The developing world has hit the brakes on clean energy

Published by rudy Date posted on November 25, 2019

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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LIST: Zero-waste initiatives in the Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on November 23, 2019

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SWS survey: 10M Filipinos jobless in Q3 2019

Published by rudy Date posted on November 23, 2019

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GSIS issues rules on survivorship benefits of Muslim members, pensioners’ families

Published by rudy Date posted on November 23, 2019

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.

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NBI rescues 2 women, 1 minor from alleged pimp in Bohol

Published by rudy Date posted on November 23, 2019

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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Cut global emissions by 7.6 percent every year for next decade to meet 1.5°C Paris target – UN report

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

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Micro payments for alleged child exploitation in The Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

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No European countries on track to meet Sustainable Development Goals

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

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PH to generate more coal energy amid climate change threat: report

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

by Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News, 22 Nov 2019 MANILA – The Philippines will likely be further dependent on coal in the next several years despite facing serious threats of climate change, according to environmental group Greenpeace Philippines.

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Nordic data debacles tell story of numbers that aren’t true

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

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Iligan police nabs woman for human trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on November 22, 2019

By Divina Suson, 22 Nov 2019 ILIGAN CITY — Police operatives here arrested a 22-year-old woman Thursday night for allegedly soliciting customers for five prostituted women through online transactions.

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[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s ban on rice imports: Enough of these capricious policies

Published by rudy Date posted on November 21, 2019

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Liquid sunlight creates heat on demand

Published by rudy Date posted on November 21, 2019

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[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s ban on rice imports: Enough of these capricious policies

Published by rudy Date posted on November 21, 2019

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Dismantle sugar cartel to slash prices, Pernia says

Published by rudy Date posted on November 20, 2019

By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 Nov 2019 Dismantling the sugar cartel will slash local prices even as the government soft-pedals on its plan to liberalize the sector, the country’s chief economist said Tuesday.

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‘Dami nang naghikahos’: Grupo iginiit na ‘huli na’ ang pagpapatigil ng rice importation

Published by rudy Date posted on November 20, 2019

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Manmade noise a ‘major global pollutant’ — study

Published by rudy Date posted on November 20, 2019

by Agence France-Presse, 20 Nov 2019 PARIS — It is well known that human hubbub can have a negative impact on some animals, but a new study Wednesday says the noise we make should be treated as a “major global pollutant.”

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DOLE, BSP support e-payment of wages for financial inclusion

Published by rudy Date posted on November 20, 2019

by Angelica Y. Yang/BM, GMA News, 20 Nov 2019 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expressed support for the e-payment of wages in formal accounts for private-sector workers in a joint forum with the labor sector on Monday.

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Opinion: Workers deserve a aay in automation

Published by rudy Date posted on November 20, 2019

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U.S., PH hold dialogues on fighting child trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on November 20, 2019

By Roy Mabasa, Manila Bulletin, 20 Nov 2019 Progress has been made in the latest round of high-level dialogues between the United States and the Philippines in combating child trafficking, the U.S. Embassy in Manila said in a statement on Wednesday.

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China’s giant construction project

Published by rudy Date posted on November 19, 2019

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The ‘flexible’ gig economy is not such a great option for women after all

Published by rudy Date posted on November 19, 2019

Flexibility is difficult for many workers to take advantage of in practice. by Abigail Hunt, 19 Nov 2019 The gig economy – which sees Uber-style platforms link workers to the purchasers of their services – is growing globally. Policy players from the World Bank to the European Parliament have lauded platforms for their role in…

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Sugar liberalization put on hold

Published by rudy Date posted on November 18, 2019

Duterte economic team heeds Senate request to defer import-easing plan By: Ben O. de Vera, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 18 Nov 2019 The Duterte administration’s economic team is heeding the Senate’s request to defer the liberalization of the sugar industry even as the government wanted to bring down domestic prices and address supply shortages by possibly…

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Automation concerns spur calls to assist workers in adapting (free article)

Published by rudy Date posted on November 18, 2019

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In Philippine red-light district, an uphill struggle to battle trafficking and abuses

Published by rudy Date posted on November 18, 2019

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Revamp collective bargaining to prevent rising labour market inequalities in rapidly changing world of work

Published by rudy Date posted on November 18, 2019

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Rice Tariffication Law worse than Yolanda, says rice farmers alliance

Published by rudy Date posted on November 18, 2019

with a report from Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News, 18 Nov 2019 MANILA – The Rice Tariffication Law is worse than supertyphoon Yolanda in terms of its damage to the livelihood of rice farmers, an alliance of farmers organizations and advocates said on Monday.

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SWS: Number of Filipinos with positive outlook on life down

Published by rudy Date posted on November 17, 2019

By CATHERINE S. VALENTE, Manila Times, 17 Nov 2019 The number of adult Filipinos who viewed their lives positively slightly dipped in the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Saturday.

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SSS working to enroll more farmers —official

Published by rudy Date posted on November 17, 2019

by Jon Viktor Cabuenas/LBG, GMA News, 17 Nov 2019 The Social Security System (SSS) said it is now working to enroll more informal workers, especially farmers, into its program.

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‘Crucial’ for gov’t to act now and compensate farmers

Published by rudy Date posted on November 17, 2019

By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQINQUIRER.net, 17 Nov 2019 MANILA, Philippines — It is “crucial” for the government to “act now” and compensate farmers for losses amounting to P61.77 billion due to flood of rice imports, Senator Francis Pangilinan said.

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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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