House revives proposal to amend Constitution

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III’s allies on Sunday vowed to push economic amendments to the Constitution, saying now was the time to do it because the President had given his assurance he did not plan to stay in power beyond his six-year term.

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SC reaffirms anti-terror law as constitutional

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court has affirmed with finality the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 9372, also known as the Human Security Act of 2007, which was crafted by Congress to give teeth to the government’s anti-terrorism drive.

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Manila committed to overseas workers

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

Welfare of Filipinos abroad a priority, says official Manila: Protection and welfare of Filipino guest workers abroad will remain one of the cornerstones of the Philippine’s foreign policy in 2011, Secretary Alberto Romulo said.

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DOLE to pursue more peaceful industrial front in

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

With the trust rating of the Aquino administration at its highest, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will further enhance its labor relations reform programs in 2011 to maintain the single digit strike rate last year and maintain the industrial peace prevailing in the country.

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AIDS advisory body to lobby for stronger law

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH)-Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC) is lobbying for a new HIV/AIDS prevention bill that will advocate higher budget for PNAC and anti-HIV programs of its 17 member agencies.

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Meralco offers online energy-saving tool

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – For budget-conscious power consumers, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) offers a handy – and free – tool to help them manage their electricity consumption better.

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Study suggests economic insecurity boosts obesity

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

LONDON – The stress of being exposed to economic insecurity may mean people living in countries with so-called “free market” economies are more likely to become obese, British researchers said on Friday.

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Phl external debt up 9.3% to $59.8 B

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The foreign currency denominated debt of the Philippines went up by 9.3 percent in the first nine months of last year but the country’s debt service capacity remained comfortable, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said over the weekend.

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Auto sales zoom to highest level in 14 years

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Sales of the local auto industry zoomed to its highest level in 14 years with 168,490 units sold last year.

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Reversing devolution

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

The country’s experience with devolution shows the limitation of big ideas turned into laws without adequate studies of how things will work on the ground. It was popular for some political leaders to bash Imperial Manila and demand that more powers be devolved to local governments. It was argued that local governments know what people…

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Philippines should address poverty fist – MVP

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

FOR Manuel “Manny” V. Pangilinan, eradicating poverty should be Job No. 1 for every Filipino. But to be successful, more people should help not just in civic projects but also in government programs that invite partnerships with private businesses.

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Foreign arrivals up 19.5% in 2010 despite travel alerts

Published by rudy Date posted on January 10, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Despite the spate of negative travel advisories on the Philippines, the number of foreigners who entered the country through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminals alone from January to December 2010 soared to more than 3.4 million, up by almost 20 percent compared to those who arrived in 2009, according to the…

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Complaints on non-payment of 13th month pay continue

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—The deadline for the mandatory payment of 13th month pay has lapsed two weeks ago, but the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) continues to receive complaints of non-compliance from workers all over the country, mostly in Metro Manila, Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said in a news release.

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PH unlikely to meet its education targets—US report

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

Philippines—Washington believes the Philippines is “unlikely” to meet its second Millennium Development Goal (MDG) or achieving universal primary education by 2015, according to a report of the US embassy in Manila furnished the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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Banana stakeholders act to strengthen industry

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) has asked to strengthen the sector by adopting a code of good practices to make the industry fully compliant with local and international labor standards.

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Government must come back to the iron and steel industry

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

Government policies are always affected by whose interest is being considered. In the case of the steel industry, the clashing interests are those of the importers and the traders, Roberto Cola said. He cited China, which now offers rebates to steel manufacturers. The Chinese government encourages exporting high value added products. It discourages exports of…

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Problems the industry faces today

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

A steady supply of iron ore is not a necessity for the Philippines to develop its steel industry, Roberto Cola said.

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Prime cause of failure – non-integration

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

ROBERTO Cola, the president of the Philippine Steel and Iron Institute (PISI), says the primary cause of the decline of the steel industry is its failure to integrate. He also said that is again being seen today: “There’s lack of value adding among the present local players.”

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Inflation seen picking up to 4.1% this year

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Swiss-owned investment bank UBS sees the country’s inflation picking up to 4.1 percent this year and 4.6 percent next year.

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FWRCs cared for 1,200 OFWs in 2010

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz yesterday announced that the Philippines ’ Filipino Worker Resource Centers (FWRCs) in 19 posts across the world had cared for a monthly average of 1,200 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who ran to the FWRCs for refuge in 2010.

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DepEd studies kindergarten teachers’ needs

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

THE Department of Education (DepEd) said it is looking for options to address the need for more kindergarten teachers in line with the 2.4-million 5-year-old students targeted to start schooling this year.

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60 percent of working Filipinos have no valid Ids

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

AT least 60 percent of working Filipinos do not have valid identification cards (IDs), which hamper their access to social services, a lawmaker said Saturday. Rep. Pedro Romualdo of the Lone District of Camiguin disclosed that Filipinos in the workforce who do not have proper IDs include those who are working in the underground economy,…

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1,555 OFWs repatriated in 2010 — govt data

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

Some 13,000 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in various countries were provided legal assistance and refuge by the Filipino Workers Resource Center (FWRC) last year, government records show.

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Post-Marcos economic managers let RP industrialization shrink

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

Why did succeeding Cabinet members in charge of the Philippine economy—after the Marcos regime—let Philippine industrialization shrink to its present state of almost nothingness? Why did they abandon our steel industry, which any freshman-level economics or engineering student knows, is the lifeblood of industrialization?

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Pa, 2 sons dead in septic tank suffocation

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines – A father and his two sons died at dawn Sunday due to suffocation while manually extracting waste from a septic tank of a lodging house in Carcar City, 40 kilometers south of here.

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Partylist TUCP against electricity spot market

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

CEBU, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress Party expressed its vehement objection to the start of the wholesale Electricity Spot Market in the Visayas on December 26 last year.

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Starting 2011 right: It’s a 25/8 job

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

Last of Two Parts MANILA, Philippines – The harsh realities of our tangled Philippine situation are starting to become more starkly pronounced, and with greater urgency for their resolution is emerging in the corridors of public opinion. Elected leaders — numero uno of whom is, inescapably, the President of the Republic — are expected by…

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Big investors not exempt from labor laws—labor chief

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

MANILA, Philippines–Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has rejected proposals that would exempt large-scale investors from complying with labor laws and standards, including minimum wages for workers.

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A 2020 Vision for the Philippine Economy (Part II)

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—In the power sector, non-oil sources of energy will account for 70 percent or more of power generation, especially geothermal, natural gas, coal, biomass, hydro, wind, and solar.

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Net ‘hot money’ totaled $4.52B as of Dec. 17

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2011

Net inflow of foreign portfolio investments or ‘hot money’ stood at $4.52 billion two weeks before 2010 ended – almost a dozen times larger than the $388.02 billion in the same period in 2009, said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

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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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