Can climate change action lead to better inclusion?

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2021

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fyi…….from S&P 28 JANUARY 2021…

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2021

fyi…….from S&P 28 JANUARY 2021… pic.twitter.com/659Bgg5Uiz — John Mangun (@mangunonmarkets) January 29, 2021

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Joint statement of the Duterte Administration’s economic managers on the Philippine Economic Performance for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2020

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

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Farm output falls for 1st time since 2016

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

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PHL economy posts worst performance since ‘46, contracts 9.5% amid Covid lockdowns

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

By Cai Ordinario, 28 Jan 2021 CRIPPLED by lockdowns, Philippine economy posted a contraction of 9.5 percent in pandemic year 2020, the worst performance on record since 1946, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday.

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This is why mental health should be a political priority

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

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DFA on lockdown, Locsin et al on quarantine as some officials test positive for Covid-19

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

By Recto Mercene, Businessmirror, 28 Jan 2021 THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will temporarily close its main building on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, beginning Friday, January 29, until Tuesday, February 2, after the coronavirus was detected in the building and among its personnel.

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Economy seen held back by ‘excessive risk aversion’ as PH posts worst contraction

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

by CBN News, 28 Jan 2021 MANILA – After the Philippine economy posted its worst post-war contraction, economic managers on Thursday said the economy was weighed down by lockdowns and that “prolonging the status quo of community quarantine and risk aversion is not an option.”

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PH posts worst GDP contraction since World War 2 with -9.5 pct growth in 2020

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

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Davao Oriental provincial hospital under lockdown as 33 employees get COVID-19

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

by Joahna Lei Casilao/LDF, GMA News, 28 Jan 2021 The Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center was placed under lockdown for 10 to 14 days after 33 of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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20 jobs that will start to disappear in the next 5 years

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

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Insight – Asean recovery plan: Business as usual?

Published by rudy Date posted on January 28, 2021

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@PSAgovph data showed PH’s total external trade dropped 18.2% to $149.37 billion in 2020 from $182.52 billion in 2019. Merchandise exports down 10.1% to $63.77 billion, while imports slid 23.3% to $85.61 billion. | @bendeveraINQ

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2021

.@PSAgovph data showed PH’s total external trade dropped 18.2% to $149.37 billion in 2020 from $182.52 billion in 2019. Merchandise exports down 10.1% to $63.77 billion, while imports slid 23.3% to $85.61 billion. | @bendeveraINQ — Inquirer Business (@InquirerBiz) January 27, 2021

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BSP to banks: Comply with credit card debt moratorium

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2021

By Lawrence Agcaoili, Delon Porcalla(Philstar.com), 27 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has ordered banks and credit card issuers to strictly comply with newly signed laws that grant temporary reprieve or debt moratorium to delinquent borrowers.

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IMF economist backs increase in U.S. minimum wage, sees argument for slow phase-in

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2021

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25 things we need to do to help save the planet after COVID-19

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2021

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Airport City displaces Bulacan fisherfolk

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2021

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‘I want to go home’: Filipina domestic workers face exploitative conditions

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2021

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Lockdown has led to positive change for some people. Here’s why

Published by rudy Date posted on January 27, 2021

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US companies using pandemic as a tool to break unions, workers claim

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2021

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Gov’t hopes to achieve key development goals by 2022

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2021

by Beatrice M. Laforga, BusinessWorld, 26 Jan 2021 THE GOVERNMENT’S goal to bring down poverty rate to 14% and lift the economy’s status to the upper-middle income group next year can still be achieved despite the impact of the pandemic, Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said.

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A race between vaccines and the virus as recoveries diverge

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2021

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PHL only one in Southeast Asia to avoid shrinking FDI

Published by rudy Date posted on January 26, 2021

By Elijah Felice Rosales, 26 Jan 2021, Businessmirror THE Philippines was the lone economy in Southeast Asia to avoid a contraction in foreign direct investments (FDI) last year, as FDI inflows to the country went up 29 percent in spite of all the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Filipino women recruited to work in UAE trafficked and sold in Syria: Report

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2021

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DFA investigates staff for possible abuse of trafficking victims staying at embassy in Syria

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2021

by Patricia Lourdes Viray (Philstar.com), 25 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday started an investigation into certain personnel of the Philippine Embassy in Damascus for “poor treatment” Filipino trafficking victims while under temporary shelter.

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Covid-19: A regional response is key for ASEAN

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2021

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Shangri-La Boracay temporarily shut as some staff test positive for COVID-19

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2021

by ABS-CBN News, 24 Jan 2021 MANILA – Shangri-La Boracay will be closed until Jan. 28 as a precaution after several of its employees tested positive for COVID-19, the operator of the hotel resort confirmed on Sunday.

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Comparing organisational and alternative regional citizenships: the case of ‘Entrepreneurial regional citizenship’ in ASEAN

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2021

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Phl to experience first subway train by end 2021

Published by rudy Date posted on January 23, 2021

by Maria Romero @tribunephl_mbr, 23 Jan 2021 Some are doubtful that the Philippines could have its own subway system. But the Department of Transportation (DoTr) is confident that Filipinos could finally board the country’s first underground train line by year-end.

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Dole: Employers should pay for their househelp’s treatment

Published by rudy Date posted on January 23, 2021

by Leila B. Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 23 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) official has asked employers to pay for the medical expenses of their domestic workers who would contract the new coronavirus especially if they were not enrolled for government social benefits.

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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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