7 growth areas in RP, according to foreign investors

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—Agribusiness, business process outsourcing, creative industries, infrastructure (airports and seaports, road and rail, power and water), manufacturing and logistics, mining, and tourism, medical travel, and retirement will frontline the country’s drive for robust investment, foreign investors said in a forum.

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Funny spelling bloopers

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

[Following are some very funny spelling bloopers caught in US local newspapers, publications and various emails – as reported in Clean Laffs. See if you can catch the goofs.]

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25% Investment rate crucial to RP

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

IN order for the next president to get the Philippines back on track to achieving sustained and inclusive economic growth, the domestic investment rate must be increased to an annual rate of 25 percent from the current 15 percent, which is the lowest among its neighbor states.

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Jobs Live! May 1, 2010, SM Supermalls

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010
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Global 1Q PC shipments jump more than 20 percent

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

SEATTLE—Worldwide personal computer shipments increased more than 20 percent in the first three months of 2010 from the same period a year ago, a sign the PC business is on firmer ground after one of its shakiest stretches ever.

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Department of Labor lines up activities for May 1

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

CEBU, Philippines – In line with the celebration of the Labor Day 2010 and Industrial Peace Month, the Department of Labor and Employment-Region 7 will conduct more jobs fair to help reduce the problem on unemployment.

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Gibo climbs up the polls

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

SLOWLY and steadily Lakas-Kampi CMD presidential candidate Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. has climbed up the polls, maintaining his second-place ranking in the latest survey conducted by the independent research firm Campaigns & Image Group, with a 26 percent rating among young voters that comprise almost half of the electorate in this year’s May 10 presidential…

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Investor confidence soars to new high in first quarter – ING survey

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Investor confidence in the Philippines reached a new high in the first quarter of 2010, rebounding from its rock-bottom level in early 2009, despite political uncertainties in the May polls.

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‘1 Million Trees and Beyond’ project surpasses half million mark

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Green for Life: One Million Trees and Beyond (OMTB), a project initiated by Br. Armin Luistro, FSC and the Lasallian Institute for the Environment (LIFE), hit 610,694 seedlings planted as of end of February, 2010. The project aims to plant one million trees around the Philippines by June 2011, in time…

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Proper inspection could have prevented Cebu construction workers’ deaths

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

PRESS RELEASE HON. RAYMOND DEMOCRITO C. MENDOZA        April 12, 2010 Trade Union Congress Party-List (TUCP) TUCP-PGEA Compound, Maharlika cor. Masaya Streets, Diliman, Quezon City Tel/Fax: (632) 351-3757/924-7551 TUCP Party-List: Proper inspection could have prevented Cebu construction workers’ deaths The TUCP Party-List # 178, the largest worker’s party in the Philippines, lamented the deaths of…

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Court issues landmark rules to cover environmental cases

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday issued landmark rules to govern how courts must handle cases involving the environment.

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IMF study: No drop in unemployment without specific job creation measures

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

The IMF’s first substantial study on unemployment revises upwards the Fund’s earlier predictions of joblessness in industrialized countries as a result of the current economic crisis. It states that there will be no decline in the unemployment rate before at least 2012 unless countries adopt “policies to jump-start job creation”. Today the Fund released the…

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Local, foreign investors prefer Aquino, Teodoro

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—Senator Benigno Aquino III remains the choice of local and foreign investors as the presidential candidate who can best promote a stable investment climate, according to the latest investor survey of Dutch financial giant ING Bank.

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World’s unions urge G20 to focus on jobs for economic recovery

Published by rudy Date posted on April 15, 2010

Brussels, 15 April 2010 (ITUC OnLine): As forecasts warn of a continuing rise in unemployment on top of the additional 34 million people worldwide who have become unemployed due to the economic crisis, trade union leaders from the G20 countries will urge for more action on jobs when they meet with G20 Labour and Employment…

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Edge Job Fair Series 2010, April 28-29, 2010, Megatrade Hall 1, SM Megamall

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Global recovery pushes exports to 14-year high

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

EXPORT growth held near a 14-year high in February as the global economic recovery boosted demand for the Philippines’ electronics goods, the government said Tuesday.

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We are not alone

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

Sanders pushes to cap credit card interest rates Burlington, Vermont — Senator Bernie Sanders says credit card companies are no better than loan sharks when it comes to interest rates. In Washington, he spoke religious leaders and community organizers from around the country.  He says that in a recession families rely on credit cards for…

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Unions’ e-campaign to ban asbestos goes to Facebook

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

Manila, Philippines – The Associated Labor Unions (ALU), Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) and Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) brought their e-campaign to ban asbestos in the Philippines to social networking site Facebook.

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Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

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RP can be regional, global logistics hub

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

SAY FOREIGN BUSINESSMEN MANILA, Philippines—The country’s strategic location can make it a regional and global logistics hub of various companies, foreign businessmen in the country said in recent forum.

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ERC criticized over power rate hike

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Party-list Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), the country’s largest worker’s sectoral party in the Philippines, has criticized the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for recently allowing Meralco to impose a rate increase of 26.90 centavos per kilowatt-hour which it said will add to the burdens of consumers in Metro Manila.

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IT experts call for parallel manual count

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Information technology (IT) experts are worried about possible cheating in the May 10 automated elections and are appealing to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to consider their proposal for a parallel manual count to ensure the credibility of poll results.

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18 contentious deals taint Comelec image

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

How can the Comelec properly automate — when rackets distract it? Since 2008 at least 18 big-ticket expenditures have brought the poll body shame:

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Foreign chambers employment expo to offer 3,000 jobs to the public, April 24, 2010, Glorietta Center, Makati City

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010
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Summit agrees to secure nuclear materials in 4 years

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama declared the world safer Tuesday after a 47-nation summit agreed to a four-year deadline on securing vulnerable nuclear materials from terrorists.

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MALL CONSTRUCTION TRAGEDY: CCPO bent on filing charges against CYC Construction

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

CEBU, Philippines – Personnel of the Cebu City Police Office will head to Carmen to get the affidavits of the families of the construction workers killed and injured in last week’s tragedy in Barangay Tisa.

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Spanking children can lead to aggressive behavior—study

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

WASHINGTON—Children who are spanked frequently at age three are more likely to be aggressive when they’re five, a recent study has found.

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FDIs seen hitting $75 billion in 2010-2020

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Joint Foreign Chamber of the Philippines (JFC) predicted on Monday $75 billion in foreign direct investments (FDI) and the creation of 10 billion new jobs for 2010 to 2020.

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RP exports to sustain recovery this year – DBCC

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The export sector is expected to sustain its recovery this year and in 2011 along with the continued recovery in the global economy, according to government estimates.

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ADB hikes RP growth forecast to 3.8%

Published by rudy Date posted on April 14, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has upgraded its growth forecast for the Philippine economy this year to 3.8 percent, from an earlier estimate of 3.1 percent, driven by increased private consumption on the back of robust remittances and election spending.

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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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