ERC sets installed generating capacity, market share limits

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued a resolution setting the 2010 installed generating capacity and market share limitations in the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao grids and the national grid to level up the playing field in the power industry. 

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PSALM to sell 2 hydro plants

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) will push through with the privatization of the Agus and Pulangui hydroelectric power plants.

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Current account posts surplus of $8.6 billion in 2009

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s current account surplus posted a more than two-fold increase last year due to higher remittances from overseas Filipinos as well as higher investment inflows, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported.

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TUCP Party-List lambasts ERC for rate increase of electric cooperatives

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2010

The TUCP Party-List, the largest worker’s party in the Philippines criticized the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for recently allowing 94 electric cooperatives to increase their electric charges by 50 to 85 centavos per kilowatt hour which has added to the burdens of consumers particularly in Mindanao.

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Go slow on wage hikes — NEDA exec

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2010

A WARNING against immediate pay hikes was raised yesterday by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), ahead of Metro Manila wage board consultations scheduled to start on Thursday.

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Pioneering study looks at sleep behavior of Filipinos

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2010

Scientists are looking for the first time at the sleeping habits and its health effects on Filipinos, especially shift workers. Their work on sleep-wake behavior and its relations to the body clock has deep implications for mostly young workers in call centers that blaze in lights all night long.

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After Copenhagen, UN seeks way forward on climate

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2010

PARIS, France—Countries gather this week in the hope of erasing bitter memories of the Copenhagen summit and restoring faith in the battered UN process for combating climate change.

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Will OFWs finally win party-list seats this year?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2010

Fragmented parties an obstacle to victory MANILA, Philippines – The sheer number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can send more than 1 representative to Congress. In the past party-list elections, many groups, both land- and sea-based, have attempted to win seats, but have so far failed to get the needed votes to propel their representatives…

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Ex-leader of transport group gunned down in QC

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—A former leader of a local transport group was shot dead by four gunmen at a jeepney terminal in Quezon City on Sunday afternoon because of a suspected dispute within the organization.

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Lofty designs for higher education

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—Emmanuel Y. Angeles is quick to stress that he is not a businessman. Instead, he says he is a lawyer, having practiced law for 50 years. He is also an educator, having built a school in Angeles City, Pampanga and transforming it into the first university in Central Luzon.

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Political, economic woes dampen BPO investor interest

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2010

But RP still biggest threat to industry’s top two MANILA, Philippines—While still ranked among the top providers of information technology and business process outsourcing services in Asia Pacific, the Philippines will have to do something about its perceived weak political and economic environment if it wants to be a step ahead of the competition.

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Cracks start to show in Asean integration

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2010

Flaws in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)’s economic integration plans are being exposed as some members struggle to adapt to a massive free-trade deal with China, and the US and EU opt to pursue pacts with individual states.

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CSC warns government employees against participating in mass leaves

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2010

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) headed by Chairman Francisco Duque III yesterday warned government employees taking part in mass leaves shall be meted with administrative sanctions.

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Some other govt agencies’ good governance efforts and promises

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2010

OTHER national government agencies have officials, like those of the PNP, who have taken to heart the work of reforming under the Performance Governance System (PGS) of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia. The Bureau of Internal Revenue is one of the six central government agencies that were asked by the Office of the President…

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PNP’s strategy map, governance scorecard

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2010

How did the Philippine National Police (PNP) become a Performance Governance System (PGS) participant? The following is a report of the PNP and the PGS. The PNP was chosen as one of the first six national government agencies to participate in a program designed to raise the standards of governance practice at the national level.

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‘A REBORN GOVERNMENTAGENCY WE CAN COUNT ON!’

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2010

Will PNP’s good governance reforms continue? ONLY half a year after the Philippine National Police (PNP) was initiated into the Public Governance System of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (with its balanced scorecard), the PNP has already achieved much of its goals for 2010 and is palpably on the way to accomplishing goals for…

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NFA hikes support price for palay

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Due to a tightness in the supply of palay as a result of drought damage, the National Food Authority (NFA) has raised slightly its support price for palay to P17.70 per kilogram inclusive of drying, transport and cooperative development incentives.

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Ban on tuna fishing in the Pacific: Boon or bane?

Published by rudy Date posted on April 3, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—Conservation measures are generally instituted to prevent the collapse of fish stocks due to overfishing. These can be in the form of closing an area for any fishing activity, limiting the amount of fish that can be caught or allowing the use of only specific fishing gear.

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Auto execs got lost in translation – Campi chief

Published by rudy Date posted on April 2, 2010

The embattled head of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (Campi) scored the chiefs of four Japanese member-companies for misreading the group’s position on the government’s new program for the industry.

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SCUs operate on budgetary crumbs (First of 2 parts)

Published by rudy Date posted on April 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Pity the country’s state colleges and universities (SCUs) — they operate on “budgetary crumbs”. But, ironically, they are mandated — and expected — to be of great service to the Filipino people, particularly those in the countryside.

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RP external debt down 1% to $53.3 billion

Published by rudy Date posted on April 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s external debt slipped by 1.1 percent last year as the debt payments of the National Government and private enterprises exceeded fresh borrowings, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

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Instead of boycott, vote for sure-loser Party-list

Published by rudy Date posted on April 1, 2010

NEGATIVE VOTE: A politician friend offered what looks like a partial solution to our dilemma of boycotting party-lists with dubious nominees but, in so doing, merely improving their chances of winning seats in the House of Representatives.

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Substandard (education) 2

Published by rudy Date posted on April 1, 2010

I received such a tremendous response to the previous column on the crisis of our educational system that I decided to push the issues even further, to explore truly radical responses to save the next generation of Filipinos from the grip of mediocrity.

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DOH, CBCP agree on ways to prevent spread of HIV/AIDS

Published by rudy Date posted on April 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) may have opposing views on the use of condoms, but they agree on other ways to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the country.

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Government laxity leads to EU ban on RP carriers

Published by rudy Date posted on April 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The government’s lax enforcement of aviation safety rules has prompted the European Commission (EC) to ban Philippine carriers from flying to the 27 member states of the European Union (EU).

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Published by rudy Date posted on April 1, 2010

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US manufacturing growth at fastest in six years

Published by rudy Date posted on April 1, 2010

The US manufacturing sector expanded in March at its fastest rate for six years, a report has said.

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An imperfect anti-sexual harassment law

Published by rudy Date posted on March 31, 2010

A reader asks for advice about a male office supervisor who makes her uncomfortable with his excessive praises over her physical appearance. She says that when he says things like “that blouse shows off your curves and cleavage magnificently” especially in the presence of co-workers, she feels that he is undressing her mentally. Worse, she…

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Scrutinize earnings of power generation firms

Published by rudy Date posted on March 31, 2010

The Manila Electric Co. and other power distribution utilities are the usual whipping boys whenever there is a spike in our electric bills.

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EU bans Philippine carriers

Published by rudy Date posted on March 31, 2010

THE European Union prohibited all airlines based in the Philippines and Sudan from flying in the bloc under the latest changes to a list of unsafe carriers.

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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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