10 Best tips to win salary negotiation

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

Always beaten in the negotiation game? Here’s a list of must-dos to gain the upper hand in bargaining sessions. You know you’re good. You’ve got skills, the experience and the expertise to do the job well. Despite this, how come you always seem to be on the losing end in salary negotiations?

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PM supports TUCP wage petition

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

The Partido ng Manggagawa supports the P75 wage petition filed by the TUCP. Its basis is rock solid. Inflation has truly eroded the purchasing power of workers in the almost two years since the last wage order in June 2008. And price hikes in the coming months should indeed be factored into any computation of…

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1 in every 4 Pinoy adults has hypertension – FNRI survey

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – A recent survey by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) showed that more Filipinos are at-risk for lifestyle-related diseases.

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Child labor in show business

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

When people talk about child laborers, they generally refer to juvenile sakada workers, house-help, watch-your-car boys, little sampaguita vendors, port area baggage kids and beggars. Some people in show business, however, hope that child stars and starlets will soon be added to that list.

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Five realities in the workplace (Part 2 of 2)

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

The third reality of the workplace is that there will be temptations, usually financial or sexual. For example, sales people may be tempted to fudge on their expense account. Or an unscrupulous supplier offers a kickback to a purchasing assistant in exchange for the order. A married employee may be attracted to a co-worker and…

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8 UN Millenium Development Goals

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

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How do OFW families spend remittance money?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—A study recently released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides an informative and substantially probing picture of how families of overseas Filipino workers spend their remittance money.

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Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

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Self-rated poverty at record low

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

… but hunger incidence still near all-time peak THE NUMBER OF FILIPINO FAMILIES who feel poor has fallen to a level last seen 23 years ago but hunger remains near the record high, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said, tracing the dichotomy to significant belt-tightening.

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‘Mindanao underepresented’

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

Regarding our proposal to boycott party-list groups of dubious legitimacy or whose nominees are discredited politicians or scheming operators, we received a plea that Mindanao party-lists be given a fair chance.

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Guidelines for first-time overseas voters

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—Elections Commissioner Armando Velasco urges Filipinos abroad to vote for the May 10 polls, either by mail, in person or using the pilot automated polls in Hong Kong and Singapore.

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OFWs now tax-exempt

Published by rudy Date posted on April 17, 2010

New law scraps DST, travel tax, airport fee for migrant workers Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are now exempted from paying documentary stamp tax (DST) on their remittances as well as travel tax and airport fee.

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Two more years of basic education?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

(This is the conclusion of  the columnist’s discussion of this subject, which started last Friday.)

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Slowly but surely, national program on asbestos related diseases pushes through

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

Manila, Philippines – The multi-sectoral group tasked to discuss the adoption of a National Program for the Elimination of Asbestos Related Diseases (NPEAD) finally agreed in a meeting today, 16 April 2010, to develop the NPEAD based on the outline of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and World Health Organization (WHO).

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Foreign businesses offer longer OJT for students

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

To help address the mismatch between available jobs and college graduates, foreign-owned businesses in the country would offer longer internship programs to qualified students.

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Demand for BPO space seen rising

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

DEMAND for business process outsourcing (BPO) office space in Metro Manila will rise this year with prices returning to pre-crisis levels seen two years ago, according to an international property consultant.

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Embarrassing pictures on social networking sites may be deemed libelous

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

BAGUIO CITY: Posting pictures on social networking sites may land one in jail.

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House body approves measures for breast cancer prevention

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

A House panel has approved several measures seeking to establish breast care centers around the country amid reports that the Philippines has the highest incidence of breast cancer in the South East Asian region.

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Automation experiment could fail and trigger deep chaos

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

Filipinos are preparing for a historic election in which they will vote using automated machines for the first time, but there are rising fears the experiment could fail and trigger deep political chaos.

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Jobs, education top concerns of voters

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

The next Philippine president who will be elected on May 10 should prioritize job creation and education, a United Nations survey released on Thursday showed.

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Economists file wish list for next Congress

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – A wish list of priority economic reforms was handed over to Congress’ administrative units yesterday in a bid to lay down an agenda for incoming legislators.

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Davao is top ‘next wave’ BPO site

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Davao has been named the Philippines’ top “next wave” city for business process outsourcing (BPO).

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Feb remittances grow 7.1% to $1.4-B

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Money sent home by overseas Filipinos grew 7.1% in February, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Friday.

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SC bares rules of procedure for environment-related cases

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

CEBU, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has finally released Tuesday the rules of procedure on environmental cases which shall form bases for the prosecution of cases involving the environment protection and preservation. Environmental lawyer Gloria Estenzo-Ramos said that the rules of procedure on environmental cases will help usher in an era of stewardship and…

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10 Vizcaya miners buried alive in tunnel

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya , Philippines  – Ten small-scale miners were buried alive in an illegally constructed tunnel in a gold-rich mountain village in the province’s eastern Kasibu town last week, belated reports said.

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Hot money inflow hits $385 million in first quarter

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Foreign portfolio investments or “hot money” that entered the country surged by 602 percent in the first quarter of the year on the back of robust corporate earnings, strong peso, the rise in US stock market as well as bouyant Asian markets, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

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Study: Young adults do care about online privacy

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

NEW YORK – All the dirty laundry younger people seem to air on social networks these days might lead older Americans to conclude that today’s tech-savvy generation doesn’t care about privacy.

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Asian economies ‘on the move:’ Singapore PM

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

CHICAGO – Asian economies are “on the move” after weathering the global economic downturn, but require more liberalization and reforms, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Thursday.

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Promoting employment recovery while meeting fiscal goals

Published by rudy Date posted on April 16, 2010

From the introduction of R. Torres, IILS Director: This Policy Brief shows that the benefits from adopting and pursuing fiscal measures in support of jobs are significant. Such measures are crucial for reducing the lag between the incipient economic rebound and job creation. Indeed, a premature exit from such measures would weaken the economic recovery,…

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Energy measures enabled RP to save P4B in 2009

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

THE PHILIPPINES SAVED some P4.4 billion in 2009 due largely to energy efficiency and conservation measures implemented by the government last year, according to the Department of Energy.

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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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