Singapore opens doors to Pinoy construction workers

Published by rudy Date posted on February 6, 2014

MANILA – Construction workers are in high demand in Singapore amid a construction boom in the city state. A Singapore-based building and construction company has already set up a training center in the Philippines to help fill the 200 construction jobs needed every month.

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What to expect from August opening of classes

Published by rudy Date posted on February 6, 2014

MANILA – The shift in the academic calendar of the University of the Philippines (UP) System (except UP Diliman) from June-March to August-May paves the way for its “internationalization.”

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DOLE assures HK-based OFWs of PHL govt protection

Published by rudy Date posted on February 6, 2014

As Hong Kong’s policy to scrap visa-free travel privileges for Philippine diplomatic and official passport holders took effect Wednesday, the Department of Labor and Employment assured overseas Filipino workers there of government protection.

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PEZA investments surge 250%

Published by rudy Date posted on February 6, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Investments approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) surged by 250 percent in January from a year ago amid increased interest from companies to do business here.

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Understanding mining: part 2

Published by rudy Date posted on February 6, 2014

We continue today with the second and final part of the letter sent by a reader, lawyer Deo G. Contreras, Jr., about the state of Philippine mining. The letter which appeared in the column last Tuesday ended with the need for mineral and metal processing plants or refineries, and particularly mentioned the fate of the…

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Fukushima wash-up to hit US coast this year

Published by rudy Date posted on February 5, 2014

Tokyo: Seaborne radiation from Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will wash up on the West Coast of the US this year. That’s raising concerns among some Americans including the residents of the San Francisco Bay Area city of Fairfax, California, which passed a resolution on December 6 calling for more testing of coastal seafood.

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Smuggling, fraud cost Philippines $25.8 billion in 2011, study says

Published by rudy Date posted on February 5, 2014

WASHINGTON – More than $410 billion in illicit money crossed the borders of the Philippines from 1960 to 2011, with customs fraud related to imported goods surging in recent years, according to a study by a US-based anti-graft watchdog group released on Monday.

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Filipinos 3rd among world’s heaviest drinkers—study

Published by rudy Date posted on February 5, 2014

MANILA, Philippines — Bottoms up! After ranking 15th in the world’s top porn-watchers according to an adult website, Filipinos are now involved in another kind of bottom, shot glass bottoms.

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DOLE to employers: ‘Lactation stations’ good for breastfeeding moms’ morale

Published by rudy Date posted on February 5, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – There’s nothing wrong with breastfeeding in the workplace. In fact, it boosts morale, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said.

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GSIS net income down 22% to P49B

Published by rudy Date posted on February 5, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) reported yesterday a 22 percent drop in net income last year due to a surge in the number of retiring members.

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Hot money outflow to slow down – BSP

Published by rudy Date posted on February 5, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The rapid outflow of foreign portfolio investments or hot money in the first three weeks of January may slow down soon as investors start looking again into the country’s strong macroeconomic fundamentals, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said yesterday.

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PHL infrastructure spending down 23% in November

Published by rudy Date posted on February 5, 2014

State spending on infrastructure fell by over a fifth in November last year, but the 11-moth tally was still up, according to Department of Budget and Management (DBM) data.

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Which industry has the highest paid employees in Philippines?

Published by rudy Date posted on February 5, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Managers working in the oil and gas industry are the highest paid employees in the country, according to JobStreet.com’s annual salary report. Managers in the oil and gas industry receive an average monthly salary of P74,297.

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$400-B illicit money flowed through Phl

Published by rudy Date posted on February 5, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – An anti-graft watchdog yesterday said the Philippine government was cheated of $3.85 billion in tax revenues in 2011, part of massive illicit money flows that totaled more than $400 billion in the past five decades.

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DOLE allays fears of foreign workers’ invasion

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday allayed fears of the possible invasion of foreign workers in the country due to the impending ASEAN economic integration.

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DAR: Land distribution won’t stop after CARPER Law expires

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – The government has assured farmer-groups that the program of distributing lands to farmer-beneficiaries will not end when Republic Act 9700, the CARPER Law, expires in June.

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A thinning line

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

In administrative law, rulemaking is the process that executive agencies use to promulgate regulations. While the Legislative Department first sets broad policies and mandates by passing statutes/laws, it is upon these agencies to implement these laws and create a more detailed regulation through rulemaking.

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PHL policies support growth path–Moody’s

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

The research arm of an international credit watcher lauded the Philippines path toward good government and appropriate policies, and said this would support the growth of the country toward the next year.

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51 years of smuggling cost $410B, says study

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

MANILA, Philippines—“Illicit funds,” estimated at $410.5 billion, flowed into and out of the Philippines between 1960 and 2011, a significant portion of which occurred through smuggling, said a report published Tuesday by a Washington-based research and advocacy group.

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PHL resets poverty level target, to miss 17.2% MDG goal

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has firmed up a poverty incidence target post-2015, which is up for final approval within the quarter, a ranking official said.

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Economic growth may not settle within gov’t target – GlobalSource

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine economic expansion may not settle within the government’s 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent target this year, GlobalSource Partners said, amid a lack of new growth drivers.

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Understanding mining: part 1

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

We have a lengthy and quite comprehensive discussion contributed by a reader, Atty. Deo G. Contreras, Jr., about the state of Philippine mining. We will be featuring it in two parts so as not to miss on any important narration. Please read on.

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SWS: Noy gov’t ratings slip

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Public satisfaction with the Aquino administration dropped further in the last quarter of 2013 but remained “very good,” the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in its latest report.

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Cancer cases ‘set to rise by half by 2030’: UN

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

Paris (AFP) – New cases of cancer will rise by half by 2030, reaching 21.6 million per year compared to 14 million in 2012, the UN said on Monday in a global analysis of the scourge.

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DOLE wants breastfeeding stations in more workplaces

Published by rudy Date posted on February 4, 2014

As part of its efforts to support the “modern Filipino working woman,” the Department of Labor and Employment on Tuesday pushed for breastfeeding stations in more workplaces.

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Premium increase upsets SSS

Published by rudy Date posted on February 3, 2014

The Social Security System (SSS), the pension fund for workers in the private sector, started the New Year with the bad news that the Aquino administration had summarily rejected calls to stop the increase in SSS and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premiums.

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ANZ bumps up Phl growth forecast

Published by rudy Date posted on February 3, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ) has revised its 2014 economic growth outlook for the Philippines to 7.3 percent after the gross domestic product (GDP) zoomed by a better-than-expected 7.2 percent last year.

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Public warned vs toxic ‘trumpo’

Published by rudy Date posted on February 3, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – A consumer watchdog warned the public yesterday against buying trumpo or tops, saying that most of those available on the market contain lead and other poisonous substances.

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Published by rudy Date posted on February 3, 2014

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A New Multilateralism for the 21st Century: the Richard Dimbleby Lecture

Published by rudy Date posted on February 3, 2014

Good evening. It is a great honor to be invited to deliver this year’s Dimbleby Lecture, and I would like to thank the BBC and the Dimbleby family for so kindly inviting me—and especially David Dimbleby for his warm words of introduction.

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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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