Saudi OFWs may lose their jobs: report

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Saudi Arabia are in danger of losing their jobs as the Middle East country starts to strictly implement their “Saudization” scheme, according to a migrants rights group.

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4 Cabinet members assess PNoy’s 1st year

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – As the first 365 days of President Benigno Aquino III in office draws near, the proverbial question “What has the Aquino Presidency achieved?” is once again raised.

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Study urges gov’t to enforce rules to protect Filipino migrant workers

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

THE GOVERNMENT must better enforce regulations aimed at protecting overseas workers, particularly overseas household service workers, noted a study conducted by the Scalabrini Migration Center (SMC), in collaboration with the state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

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Asia-Pacific firms more cautious

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

BUSINESS SENTIMENT in the Asia-Pacific region has dropped due to rising costs and concerns over the global recovery, a Reuters survey released yesterday showed.

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Jobless rate improves to 7.2% in April

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Favorable weather and improved economic conditions pulled down the number of jobless people nationwide, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday.

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Jobless rate dips but underemployment rises

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

UNEMPLOYMENT fell slightly in April but labor experts said this was not necessarily good news as an increase in underemployment indicated a deterioration in the quality of available jobs.

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Office space take-up seen to rise

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

TAKE-UP of office spaces continues to rise, underscoring the bullish outlook of multinational firms in the Philippines, according to data released by a real estate consultancy firm.

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OFW inflows up 6% to $6.2 billion in 4 months

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) climbed six percent in the first four months of the year after recovering from a steady slowdown since November last year on the back of strong demand for skilled Filipino workers, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

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Business groups reject mining policy changes

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

CANBERRA — Businessmen yesterday called on the Aquino government to hold off from tightening regulations on mining, rejecting a plan by the Environment department to declare mines as “mineral reservations” to hike tax revenues.

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Mining issues to be addressed — gov’t

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

CANBERRA — The Aquino administration will work out a “political solution” to problems hounding mining investments in the country, the Trade department said as it issued assurances of support in a meeting with counterparts in Australia, a major mining investor.

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Abusive Pinoy taxi drivers rapped by State Department

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

IT seems that the notoriety of some taxi drivers in the Philippines has got the attention of the United States, as the US State Department warned Americans against abusive taxi drivers, particularly those engaging in “contractual practices.”

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A challenge to Brother Luistro – 3,000 ‘colorum’ schools and still counting

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

During the 1986-1992 governance of President Corazon C. Aquino, the Department of Education was addressed as the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, and was headed by Dr. Lourdes Quisumbing.

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‘Strategic ally’ RP unstable, dangerous — US advisory

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

After calling the Philippines its “strategic treaty ally,” the United States retained the country in its list of “dangerous or unstable” territories when it re-issued a damaging travel warning against Manila, citing heightened concerns on possible terrorist attacks.

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Poll says Pinoys focus on nutrition in choosing food

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

FILIPINOS are one of the world’s most health-conscious in terms of food choice, a survey conducted by an international anti-poverty group showed.

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Seven new mice species found in Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—Seven new species of mice have been found by local and US scientists in the mountains of the Philippines, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has said.

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Study finds cash-transfer program beneficial to poorest families

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

Washington D.C.—A new study by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) spotlights the impact of World Bank-supported programs in protecting the most vulnerable during the last decade. The study shows that the majority of social safety nets (SSNs)—programs designed to protect the poor from shocks and contribute to reducing chronic poverty—achieved their objectives. In several countries…

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PHL officials hold human rights education series in NY

Published by rudy Date posted on June 16, 2011

Amid growing concerns among Filipinos in New York about the city government’s plans to lay off teachers and other workers, Philippine officials there started a series of human rights education seminars for Filipino communities.

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Philippines AIDS crisis looms

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

While HIV infection rates have dropped globally over the last decade, recent predictions warn that the Philippines will see a five-fold increase in infections before President Benigno Aquino finishes his current term.  But last week’s UN High Level Meeting on AIDS offers the administration a chance to reset policy and commit to reversing recent trends.

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Jobless rate falls to 7.2% in April

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

THE COUNTRY’S unemployment rate slid to 7.2% in April from 8.0% a year earlier and 7.4% in the previous quarter, data from the National Statistics Office showed. A total of 2.9 million jobless Filipinos were recorded out of the 39.7 million-strong labor force in April.

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Reforms seen yielding competitiveness boost

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

OFFICIALS are hopeful of a competitiveness ranking boost for the Philippines given a recent reform simplifying processes for firms doing business in the country.

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Education’s price tag

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

MANY private schools would have started classes only this Monday. I heard that even in private schools a lot of parents were making frantic efforts to have their kids avoid being covered by the K+12 program of the Department of Education, unsure as they are when exactly the new system would take effect in private…

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Labor officials discuss reforms for OFWs in KSA

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

Labor officials from the Philippines and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) discussed recent reforms in the Saudi labor system that will benefit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there.

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Moody’s upgrades Philippines, outlook stable

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (UDPATE) – Debt watcher Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the Philippines’ sovereign rating, with a stable outlook, on the country’s improved fiscal position and sustained macroeconomic stability.

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Work safety urged for Subic shipyard

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

The National Secretariat for Social Action, Justice and Peace of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP-NASSA) on Tuesday appealed to President Benigno Aquino 3rd to resolve the work safety issues brought to its attention by workers of a Korean ship-building company based in Subic. Fr. Edu Gariguez, CBCP-NASSA executive secretary, said the government…

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Well done, IMF!

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

LAST week marked the 10th anniversary of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or Epira, passed into law with the objective of reducing electricity costs for the Filipino people and which was forced on the Philippines as a “necessary structural reform” in order to continue to qualify for development assistance, by the International Monetary Fund…

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Lifestyle check on self-employed set

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

THE Aquino administration plans to conduct lifestyle checks on doctors, lawyers and other self-employed individuals to ensure they pay their taxes.

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Dinky’s additional P2B for CCT bucked

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

At this time, the word from the chairman of the Senate finance committee, Sen. Franklin Drilon, a staunch ally of President Aquino, is that he isn’t quite buying the appeal of the social services secretary for an additional P2 billion for the already controversial conditional cash transfer (CCT), although bets are on that when Aquino…

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‘Domestic output is less than national income!’ (Part IV) The Philippine economy, 1998 to 2010

Published by rudy Date posted on June 15, 2011

For almost two decades now, Philippine domestic output has been moving forward but has been behind the growth of total income. In 2010, national income was 1.33 times the size of real domestic output! Thus, more income gets into the economy but real production is considerably less than income by almost a third of income.…

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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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