SWS: 7 of 10 Pinoys satisfied with Noy performance

Published by rudy Date posted on February 14, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Seven out of 10 Filipinos remain satisfied with the performance of the Aquino administration, a latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

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Child labor in Ormoc-Kananga sugar district

Published by rudy Date posted on February 14, 2012

ORMOC CITY, Leyte, Feb 14 (PIA) — The sugar planters in the Ormoc-Kananga Sugar District expressed their commitment to end child labor practice in the sugar industry.  

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Crime on decline, boasts PNP chief

Published by rudy Date posted on February 14, 2012

President Benigno C. Aquino III [seated, second from left] presides over the Philippine National Police Command Conference at the general headquarters of the PNP in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Joining him are PNP Director General Nicanor Bartolome, Local Government Undersecretary Rico Puno, and senior police officers.

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Agencies bloat budgets—Abad

Published by rudy Date posted on February 14, 2012

SOME government agencies have bloated their budget for maintenance and other operating expenses in order to realize higher savings and grant more incentives to their employees.

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Tighter mining rules readied, Foreign investors find draft order ‘profoundly disturbing’

Published by rudy Date posted on February 14, 2012

The Philippines is considering tightening rules, cutting tax breaks and reviewing resource contracts in what could be the biggest revamp in its mining policy since a 2004 court ruling supporting foreign investment.

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Yes to mining moratorium

Published by rudy Date posted on February 14, 2012

Outraged mining executives aside, it is right for the government to start heeding lessons learned from our sad experiences in the mining industry. Mining companies will always say that mining is good for the economy, that mining is booming, but who really gets the huge rewards from our country’s vast mineral wealth?

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Eternit managers sentenced to 16 years in prison

Published by rudy Date posted on February 13, 2012

(AGI) Turin – A court in Turin has sentenced Stephan Schmidheiny and Jean Louis de Cartier to 16 years in the Eternit asbestos trial. The defendants were found guilty of environmental disaster and wilful omission of safety precautions. However, the judgement makes a distinction between the various Italian factories, declaring them guilty for Casale Monferrato…

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Neda expects inflation rate to meet 2012 goal

Published by rudy Date posted on February 13, 2012

Following the drop in inflation rate to 3.9 percent last month, the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) expects commodities price level to settle within the Philippine Development Plan 2011 to 2016 target of three to five percent for 2012, using the 2000-based Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.

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Court ruling threatens country’s P3-billion maritime industry, says CHED, Labor

Published by rudy Date posted on February 12, 2012

THE Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Labor and Employment warned that the recent ruling of a Quezon City court granting PMI Colleges a preliminary injunction on the closure of its non-compliant BS Marine Transportation and BS Marine Engineering programs in October last year threatens the country’s P3-billion maritime industry.

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ILO launches comprehensive new database on labour standards

Published by rudy Date posted on February 12, 2012

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a comprehensive new database providing open access to the latest information on ILO international labour standards as well as national labour and social security laws.

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Philippines seeks to lower age of consent for HIV/AIDS test

Published by rudy Date posted on February 11, 2012

BANGKOK (AlertNet) – The Philippines is looking at dropping the age of consent for HIV testing from 18 to 15 in order to tackle a substantial increase in infections among teenagers, a government official says.

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Govt may reduce rice imports to 100,000 MT

Published by rudy Date posted on February 11, 2012

The Philippines may cut rice imports to about 100,000 tons in 2013, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Dante Delima told reporters Thursday.

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Tourist arrivals hit close to 4m last year—Jimenez

Published by rudy Date posted on February 11, 2012

Foreign tourist arrivals in the Philippines hit a record high last year, surpassing the government’s expectations and bolstering hopes the 10-million mark could be breached in 2016.

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Peso nears 41:$1 territory

Published by rudy Date posted on February 11, 2012

The peso climbed near the 41-per-dollar level Thursday on heavy trading volume of $1.5 billion, as the Philippines continued to draw foreign capital flows and remittances despite the renewed volatilities in regional stocks.

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SC has last say on meaning of the law—Bernas

Published by rudy Date posted on February 11, 2012

THE Supreme Court may step in to stop any abuse of discretion during the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, noted constitutional expert Joaquin Bernas said Thursday.

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Floating status of more than six months is dismissal

Published by rudy Date posted on February 10, 2012

Dear PAO, My husband has been working as a security guard in a security agency in Quezon City since 2005. However, he was not given a new assignment after the company where he was previously assigned has closed its operations. When my husband asked his operations manager for an assignment, he was told that he…

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Over 61,000 foreign studes enrolled in Phl

Published by rudy Date posted on February 10, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – More than 61,000 foreigners are enrolled in different schools in the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said yesterday.

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FQAs on K to 12

Published by rudy Date posted on February 9, 2012

I give a lot of lectures on K to 12. At the beginning of each lecture, I give my cellphone number to the audience. They text me their questions while I am speaking, and I answer the questions in the course of my lecture. It is my way of getting instant feedback and adjusting my…

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The many possibilities of K to 12 if . . . .

Published by rudy Date posted on February 9, 2012

“DepEd teams up with Peñaflorida to bring pushcart education to more areas,” headlined the Philippine STAR Education page last week. Education Secretary Luistro launched with the so-called DTC (Dynamic Teen Company) the K4 outreach program to implement the “kariton” education delivery program of Efren Peñaflorida using 1 meter by 1 1/2 meters wooden cart to…

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Court can get goods on ‘midnight appointees’

Published by rudy Date posted on February 9, 2012

THE Supreme Court has given the Court of Appeals the power to litigate cases of “midnight appointees” of then-President Gloria Arroyo who were later sacked by President Benigno Aquino 3rd.

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High school grads urged to take construction-related courses

Published by rudy Date posted on February 9, 2012

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz is encouraging high school graduates to take training courses related to construction which is in demand not only here but abroad.

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NEDA sees over 4.6% GDP growth in Q1

Published by rudy Date posted on February 9, 2012

MANILA — The Philippine economy is projected to grow more than 4.6 percent in the first quarter of the year mostly because of the increased government spending, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Wednesday.

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Prosecutors fail to pin CJ on SC recall of Fasap case

Published by rudy Date posted on February 9, 2012

The president of the Flight Attendants and Stewards Association of the Philippines (Fasap) failed to show any direct evidence linking Chief Justice Renato Corona to the Supreme Court en banc’s order recalling an earlier SC ruling on the PAL-Fasap case.

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Salceda eyes 5.7% growth by March

Published by rudy Date posted on February 8, 2012

Legazpi City—Albay Governor Joel Salceda said the economy will post a 5.7 percent growth rate in the first quarter, a leap from the 3.7% level last year which was less than half of 2010’s 7.6%.

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Petroleum prices up for 5th time

Published by rudy Date posted on February 8, 2012

DISTRIBUTORS on Tuesday raised regular gasoline prices by P0.60 a liter, premium gasoline and diesel by P0.25, and kerosene by P0.30.

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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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