Ex-CBCP president urges DepEd to consult parents on sex education plan

Published by rudy Date posted on June 21, 2010

Ex-CBCP president urges DepEd to consult parents on sex education plan MANILA, Philippines – The former president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to inform parents of their methods of teaching sex education in elementary and high schools.         

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Recruiters set to protest new POEA plan on job contract

Published by rudy Date posted on June 21, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Recruitment agencies threaten to stop deploying workers overseas as protest against the plan of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to remove the probationary period in the standard employment contract without consultation with foreign employers.

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State workers back Noynoy’s efforts vs corruption

Published by rudy Date posted on June 21, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – An organization of government employees has thrown its support behind the move of president-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to start weeding out massive corruption in the bureaucracy, saying they will be the “eyes and ears” of the incoming administration.

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UNDP unveils agenda to spur antipoverty goals

Published by rudy Date posted on June 21, 2010

UNITED NATIONS—After an economic assessment of some 50 countries, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has come up with a “concrete action agenda” to accelerate progress toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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Adopting a sustainable lifestyle

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

There has been much talk about living green and going green, whether it is for the home, at work or in the community. But how does one start, really?

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Biometrics can purge roster of 700,000-4M double registrants

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

Responding to reports claiming that the Commission on Election’s (Comelec) computerized voters list (CVL) could have between 700,000 to four million illegal double or multiple registrants, officials of the Smartmatic-TIM joint venture are proposing changes—additional technology—in the automated election system (AES). They are introducing the idea of biometric machines that will store an image of…

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House probe Chairman Locsin finds no evidence of PCOS machine, card fraud

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

AS far as Rep. Teodoro Locsin Jr. of Makati is concerned—and his feeling, attitude and findings during the hearings of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms seem to be shared by most Filipinos—there is no evidence that fraud has been committed with the use of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS)…

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CenPEG calls for independent, impartial body to review, assess Smartmatic/Comelec’s AES

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

The Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) congratulates the teachers, media, watchdogs, and the Filipino people, for their collective efforts at vigilance and dedication to national interest during the May 10, 2010 national and local elections. Although there should yet be no judgment on the overall failure or success of this electoral exercise, these…

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‘Comelec should improve AES implementation’

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

Commissioner Rene Sarmineto of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) admitted that a lot needs to be improved in the automated election system (AES) used in the May 10 national and local elections despite it being “generally successful.” He spoke to The Manila Times in lieu of Comelec Chairman Jose Melo who declined to be interviewed…

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PCOS’ backdoor console for fraud entry discovered

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

In a sign of bad faith, Smartmatic, the technical provider and partner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), failed to disclose that its precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines had console ports or “secret backdoors” which anyone could open without the need for passwords or usernames to gain complete control over the units’ operating system…

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PAL union slams DoLE midnight decision on labor dispute

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (Palea) on Sunday slammed as a “midnight decision” the order signed by acting Labor Secretary Romeo Lagman that found the planned PAL spin-off as a valid exercise of management prerogative.

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Manila conference to adopt revised STCW convention, code

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

Major revisions to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (the STCW Convention), and its associated Code, are set to be adopted at a diplomatic conference to be held in Manila from June 21 to 25, under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations specialized…

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SSS offers new loan amnesty to employers

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

The Social Security System (SSS) announced a new amnesty program for business owners that failed to remit their employees’ loan amortizations due on or before April 1 this year, a top official said.

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RP tax info exchange law vague–OECD

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

THE Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said the Philippines has yet to fully comply with global standards on tax information exchange despite the last year’s enactment into law of the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters Act of 2009. In a letter to Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, Jeffrey Owens, OECD chief for Tax…

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Napocor to lay off over 1,400 more

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

ENERGY Secretary Jose Ibazeta on Friday urged National Power Corp.’s employees to prepare for a coming reorganization that will likely result in layoffs, saying the state-run firm was overstaffed.

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RP achieves considerable improvement in employment quality

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) takes a strong exception to a recent article published in your newspaper which claims “DOLE” data as the basis in claiming the current, outgoing administration has failed in the area of employment (“GMA failed to bring down unemployment rate — DOLE data,” The Philippine STAR,…

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Experts cite global problem on shortage of ship officers

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The maritime industry worldwide is suffering from lack of ship officers because many of them prefer to stay on land with their families after making sufficient earnings, industry experts said during the 11th Asia Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies Forum which concluded yesterday.

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Militant congressmen also belong to millionaires’ club

Published by rudy Date posted on June 20, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Contrary to public perception, even members of the militant bloc of the House of Representatives belong to the millionaires’ club, based on their annual statements of assets, liabilities and net worth. Representatives Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna and Liza Maza of women’s group Gabriela – who both lost in the May 10…

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Philippines and Japan take turn in justifying JPEPA before WTO panel

Published by rudy Date posted on June 19, 2010

The Philippines and Japan took turns in defending their three-year-old bilateral free trade agreement before the World Trade Organization (WTO) highlighting the economic benefits the deal has generated for each country.

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Factory blast hurts 2 workers

Published by rudy Date posted on June 19, 2010

BOCAUE, Bulacan – Two workers were injured and rushed to a hospital in Quezon City when a fireworks factory exploded in Barangay Biniang 1st, this town, last Friday afternoon. Supt. Ronald F. De Jesus, town police chief, in his report to Senior Supt. Fernando S. Villanueva, Bulacan police director, identified the victims as Romulo Caballero…

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Wage board takes back P22 pay hike for CAR workers

Published by rudy Date posted on June 19, 2010

BAGUIO CITY – After the approval of the P22 daily wage increase for workers in the private sector in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Cordillera Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) here took back its earlier pronouncement that there will be a wage increase for workers in the region, saying that the desired…

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Urban migration creates environmental risks–UN

Published by rudy Date posted on June 19, 2010

THE increasing number of poor people trooping to and staying in the cities is causing environmental risks, a United Nations (UN) official said Friday.

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IMF head laments ‘loss of momentum’ in financial reform

Published by rudy Date posted on June 19, 2010

“I am sometimes a bit worried about the loss of momentum” in the reform of the financial sector, in face of the “huge” task ahead, Strauss-Kahn told a conference.

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GMA kin among wealthiest party-list representatives

Published by rudy Date posted on June 19, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo’s sister-in-law is among the richest party-list lawmakers in the House of Representatives.

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Direct selling businesses see 14% growth as unemployment bites

Published by rudy Date posted on June 18, 2010

CEBU CITY — Direct selling companies face bright growth prospects this year, as unemployment worsens and more employed workers look for additional income to cope with the difficult times.

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Stock exchange notes more investors even amid crisis

Published by rudy Date posted on June 18, 2010

MORE Filipino and foreign investors participated in the local bourse last year amid the financial crisis that clobbered global stock markets, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) said in a statement yesterday.

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Governance focus pushed

Published by rudy Date posted on June 18, 2010

A GROUP of former senior state officials, some described as “prospective Cabinet secretaries” in the next administration, yesterday proposed a “good governance agenda” to implement President-elect Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino’s campaign vow to fight corruption.

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Filipinos investing more in stocks — study

Published by rudy Date posted on June 18, 2010

Local investors are growing in the bourse reflecting the interest of more Filipinos to infuse money in the stock market, a study released yesterday by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) showed.

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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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