The road to ASEAN 2015: Why are PH colleges lagging behind?

Published by rudy Date posted on November 20, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Island thinking. To each his own. Quite literally, our higher education institutions (HEIs) are taking competition too seriously that we’re moving at a snail’s pace toward internationalization.

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UN reports sustained progress in fighting HIV/AIDS, but some regions lag

Published by rudy Date posted on November 20, 2013

20 November 2013 – The United Nations today reported accelerated progress in combating HIV/AIDS in much of the world, with significant decreases in new infections and deaths, but worrying signs persist that some regions and countries are falling behind in the global battle.

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Study: Filipino domestic workers under stress have poorer mental health

Published by rudy Date posted on November 19, 2013

As Macau continues to develop economically, more and more local residents are reluctant to perform what researchers in the area of migration call “3D” jobs: dangerous, dirty and degrading jobs, hence the need to import workers.

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Consulates ink pact with US labor dept. on Filipino workers’ rights

Published by rudy Date posted on November 16, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO—“We’ve investigated 2,000 cases and recovered $13.8 million in unpaid overtime and minimum wage violations in the health care industry alone involving Filipino workers as victims,” said Susana Blanco, director of the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division in San Francisco.

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JICA expert tired of studies

Published by rudy Date posted on November 15, 2013

Dr. Shizuo Owata of the Japan International Cooperation Agency or JICA has been doing studies on our transportation system since the early ’90s. He had been part of one study after another through the years. Guess what? He is tired of doing all these studies, he told his audience of top business managers last Tuesday.…

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October ‘hot money’ inflows surge

Published by rudy Date posted on November 15, 2013

Funds attracted by upgrade Investments in local shares, bonds, and government securities surged in October amid the renewed optimism of international fund managers on emerging markets, data from the central bank showed.

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TUCP appeal letter to Pres. Aquino regarding ILO CEACR

Published by rudy Date posted on November 15, 2013

TUCP LETTER_H.E. AQUINO

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Teleperformance shares long-term career tips for graduates

Published by rudy Date posted on November 14, 2013

Thousands of Filipino students graduate annually and they will all aim at attaining their dream jobs. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is expecting over 550,000 students to graduate in 2013, hence, over 500 thousand more people will be added to the work force.

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Costs daunt manufacturing

Published by rudy Date posted on November 14, 2013

THOUGH manufacturing has the potential to provide more jobs, industry leaders say that high labor and power costs continue to hinder the sector. “We have to reduce our power cost. Our labor cost is not competitive as well. These are what we should address,” said Arsenio N. Tanco, president of Coats Manila Bay, Inc., at…

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Net FDI up 123% in Aug

Published by rudy Date posted on November 12, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Foreign direct investments (FDI) more than doubled in August on the back of sustained investor confidence in the Philippines, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday.

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Resistance to malaria drugs has spread in SE Asia

Published by rudy Date posted on November 12, 2013

WASHINGTON — U.S. experts are raising the alarm over the spread of drug-resistant malaria in several Southeast Asian countries, endangering major global gains in fighting the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 600,000 people annually.

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PHL in top 3 countries most affected by climate-related catastrophes – study

Published by rudy Date posted on November 12, 2013

The Philippines is in the Top 3 countries most affected by climate-related weather catastrophes in 2012 according to Berlin-based environmental organization Germanwatch.

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POEA ensures Filipino workers are issued legal work permits

Published by rudy Date posted on November 11, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR: David Yee charges each Filipina RM8,500 for helping them to work here as domestic helpers. “That includes proper documentation, airfare, insurance, medical examination and fee for the Filipino middleman,” he explained.

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Minimum wage now higher than poverty threshold

Published by rudy Date posted on November 11, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Most workers nationwide are now better off and are earning more to address their basic needs.

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DA: PH farmers now more competitive

Published by rudy Date posted on November 10, 2013

Local planters reported to be on equal footing with regional peers Agriculture officials said over the weekend that Filipino rice farmers have achieved a level of competitiveness comparable to those of neighboring countries.

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IT bloc takes on challenge of jobs-skills mismatch

Published by rudy Date posted on November 10, 2013

Group hopes to meet target of generating 1.3M jobs, $25B in revenue The Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) has forged partnerships with industries and the academe to build a stronger workforce and help address the jobs-skills mismatch in the country.

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PH lauds Bahrain for new labor laws

Published by rudy Date posted on November 8, 2013

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has lauded the government of Bahrain for its labor reform program, which includes new regulations aimed at upholding the welfare of migrant workers, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

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SMILE, YOU’RE ON SELFIE CAMERA | Alarm bells raised on emerging ‘Selfie Porn’

Published by rudy Date posted on November 7, 2013

MANILA, Philippines — A number of Filipino youths are now unwittingly providing material for online pornographers as various voyeurs now harvest daring ‘selfie pictures’ posted on the net, a non-government organizaton (NGO) said.

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Professionals lacking in top taxpayer list

Published by rudy Date posted on November 7, 2013

PROFESSIONALS were the latest to turn up in the Finance department’s radar as it compared official registry data with the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) list of last year’s biggest individual taxpayers. “Which professionals are top income taxpayers?,” the department asked in its latest Tax Watch ad where it noted that just a few out…

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Evolving insurance industry plays important role in country’s growth

Published by rudy Date posted on November 6, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Despite living in a country that is prone to typhoons, earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions, Filipinos have little awareness of the benefits of insurance, an insurance company in the Philippines said.

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How we lost the industrial manufacturing edge

Published by rudy Date posted on November 6, 2013

One major trend in Philippine economic development is, despite rising income, the proportion contributed by industry to total output is one of relative decline. But at this stage of our development, this should not yet be the case.

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Manufacturing lag cause of ‘boom-bust cycle’

Published by rudy Date posted on November 5, 2013

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said that the country’s manufacturing lag from the 1990s to 2000s caused the “boom-bust cycle” of the Philippine economy.

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440,000 lose jobs in aftermath of Central Visayas quake – ILO-PH

Published by rudy Date posted on November 5, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that around 440,000 workers were left jobless, most of them in the fishery sector following the 7.2-magnitude killer earthquake that rocked Central Visayas in the middle of last month.

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Self-rated poverty stays at 50%, SWS survey shows

Published by rudy Date posted on November 5, 2013

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino families who said they were poor numbered 10.8 million in September, while a smaller number of 7.9 million families described themselves as poor in terms of food, according to a recent survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS).

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Pay hike seen for workers in 11 regions

Published by rudy Date posted on November 5, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – Workers from the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) and 10 other regions are expected to receive salary increases after the regional wage boards completed public consultations on petitions for a pay hike, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said yesterday.

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SWS: 10.8 M families see themselves poor

Published by rudy Date posted on November 5, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipino families who consider themselves mahirap or poor increased by 400,000 in the past three months, a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

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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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