World needs global food system overhaul—report

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

LONDON, United Kingdom—The world needs fundamental changes to the global food system to feed the expanding population, said a British government report on how to feed the planet until 2050.

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Gov’t to create farmers’ registry system

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

THE AGRICULTURE department will create a database of farmers and farm lands to allow effective planning and monitoring of government services for the sector.

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Abolish the NFA?

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

Something is very wrong somewhere when a predominantly agricultural country like the Philippines earns the dubious distinction of being the world’s largest rice exporter and the government agency responsible for ensuring rice self-sufficiency racks up a gargantuan P177-billion debt.

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Kindergarten bill passed in House on 3rd reading

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Children will soon be required to take one year in kindergarten education as pre-requisite to enter Grade I under a bill that was passed on third and final reading at the House of Representatives.

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Stable ratings for top execs, institutions

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

SATISFACTION RATINGS for the country’s top institutions and officials aside from the president are basically stable, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted just before the end of last year found.

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2010 GDP growth around 7% to 7.4% — NEDA chief

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – The local economy likely grew between 6.2% and 7.2% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, pushing full-year growth to 7% to 7.4%, the head of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Tuesday.

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DA expects double digit farm growth for 1H of 2011

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

The government is projecting a healthy farm growth for 2011 and a double digit growth for the first semester, according to a statement Tuesday from the Agriculture Department.

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ASEAN to grow 5.5% in 2011, says IMF

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and its Southeast Asian peers are expected to post an average growth rate of 5.5% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Iraq calls for lifting of Philippine travel ban

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

(Updated 5:35 p.m.) MANILA, Philippines — Iraq’s ambassador called Tuesday on the Philippines to lift its travel ban to Iraq, saying Filipinos can benefit by taking part in his war-damaged country’s reconstruction.

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2,448 abused OFWs in Saudi repatriated to Manila—DFA

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

A total of 2,448 abused and distressed Filipino nationals have been repatriated to Manila from Western Saudi Arabia in 2010, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

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Radioman shot dead in Palawan

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

A hard-hitting radio commentator was shot dead in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, yesterday morning, police said, becoming the second journalist to be murdered in the eight-month-old Aquino administration.

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Joblessness to remain high in 2011 – ILO

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

JOBLESSNESS would remain high this year, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said on Monday, as global unemployment continues to rise, since the start of the global financial crisis. In a statement, the ILO said that its annual employment trends survey showed that high levels of unemployment and growing discouragement in developed countries, as well as…

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Older, wiser – and happier

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

I welcome our classmates from the UST Medicine Class of 1965, many of them from abroad, who are here to celebrate our Sapphire Jubilee reunion and homecoming. This piece is for you, guys.

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A burning warning on microwave ovens

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

Now, this topic is hot, hot, hot! There’s probably one sitting in your kitchen. And you’re probably using it more than once a day. It’s that M word: the microwave oven, of course! Latest scientific clinical studies done by Swiss, Russian, and German experts dish out this burning warning: Throw away those microwave ovens! And…

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Robust export performance in 2010 buoys export sector

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The robust export performance in 2010 will result in more businesses and investments in the local export sector, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said yesterday.

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Electronics sector gets record investment of P102.5B in 2010

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Investments in the country’s electronics industry reached a record level of $2.318 billion or P102.5 billion in 2010.

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RH bill of Palace a poverty-reduction measure

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

OFFICIALS from Malacañang and the Catholic Church met for the second time on Monday to discuss the responsible parenthood (RP) bill—the Palace’s proposed version of the reproductive health (RH) bill—and agreed to treat it as a poverty-reduction measure of the government.

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Team going to Afghanistan to review OFW deployment ban

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government is finally sending a fact-finding team to Afghanistan to determine whether or not it will lift the existing ban on the deployment of Filipino workers there.

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Asean strives to tackle HIV, cut poverty

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

Asean experts are fine-tuning their action plans and tapping financial support from overseas in an effort to reduce poverty and tackle HIV/Aids as part of the United Nations’ millennium development goals, a workshop has heard.

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Malaysia’s maid crunch hits households

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Tens of thousands of Malaysian households have been thrown into domestic chaos as a shortage of maids hits a country with a long-standing addiction to cheap foreign labor.

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ILO: Job recovery still lags in Asia-Pacific region

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—Despite a sharp rebound in the economies of many countries, job recovery in the Asia-Pacific region continues to lag behind growth, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said.

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Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

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Bangko Sentral to start keeping credit-card customer complaints

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is building a cache of information built around consumers and the complaints they may have against any of the credit-card brands out there in the market that are abusive or unfair.

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ILO: Poor-quality jobs to persist in PHL this year

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

POOR-QUALITY jobs brought about by the global economic crisis will persist in the Philippines in 2011, the International Labor Office (ILO) reported.

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A good year for the Philippines and its businessmen

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The year of the Metal Rabbit, which begins on February 3, will be a better year for Philippine business and the economy in general.

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Nye’s nays

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

I missed conservative economist John V.C. Nye’s talk before the Bangko Sentral the other week, as well as a dinner hosted for him later by the free marketeers of the Foundation for Economic Freedom. Luckily I got hold of the transcript of his BSP talk, which offers a lot of interesting prescriptions for the country…

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ILO report shows job market still in crisis

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

Brussels, 25 January 2011 (ITUC OnLine): Today’s Global Employment Trends report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) confirms that, despite improvements in many economic indicators, global unemployment remains at crisis levels.

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German human rights advocate supports Aquino

Published by rudy Date posted on January 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) – A human rights advocate from the Federal Republic of Germany signified his support to the stringent efforts of the Aquino administration in pushing tangible developments for the country and the common goal of improving programs in the field of human rights.

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City Job Fair @ the South, January 26-27, 2011, Mini Trade Hall 1, Level 2, Festival Supermall

Published by rudy Date posted on January 24, 2011
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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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