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Saudi lifts ban on Pinoy maids, sets minimum salary of $400/month

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2012

Giving in to the demands of the Philippine government to protect the rights of domestic workers, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has lifted a one-year ban on the hiring of domestic servants from the Philippines.

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‘Phl wages among highest in SE Asia’

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2012

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The Philippines has one of the highest minimum wages in the region,the country’s statistics agency reported Thursday.

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Boracay named best beach in Asia, second in the world

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2012

A travel website has named the Philippines’ famous Boracay island as the best beach in Asia. The website www.TripAdvisor.com’s Travelers’ Choice 2011 also voted the island as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

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TESDA targets 60% employment for 1.2M graduates

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2012

MALOLOS CITY, Philippines – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)aimed 60 percent employment rate for their 1.2 million graduates next year.

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Phl improves rating in 2011 Press Freedom Index and censorship

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2012

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Philippines has improved slightly in the 2011 Press Freedom Index, the Reporters sans Frontières (RSF) or Reporters Without Borders said. Now on its 10th year, RSF is a Brussels-based organization that publishes an annual rating index covering 178 countries worldwide.

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DOH receives P90 M for HIV/AIDS programs

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – The national government has given the Department of Health (DOH) some P90 million this year to combat HIV/AIDS which infected 2,349 individuals in 2011.

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Unemployment higher among men than women, labor stats show

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

There are about 700,000 more men than women who are unemployed, Bureau of Labor and Employment statistics (BLES) showed. “The 2011 Employment Situation” noted that “more than three out of every five unemployed were men.”

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PALEA testifies vs Philippine gov’t

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

THE PHILIPPINE Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) testified against the national government at a hearing in Washington in a labor issue which could jeopardize the preferential tariff rates enjoyed by Filipino exporters through a US trade development scheme.

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Poison in your ‘pasta’

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

Dentist Lilian Lasaten Ebuen is a crusader of sorts. For at least two years now, she has been trying to go around warning people that mercury-based dental amalgams (what is more popularly known as “pasta”) are bad for the health.

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Dentists warn: Oral sex can lead to oral cancer

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

ORAL sex could lead to cancer of the mouth more than smoking and drinking, doctors say. At the joint conference of the Philippine Medical Association and the Philippine Dental Association, doctors and dentists cited a study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting that people who have more than five oral-sex partners are nine…

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NEDA chief thinks we are moving

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

Believe it or not, P-Noy’s chief economist thinks the economy is moving satisfactorily. Dr. Cayetano Paderanga Jr., who got his PhD in Economics from Stanford and is taking his second turn at NEDA, talked to Global Source, a New York-based think tank. There are rumors that he is planning to quit soon but he nevertheless…

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Cuts in govt workforce seen with budget reforms

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III wants government departments and agencies to include workforce cuts in their budget proposals for 2013 to improve spending efficiency next year, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said Tuesday.

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IMF cuts growth forecast for Asean 5

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its economic growth forecast for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN 5) due to the escalating debt crisis in the euro zone.

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Foreign chambers of investors dream of accelerated growth (arangkada)

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

Seven foreign chambers of commerce have joined to offer their views on how the country can accelerate economic growth. Left behind by high growth neighbors that have benefitted from the remarkable inflows of foreign direct investment, the joint chambers offer their advice on how to accelerate the country’s growth rate.

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Punish my spouse

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

There are many things that mankind should be afraid of in 2012. The verdict of the Corona impeachment trial. An impending economic global debt crisis. The possibility of limited nuclear conflict with North Korea and Iran. The end of the world as per the Mayan calendar. And PMS.

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POEA to allow OEC processing in malls

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) may soon find securing overseas employment certificate (OECs) as easy as going shopping.

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AFP challenges Human Rights Watch to prove claims

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – The military yesterday challenged the New York-based Human Rights Watch to prove that soldiers were involved in unexplained killings.

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IMF sees lower growth in developing nations

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

Growth in emerging and developing economies is expected to slow in the medium term owing to the worsening external environment and a weakening of internal demand, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday.

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ILO: Noy failed to create enough labor opportunities

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

Despite the recent frequent hype about the supposed improvement in the image of the country during the administration of President Aquino resulting in increased investments in the country and thus the creation of more jobs, Aquino fell short of creating labor opportuni-ties for Filipinos, the International Labor Organi-zation (ILO) said, warning that job generation must…

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Philippine call centers shrug off Obama’s proposal to bring home outsourced jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

MANILA, Philippines — Call center operators in the Philippines who serve mostly U.S. clients on Wednesday shrugged off President Barack Obama’s initiative to bring outsourced jobs back home.

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Obama wants US firms to stop outsourcing

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – US President Barack Obama proposed several tax measures aimed at encouraging American companies to bring jobs back home, a move that is expected to have an adverse impact on the Philippines’ growing outsourcing industry.

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To reduce unemployment, gov’t must invest in human capital, infrastructure — ILO

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2012

EMPLOYMENT GROWTH in the Philippines has remained positive but “volatile” in 2011 amid weather disturbances that caused fluctuations in economic growth, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said in a report, as it challenged government to push for growth that will create jobs and increase productivity.

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Health focuses on high-risk HIV groups

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2012

DUE to the rise of the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV in the country, Health Secretary Enrique Ona said they are directing the interventions to populations groups where transmission of the virus has been high.

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HIV epidemic looming large, lawmaker warns

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2012

AN HIV-AIDS epidemic is a big possibility because the government has failed to allocate enough funds for contraceptives and programs aimed at preventing the spread of the disease in the country, Gabriela Women’s party-list Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan said Monday.

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Pinoy men more likely to be unemployed than women: ILO

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Men are more likely to be unemployed than women in the Philippines and Thailand, according to a recent report by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

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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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