Asean ill-prepared for 2015 market integration–PCCI

Published by rudy Date posted on December 16, 2013

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said the country is not yet ready for the economic integration of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as it urged the Aquino administration to speed up implementation of infrastructure projects for an efficient transport system to make way for an efficient trade and…

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Families of OFWs investing, saving more

Published by rudy Date posted on December 16, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Investments of families receiving remittances from Filipinos abroad surged in the fourth quarter to its highest level since 2007, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said.

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‘Pinoy nurses seeking jobs in US increasing’

Published by rudy Date posted on December 16, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino nurses seeking employment in the US are increasing in number again. Cebu Rep. Gerald Anthony Gullas Jr. said a total of 2,952 nurses took the US licensure examination from January to September this year, up by nearly 11 percent from 2,662 in the same period in 2012.

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Emerging nations overtake West in dumping electronic trash

Published by rudy Date posted on December 15, 2013

OSLO – China and other emerging economies have overtaken Western nations in dumping old electronic goods, from TVs to cellphones, and will lead a projected 33 percent surge in the amount of waste from 2012 to 2017, a UN-backed alliance said on Sunday.

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Net hot money down 2.7% YoY in November

Published by rudy Date posted on December 15, 2013

Net foreign portfolio investments dipped by 2.7 percent year-on-year in November to $980.94 million, according to data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas over the weekend.

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S&P expects Phl to remain fastest growing in Asean

Published by rudy Date posted on December 13, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services (S&P) said the Philippines will continue to reflect strong growth in 2014 compared to the rest of the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

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HL economy can withstand credit, growth risks post-Yolanda – Moody’s

Published by rudy Date posted on December 10, 2013

The Philippines’ economy has enough fuel to withstand the risks posed by the damage caused by killer Typhoon Yolanda and the eventual tapering of the US Federal Reserves’ bond purchases, debt-watcher Moody’s Investors Service said.

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Philippine jobless rate slips to 6.5 pct in October

Published by rudy Date posted on December 10, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – The unemployment rate slightly slipped to 6.5% in October to 2.6 million jobless people, from 2.76 million a year ago.

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Atheists face death in 13 countries, global discrimination: study

Published by rudy Date posted on December 10, 2013

GENEVA – In 13 countries around the world, all of them Muslim, people who openly espouse atheism or reject the official state religion of Islam face execution under the law, according to a detailed study issued on Tuesday.

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TUCP appeal letter for Korean Railway Workers Union

Published by rudy Date posted on December 10, 2013

TUCP appeal letter_Korean Railway

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One in four Filipinos remains poor

Published by rudy Date posted on December 9, 2013

Poverty a big challenge despite robust economy Poverty remains a serious challenge despite the Philippine economy’s rapid pace of expansion in the past two years. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) reported Monday that 25.2 percent of the country’s population lived below the poverty line in 2012, only slightly better than the 26.3 percent in…

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In era of stellar growth, PHL poverty rate is unchanged over six years

Published by rudy Date posted on December 9, 2013

(Updated 2:35 p.m.) The Philippines appears to be proof that economic growth alone cannot reduce poverty. Despite stellar growth rates that have bested its Asian neighbors, the Philippines has not significantly lessened poverty in the last six years. If anything, the expansion of the country’s wealth has worsened income inequality.

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Govt bans workers from Yemen jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on December 9, 2013

The Philippines yesterday banned its citizens from taking up new jobs in Yemen, following a militant attack which killed dozens including seven Filipino medical workers. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said in a statement the government was also offering to repatriate an estimated 1,000 other citizens already employed there as medical workers or construction labourers.…

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Roundup: Lack of jobs, corruption hamper poverty reduction in Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on December 9, 2013

MANILA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) — The lack of jobs and corruption are major factors behind the slow decline in Philippine poverty rate, analysts said Monday.

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ILO supports labor programs in typhoon-battered provinces

Published by rudy Date posted on December 9, 2013

QUEZON CITY, Dec 9 (PIA) — Government’s emergency employment and cash for work programmes in typhoon ravaged provinces are getting technical and financial support from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Just like in Negros Occidental, Northern Cebu, Leyte and Samar, ILO teams are now working closely with their DOLE counterparts in implementing emergency employment in…

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Published by rudy Date posted on December 8, 2013

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PHL must address social issues to gain from Asean single market – US envoy

Published by rudy Date posted on December 7, 2013

The Philippines needs to address social inequity and rising youth unemployment to take advantage of the economic growth that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations single market is expected to bring by 2015.

