Growth in global tablet shipments to slow in 2014: research firm

Published by rudy Date posted on March 7, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO — Tablet shipments will increase this year but at a much slower pace than in 2013 as consumers remain content with the devices they already own, market research firm IDC said on Thursday.

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China lures less investment than Southeast Asia, BofA reports

Published by rudy Date posted on March 5, 2014

China lured less foreign direct investment than Southeast Asia’s biggest economies combined in 2013 amid faster wage growth and a shrinking labor force in the Communist country, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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Why work is lonely, especially at the top

Published by rudy Date posted on March 5, 2014

There is an old cartoon I often show to the managers I work with. It portrays a smiling executive team around a long table. The chairman is asking, “All in favor?” Everyone’s hand is up. Meanwhile, the cloud hovering above each head contains a dissonant view: “You’ve got to be kidding;” “Heaven forbid;” “Perish the…

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Three drown in septic tank

Published by rudy Date posted on March 4, 2014

CEBU, Philippines – Three persons, including a 16-year-old boy, drowned inside a septic tank they were supposed to clean Sunday evening in Barangay Poblacion, Cordova town.

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Big rice mess, due to Alcala, Calayag

Published by rudy Date posted on March 4, 2014

Agriculture Sec. Proceso Alcala is one of Noynoy Aquino’s Cabinet favorites. That’s because, as the President likes, Alcala reports solutions, not problems. But the boss is in for a big letdown soon. That’s when he finds out that Alcala has created a looming rice crisis – for which there are no quick solutions.

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Did the long lines really disappear?

Published by rudy Date posted on March 3, 2014

Those long lines of people seeking an NBI clearance used to snake from the top floor of MegaMall to the basement where NBI has a small receiving office. At the Robinson’s Galleria mall, I am told people line up as early as 3 a.m. for a number to get that precious NBI document.

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P24 M allotted for entry of Pinoy professionals in Asean

Published by rudy Date posted on March 3, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – At least P24 million has been allocated for the forging of an agreement that would allow doctors and other Filipino professionals to freely practice their profession in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported over the weekend.

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DOLE: Employers who fail to install safety devices liable to pay 25% of employee’s lump sum income benefit

Published by rudy Date posted on March 3, 2014

Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday directed the Employees’ Compensation Commission to prescribe the guidelines for the implementation of the Labor Code provision penalizing employers who fail to comply with any law, or to install and maintain safety devices, or take other precautions for the prevention of injury.

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Losing $410 billion means it’s shock therapy time in Manila

Published by rudy Date posted on March 3, 2014

Philippines president cracking the whip on corrupt officials to curb graft The former Georgian president is enjoying some downtime after almost 10 tumultuous years in office, during which he famously disbanded the hated traffic police to root out graft. If Saakashvili is hankering for a new challenge he might find it in Manila, where the…

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Philippine index to monitor property risk, central bank says (1)

Published by rudy Date posted on March 3, 2014

The Philippine central bank is set to introduce a residential property-price index in the first half of the year as it intensifies monitoring of asset-bubble risks, Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said.

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Employment outlook broadly steady under latest BSP survey

Published by rudy Date posted on March 2, 2014

Local firms anticipate employment opportunities to remain steady, albeit at a slightly lower level in the April-to-June period, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

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Body of trapped miner in Danao City retrieved

Published by rudy Date posted on March 2, 2014

CEBU (Updated 12:06 p.m.) — The body of a miner who went missing after part of a coal mine in the mountain barangay of Dungga, Danao City collapsed on Saturday was retrieved Sunday morning.

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Sustainability flagged by Fitch

Published by rudy Date posted on March 2, 2014

A VISITING Fitch Ratings team flagged the sustainability of the country’s over 7% growth as a concern and left without a clear signal as to whether the latest annual review will yield another upgrade anytime soon, policy makers said over the weekend.

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‘Restrictions hamper FDI growth’

Published by rudy Date posted on March 2, 2014

The country’s restrictions in foreign ownership and investment in key sectors of the economy are among the most stringent in Asia, the World Bank said.

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Work trafficking

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2014

Today we begin another month in 2014. Last week’s piece on “School trafficking” which discussed the merits and demerits of a 4-day school week elicited several thought-full reactions. Apparently, we did not have to look outside of the country for an example. UP Biology Professor Augustus Mamaril cited the 4-day school scheme of the University…

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Rotating blackouts in Mindanao

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Mindanao will continue to experience two- to three-hour rotating blackouts because not all power plants are back online after the region suffered an island-wide power outage on Thursday, officials said yesterday.

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When you’re old

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2014

I wake up. What time that is depends on what time I sleep or what appointments I have. If I sleep at 3 a.m., which is happening more and more lately, then maybe I will rise at around 9 a.m. If I have an appointment, I set the alarm on my cell phone and always…

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Business confidence lowest in 2 1/yrs

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Business confidence in the first quarter of 2014 fell to its lowest level in two and a half years, dampened by a weak peso and a slowdown in consumer demand.

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SWS: 86% of Filipino adults happy with life

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – A large number of Filipinos are generally happy and satisfied with their lives, a December 2013 survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

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US staring contest with Japan stretches out Pacific Trade Pact

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2014

WASHINGTON: A standoff between the United States and Japan is holding up talks on a sweeping Pacific free trade pact and a lack of authority to push an eventual deal through the US Congress without amendment may be undercutting Washington’s hand.

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US human rights report to move PHL agencies to improve – Palace exec

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2014

A US government report criticizing the Philippines for failing to stamp out extra-judicial killings will help Manila improve human rights safeguards, a presidential spokeswoman said on Saturday.

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ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

Published by rudy Date posted on February 28, 2014

The mechanism is the only one in the ILO for setting the basic wage for any industry.

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Extrajudicial killings remain biggest concern in PHL – US human rights report

Published by rudy Date posted on February 28, 2014

Security forces continue to commit extrajudicial killings under President Benigno Aquino III’s administration although a few convictions of rights violations has sparked hope that change is underway, the US State Department said in an annual human rights report Friday.

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Court order disrupts asbestos world, but what of the ‘perjury pawns’?

Published by rudy Date posted on February 28, 2014

It started, literally, with a billion-dollar question. The answer came with a scathing judge’s order saying attorneys from several national firms have “disappeared” evidence, misled courts and committed all sort of hijinks, setting the multi-billion-dollar asbestos litigation community aflutter.

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Dentists, students exposed to high levels of mercury vapors, says study

Published by rudy Date posted on February 28, 2014

Dentists, students and patients are being exposed to high levels of hazardous mercury vapors in dental schools and supply stores around the country, according to an environmentalist watchdog.

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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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