross…
By Elijah Felice Rosales, Businessmirror, 26 Nov 2019 UNCERTAINTIES brought about by the government’s plan to rationalize fiscal incentives will keep on hounding the country’s business climate, as firms from Japan—one of the country’s largest sources of foreign capital—are seeking a status quo for their tax perks.
by DORIS DUMLAO-ABADILLA, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Nov 2019 Veteran banker Nestor Tan, the 2019 MAP “Management Man of the Year” awardee, yesterday urged the business community to rethink whether the western standards for corporate governance and fair competition suited the local market.
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By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 25 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines–Prices of widely used fertilizers continued to go up in October amid record-low prices for crops especially palay.
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https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614750/the-developing-world-has-hit-the-brakes-on-clean-energy/ Clean-energy investments in the developing world plummeted last year while coal use reached a record high.
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By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The state-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has come out with the rules in granting the survivorship benefits of the pension fund’s Muslim members and pensioners in line with their customs and traditions.
By: Leo Udtohan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Nov 2019 TAGBILARAN CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bohol has rescued two women and a girl from the hands of an alleged pimp in a resort in this city on Saturday afternoon.
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June 2025
Philippine Environment Month!
“Action for Nature, for the Future!”
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
Monthly Observances:
1 Jun – World Day of Parents
5 Jun – World Environment Day
7 Jun – World Food Safety Day
8 Jun – World Oceans Day
12 Jun – World Day Against Child Labour
15 Jun – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 Jun – International Day of Family Remittances
17 Jun – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun – World Refugee Day
25 Jun – Day of the Seafarer
27 Jun – Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Daily Observances:
June 6: Migrant Workers Day
June 19: Filipino Youth Day
June 25: Day of the Filipino Seafarer
