Low inflation regime to sustain economic recovery, says BSP

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

The Philippines needs to maintain a low inflation regime to sustain its robust economic recovery, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gov. Amando Tetangco Jr. said Thursday.

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Poverty programs to be merged

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

TACLOBAN CITY — The government will merge three anti-poverty programs in a bid to enhance efficiency in providing assistance to extremely poor families in the next six years, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon J. Soliman said in a recent briefing here.

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Deutsche Bank sees 5% Phl growth in 2011

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

MANILA, Philippines –  German banking giant Deutsche Bank AG said it expects the Philippine economy to grow five percent this year, slowing down from the estimated 6.5 to 7 percent growth in 2010.

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Gaining ground in China: Opportunities for Philippine agriculture exports

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

MANILA, Philippines –  With a huge potential market of 1.3 billion people and escalating economic influence, China could be an exporter’s paradise for those who know how to navigate the Chinese marketplace. China’s increasingly affluent middle class with rising disposable incomes and changing lifestyles that include a growing demand for imported foods have created plenty…

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TUCP warns govt vs slamming door on wage hike petition

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

Hungry workers are angry workers. On this note, a labor confederation on Friday warned the government against summarily dismissing petitions for a wage increase amid rising costs of living.

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Business as usual even sans GSP – exporters

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

MANILA, Philippines –  Local exporters announced it is business as usual for them despite the expiration of the privileges enjoyed by the country under the US Generalized System of Preference (GSP).

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Labor group to press for wage increase amid price hikes

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

A major labor confederation said Thursday it will file a petition next week calling for an increase in Metro Manila workers’ wages, amid recent and impending hikes in prices of basic goods and services.

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Euro zone stability to be ensured

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

LONDON — France and Germany are ready “to do everything, absolutely everything” to ensure the stability of the euro zone, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said in a speech in London on Thursday.

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Metro workers seek P55 wage hike

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

MANILA, Philippines –  Workers in Metro Manila are seeking a P55 hike in their daily take-home pay to help them cope with the impending increase in fare rates and the corresponding rise in prices of essential commodities, a labor group said yesterday.

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Business group targets private sector corruption

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

ANTI-CORRUPTION efforts — this time directed towards the private sector — will be added to the Makati Business Club’s (MBC) priorities, its new executive director said.

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Phl incurs P6.6 B in economic losses yearly – UN

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippines incurs an average of P6.6 billion in economic losses every year due to typhoons alone because of inadequate protective measures and policies against natural disasters, a UN study revealed yesterday.

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Successful polls in Phl cited by world freedom group

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

WASHINGTON – A successful election in the Philippines in May was one of a few “bright spots” in the annual survey of political rights and civil liberties around the world, said Freedom House, a Washington-based non-government organization.

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RP drops to 115th in economic freedom

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

WASHINGTON – The Philippines slipped six places to 115 in the latest index of economic rankings of 179 countries around the world.

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DoH affirms principle of responsible parenthood

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (PNA) – Department of Health (DoH) Secretary Enrique Ona affirmed on Thursday the position of the government to support responsible parenthood by providing the Filipino people with necessary information that would be helpful in raising their families.

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Labor row settled

Published by rudy Date posted on January 14, 2011

A LABOR row at Bluestar Marketing and Manufacturing Corp., maker of the Advan brand of casual shoes, has been resolved, with the workers’ union securing a collective bargaining deal. Undersecretary for Labor Relations Hans Leo G. Dacdac said in a report to Labor Secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz the National Conciliation and Mediation Board headed by…

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Gov’t sees boost in mass housing

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

DAVAO CITY — The Board of Investments (BoI) expects a surge in application for incentives for mass housing projects this year, a ranking official of the agency told journalists here yesterday.

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WB: PHL economy to grow 5% this year, lower than gov’t forecasts

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

The Philippine economy will grow at a moderate pace this year on the back of continued remittance-supported household spending and further government support for infrastructure development, a World Bank report showed Thursday.

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Man seeks redress for ‘unfair’ retrenchment

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

Dear PAO, My father lost his job two months ago. He used to be an account executive. Their company told him that they had to retrench several employees, including my father, because the company has not been getting any income for the past several months. He has gone back and forth to their office because…

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DOLE: Wage hike possible in July

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said workers in Metro Manila should not expect an increase in minimum wage until after July this year despite recent increases in oil products and transportation fees.

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DOLE orders strict implementation of OFW deployment ban

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

A day after 59 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) returned from Lebanon, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz on Thursday ordered the strict implementation of the OFW deployment ban on Lebanon and four other “high-risk” countries.

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DOH to hire 10,000 nurses

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

THE Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday launched a project that will hire and deploy 10,000 volunteer registered nurses to poor areas in the country.

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Philippines slips to rank 115 in economic freedom index

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The country is still considered “mostly unfree” in a global index that measures commitment to free enterprise and capitalist system.

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Filipinos most vulnerable to high food prices

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

THE Philippines may be the most susceptible to adverse affects of higher food prices worldwide among all Asian countries as the bulk of the country’s inflation accounts for food.

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DoLE to OFWs: ‘Don’t be drug couriers’

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

Concerned about reports of increasing number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) being used as drug couriers, Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz yesterday issued an urgent warning to prospective OFWs and those already deployed abroad to be wary of glib-tongued individuals luring OFWs in the drug trade.

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LRT, MRT fare hike: Will the poor pay more?

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Averages can hide as well as reveal patterns in data. The recently approved increase for Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) fares, which average about 56%, is a good example of this truism.

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Make investors confident, UK asks Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

THE government should create a business environment where companies can be “confident in their long-term investments,” a high-ranking official of the British government said on Wednesday, adding that strengthening the stability and security of the country’s economy will help attract foreign investors.

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200 OFWs from Kuwait repatriated

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

More than 200 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been repatriated en masse from Kuwait since July 2010, according to Vice President and Presidential Adviser on OFWs’ Concerns Jejomar Binay.

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Pervasive RP corruption remains, says Heritage

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

SCORE ON ECONOMIC FREEDOM SLIDES Despite the supposed “straight path” taken by President Aquino who assumed power in June last year, the annual Index of Economic Freedom still cited corruption as being pervasive in the country that has resulted in the Philippines under Aquino ranking a poor 115 out of 179 countries in the annual…

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FDI inflows plunge 36.5% to $1.07 billion in 10 months

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Total foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows plunged 36.5 percent in the first 10 months of last year as investors remained jittery over the fragile economic recovery in advanced economies led by the US.

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Doles no substitute for food-job strategy

Published by rudy Date posted on January 13, 2011

POOR PINOYS: The latest survey said that 18.1 percent of Filipinos who were polled claimed to have experienced hunger in the past three months and that 49 percent considered themselves poor.

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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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