Rules on power discounts for senior citizens out soon

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

POWER DISCOUNTS for senior citizens will finally push through as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) promises to pass final rules by this month.

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Suspension of GOCC/GFI execs’ perks extended

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

THE SUSPENSION of allowances, bonuses and incentives at state-owned firms will be extended for a month after a deadline passed last Dec. 31, a Malacañang official said.

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Exports not a priority in auto industry program

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

THE GOVERNMENT strategy for the local automotive industry will focus more on exploiting the domestic market rather than encouraging exports, a senior Trade department official said.

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Bright prospects seen for country in 2011 Foreign envoys, international funding institutions eye stronger relations

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The heads of foreign diplomatic missions in the Philippines and international financial institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) see bright prospects for the country in 2011.

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GSIS urges compliance with hiked contributions to workers’ fund

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Government Service Insurance System, the state-owned pension fund for government employees, has urged remitting agencies to comply with the increase in contributions to the Employees Compensation Insurance Fund (ECIF).

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UP scientists blast raid on Bt eggplant test site

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The forcible uprooting of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) eggplant planted at the UP Mindanao campus has earned the ire of academics and scientists who were appalled at what they describe as an “invasion,” saying it amounts to an “assault on the quest for truth.”

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YEARENDER: Stock market in dream run in 2010, rampaging to new record highs

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The local stock market had a dream run last year, rampaging to new record highs with many investors convinced that the global economy is on the mend and that emerging markets in Asia hold much promise.

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P-Noy starts the New Year by putting his money where he promised

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

The signing of the 2011 National Budget in Malacañang last December 27 is a great way for President Noynoy Aquino III (P-Noy) to start 2011 on the right note. In a way, the 2011 Reform Budget is P-Noy’s way of putting his money where he promised during the 2010 presidential campaign.

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YEARENDER: Tragic events thrust DILG into spotlight

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) figured prominently in the headlines in 2010 due primarily to two unfortunate incidents: the bloody hostage crisis at Rizal Park last Aug. 23 and the fire tragedy in Tuguegarao City last Dec. 19.

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Population seen to reach 95.8 million

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s population is expected to balloon to 95.8 million this year, the Commission on Population (PopCom) said. The National Statistics Office has not yet released the results of the census conducted in May 2010 but the population for the past year was estimated at 94.01 million.

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Maltese employers prefer OFWs—labor chief

Published by rudy Date posted on January 2, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—Employers in Malta , a small country in the Mediterranean , have expressed desire to hire Filipino caregivers, seafarers, and service industry workers, Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said in a news release.

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Pinoy delegates to global migration gab want less talk

Published by rudy Date posted on January 1, 2011

QUEZON CITY — It was originally a gabfest, but three delegates from the Philippines may have had enough of the talks and are itching for something more solid action from government delegates in the annual Global Forum for Migration and Development.

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Local auto development program hits bumpy road in 2010

Published by rudy Date posted on January 1, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The auto industry was supposed to receive a boost this year as the government crafted a new Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Development Plan (CMVDP). The plan was simple enough – encourage more firms to manufacture vehicles locally rather than sell completely built imported units. After endless consultations, the Arroyo administration signed the CMVDP,…

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Net ‘hot money’ inflow reaches record $4.4 billion

Published by rudy Date posted on January 1, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that the country’s net foreign portfolio investments or ‘hot money’ hit a new record level of $4.4 billion as of the second week of December as capital flows continued to flood emerging market economies including the Philippines.

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Palace ends operations of 10 agencies under president’s office

Published by rudy Date posted on January 1, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has started winding up the operations of the 10 agencies under the Office of the President abolished for duplication of functions.   

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Yearender: Traffic solutions high on MMDA’s priorities

Published by rudy Date posted on January 1, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was an agency rocked by leadership changes that was caused by politics and the presidential polls last May.

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THE YEAR THAT WAS: Year of P-Noy and the great automation

Published by rudy Date posted on January 1, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The year 2010 was a rare one that saw the election of an unlikely president, Benigno Aquino III, who won a six-year term to high office in the country’s first automated polls.

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CBCP calls for better effort vs corruption

Published by rudy Date posted on January 1, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – A top Catholic cleric called yesterday for an intensified effort to rid the country of graft and corruption in 2011.

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Job prospects abroad remain bright – DOLE

Published by rudy Date posted on January 1, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported yesterday that employment prospects abroad remained bright for construction workers and other highly skilled Filipino workers in the coming year.

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DoLE: 24,000 firms comply with standards

Published by rudy Date posted on January 1, 2011

MANILA, Philippines — Eighty one percent of companies inspected by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) nationwide have complied with the labor standards for 2010.

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Govt looks to PPP to prime economy

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

THE MANILATIMES 2010 YEARENDER FACED with a budget deficit, President Benigno Aquino 3rd is reviving a scheme first implemented by his late mother to pursue big infrastructure projects using private-sector financing. In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), the President highlighted the need to harmonize public and private sector initiatives to spur economic…

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Philippine stock market ends 2010 with a ‘whimper’

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

LOCAL share prices and the peso ended the year on a positive note, with the benchmark stock index breaching the 4,200 level in light trading ahead of the New Year holiday.

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What’s up, what’s down in 2010

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

AS this year draws to a close and the next beckons in firecrackers and booze, let us look back on the momentous events of 2010 and see if our nation moved forward, never in a straight line, but hopefully advancing somehow. No doubt the biggest development, if not accomplishment, of 2010 for Filipinos is the…

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Local employment grim – lawmakers

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

WHILE nine out of 10 Filipinos are optimistic for 2011, employment opportunities in the country remain grim as shown by the 152-percent increase of overseas employment certificate in process with household service workers accounting for the majority of said applicants, lawmakers said Thursday.

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Rising from the ashes

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

2010 YEARENDER A new administration and a new set of legislators took the helm in 2010, raising hopes that the country would be able to leave the supposedly stained legacy of the immediate past leadership through reforms spelled out by President Benigno Aquino 3rd. Then President Gloria Arroyo, however, would not be denied her place…

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Firecracker worker hurt in explosion

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines – A worker was seriously injured in a blast that ripped through a makeshift firecracker factory in Baliuag, Bulacan Wednesday afternoon, police said.

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Save Act fails to pass US Congress

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Save the Industries Act, the bill that was supposed to save the ailing garments industry of the country, failed to pass the US Congress, the Board of Investments (BOI) said yesterday.

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YEARENDER: A disappointing year for farm sector

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The year 2010 had been a disappointing year for the agriculture sector.

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P40 flagdown rate for taxis next year

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced that starting Jan. 15, the flagdown rate of taxicabs would be P40 from the previous P30.

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A new twist vs RH Bill: Terror in the womb!

Published by rudy Date posted on December 31, 2010

Last Tuesday was the Holy Innocents Day, when King Herod ordered the killing of all the children in Bethlehem because the Magi did not return to him to inform him where the Messiah was in Bethlehem. The poor innocent little children of Bethlehem became the first Martyrs who died in the name of our Lord…

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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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