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Fast-food workers across US push for higher wages

Published by rudy Date posted on December 6, 2013

Fast-food workers across the United States launched day-long strikes on Thursday to push for what they called a “surviving” wage. WASHINGTON: Fast-food workers across the United States launched day-long strikes on Thursday to push for what they called a “surviving” wage.

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Phl had lowest FDI inflow in SEA in 2012

Published by rudy Date posted on December 6, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines had the lowest inflow of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the East Asia and Pacific region last year, a unit of the World Bank said.

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Revival of mfg sector seen to generate 4-M jobs by ’22

Published by rudy Date posted on December 6, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – The manufacturing sector could create four million new jobs by 2022 if the government works with investors to revive low-cost labor-intensive industries as well as expand production of high-value goods, foreign and local business groups said.

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7 store employees die in Davao Oriental fire

Published by rudy Date posted on December 6, 2013

MANILA – Seven people in Davao Oriental died after fire hit a paint store Thursday night. SFO2 Jessie Duarte, chief of Bureau of Fire Protection – Manay, said fire erupted at the Palomares Paint Store in Barangay Poblacion at around 11 p.m., killing employees Emily Dabaquid, Eileen Andoyo, Jessilie Cabrera, Bernadette Budadong, Jobert Tinggal, Joseph…

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3 firms in R-12 compliant with labor laws – DOLE

Published by rudy Date posted on December 5, 2013

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/05 Dec.) — Three companies in Region 12 have received certifications from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for fully complying with labor standards and related regulations.

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Maternal healthcare struggles for survival after Typhoon Haiyan

Published by rudy Date posted on December 5, 2013

MANILA, 5 December 2013 (IRIN) – The massive destruction of healthcare facilities, with disruption to access and delivery as well as protracted displacement caused by Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) will further undermine precarious maternal health provision in the Philippines, warn experts.

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Men can’t multitask, women can’t read maps: how brains are wired differently

Published by rudy Date posted on December 5, 2013

WASHINGTON – Women aren’t very good at reading maps, and men are incapable of multi-tasking. At first glance they might seem like a couple of hoary old stereotypes from the battle of the sexes. But are they?

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Lugar na may pinakamaraming kaso ng HIV/AIDS sa Pinas

Published by rudy Date posted on December 4, 2013

Magmula noong 1984, umaabot na ngayon sa 15,774 ang kaso ng HIV/AIDS sa bansa. Pero alam niyo ba na kalahati ng nabanggit na bilang ay nanggaling sa isang rehiyon lamang?

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ASEAN integration still new to some sectors, local gov’t units

Published by rudy Date posted on December 4, 2013

DAVAO CITY — Parts of the population, including small farmers, are still generally unaware of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic integration scheduled for 2015, industry figures said.

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Quality of PHL infra is 2nd poorest in ASEAN

Published by rudy Date posted on December 4, 2013

MANILA, December 5 (PIA) — Quality of infrastructure in the Philippines is second to the last in the ASEAN region. Senior Research Fellow of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Dr. Adoracion Navarro disclosed this during the forum “Financing Infrastructure in the Philippines ” held at PIDS.

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Risk of human rights abuse in supply chain on the increase

Published by rudy Date posted on December 4, 2013

The number of countries deemed to be an “extreme risk” for human rights abuses has increased by 70 per cent since 2008.

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MGB deputizes 8 NBI agents to apprehend illegal miners

Published by rudy Date posted on December 4, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Eight agents of the environmental protection division of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have been deputized to apprehend perpetrators of illegal mining activities that continue despite numerous court orders suspending illicit operations.

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Unemployment, ‘visible’ and ‘invisible’ underemployment, and poverty

Published by rudy Date posted on December 4, 2013

Recently, the World Bank undertook an assessment of the unemployment problems plaguing the Philippine economy. This analysis makes comprehensive use of Philippine labor data, notably those produced by the NSO (National Statistics Office). I will use this more recent analysis to explain the unemployment problem as an introduction to next week’s discussion of labor policy…

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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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