by Jenina P. Ibañez, 9 Nov 2021, BusinessWorld THE PHILIPPINES has fallen behind in economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region as it registered the poorest performance in an index measuring 17 economies’ performance in 2019.
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by Reuters, 8 Nov 2021 GLASGOW — Governments will push for agreement on Monday on how to help vulnerable countries deal with global warming and compensate them for damage already done, a test of whether developing and rich nations can end a standoff over cash for climate change.
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by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 7 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Philippines needs to complete the ratification process for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) within the month as the agreement is set to take effect in January next year.
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By Al Vitangcol 3rd, 6 Nov 2021, Manila Times ONE of the top stories in Bloomberg News on November 3 reported that “40 million Covid shots remain unused in the Philippines over ‘logistical bottlenecks’.”
By Kaithreen Cruz, 5 Nov 2021, Manila Times THE Philippines was given a five-star rating by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) on its Remote Learning Readiness Index (RLRI).
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By: Jane Bautista, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday maintained that the daily 1-gigabyte data capacity provided to public school teachers was enough to access e-learning and department applications.
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By: Neil Arwin Mercado – Reporter, 4 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The unemployment rate in the country rose to 8.9 percent—equivalent to 4.25 million Filipinos—in September 2021, the highest since January this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday.
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by Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star, 3 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The financing arm of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has increased the maximum number of employees per company that can be covered by a loan facility to help firms finance the mandatory 13th month pay.
By: Ronnel W. Domingo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 3 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Consultants for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have recommended three coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) with an aggregate capacity of 967 megawatts as priority for retirement through the ADB’s Energy Transition Mechanism or ETM, which is to be launched at COP26 in Glasgow…
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by Kristine Joy Patag – Philstar.com, 2 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration has intercepted the departure of 495 suspected victims of human trafficking and illegal recruitment from January to September of the year.
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by Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star, 1 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A typical Filipino family consisting of five members spends more than what it earns in a month, according to a 2018 Consumer Finance Survey commissioned by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
By CNN Philippines Staff, 1 Nov 2021 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 1) — With more healthcare workers leaving their jobs, some private hospitals have resorted to training midwives, nursing attendants, and other health personnel to augment manpower, the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines said Monday.
by Louise Maureen Simeon, The Philippine Star, 1 Nov 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The pandemic will push more children into learning poverty, especially in low and middle income countries like the Philippines, due to the prolonged closure of educational institutions, according to the World Bank.
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Want to participate in #COP26 but don't know where to start? Check out these helpful resources selected by young climate advocates and learn everything about the critical UN climate change conference. @uniceflac — UNICEF (@UNICEF) November 1, 2021
by Myrna M. Velasco, Manila Bulletin, 31 Oct 2021 The Philippine government will need to shell out more than P330 billion if it will concretize its plan to ‘buy out’ coal plants in Mindanao grid as part of the country’s commitment for carbon emissions reduction at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26) of…
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
“Safety and health at work every day!”
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 #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
March – Women’s Role in History Month
April – Month of Planet Earth
Weekly Observances:
Last Week of March: Protection and Gender Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week
Last Week of April – World Immunization Week
Daily Observances:
Mar 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transallantic Slave Trade
Mar 27– Earth Hour
Apr 21 – Civil Service Day
Apr 22 – World Earth Day
Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work
