DepEd pushes pre-school summer program

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

The Department of Education (DepEd), following the lead of Early Childhood Care and Development Council (ECCDC), has launched a summer program in schools nationwide for children aiming to enter pre-school and elementary this year.

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11-hour voting period not enough, studies predict

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – She has poor eyesight and difficulty reading, but 80-year-old Rosalinda Meneses made sure she was able to fill up her ballot completely.

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Discrimination persists, stirring global conflicts – envoy

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

Social conflicts related to race, color, sex and religions often result in historical atrocities around the world, said the permanent representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations.

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UN calls for Tripoli Agreement implementation

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

A high-ranking United Nations (UN) official has called for the implementation of the 1996 Tripoli Agreement between the Philippine government and the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MNLF), and a possible consolidation of the two-decade old pact with future peace agreements that will be entered into by Manila.

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Landslide kills 5 Cagayan de Oro laborers

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Five construction workers were buried alive after the land they were digging collapsed on them in a construction site in a Cagayan de Oro City subdivision yesterday, authorities said.

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Government faces major setback in efforts to privatize PNOC-EC

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The government faces a major setback in its efforts to privatize Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC)-Exploration Corp. after the board of the state-owned corporation failed to decide on the Department of Finance’s plan to sell the 10 percent participating interest of PNOC-EC in the Malampaya natural gas project.

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Welder electrocuted at North Harbor

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – A 28-year-old welder died after he was reportedly electrocuted while doing repairs on a ship docked at the North Harbor in Manila Tuesday afternoon.

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Death and malnutrition among children

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

Rising poverty, driven by population growth and other issues, leads to increasing hunger and subsequently rising diseases (and death) caused by malnutrition, unsanitary living conditions and limited access to drugs and medical care. The ones that suffer the most from poor diet and nutrition are children, especially street children.

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Oil firms hike prices without prior notice

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Oil firms have raised the prices of all their petroleum products by 50 centavos per liter late Tuesday, giving consumers no time to refuel before implementing the price adjustments.

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GMA signs law reducing taxes on life insurance

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

ANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo has signed into law a bill that reduces taxes on life insurance from five percent to two percent and provides staggered rates for documentary stamp tax.

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Teachers on poll duty to get free legal aid

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Public school teachers will get free legal assistance from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) if they face lawsuits while on poll duty on May 10.

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Noynoy, Mar most trusted candidates – Pulse Asia

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Liberal Party (LP) said yesterday its standard-bearer, Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and his running mate, Sen. Manuel Roxas II were the most trusted by Filipino voters among public figures and among all candidates running in the presidential and vice-presidential elections on May 10, according to a Pulse Asia survey.

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Arroyo asked to veto bill amending law on OFWs

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

A number of overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW) groups urged President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last week to veto amendments to the migrant workers’ law, which they said are anti-OFW particularly the provision on mandatory insurance.

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Ireland may deport OFW family for joining strike

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

A Filipino family that has been staying in Ireland for eight years is now facing possible deportation by Irish authorities due to the father’s participation in a recent workers’ action in a food factory at County Kildare, Ireland.

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Over 17M Filipinos are smokers, study shows

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—About 17.3 million Filipinos aged 15 years old and above are tobacco smokers with at least 13.8 million smoking daily, the Philippine Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) showed.

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Public warned against credit card loans

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

THE central bank is warning people against using their credit cards to withdraw cash because of the high interest rate their issuers charge on it.

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Gibo pushes condom use; Gordon scrimps

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

The ruling party’s standard-bearer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday became the first among presidential candidates to come up strongly in favor of the reproductive health issue.

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NSO: Ranks of jobless down but …

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—Here’s the good news: the number of jobless Filipinos went down partly due to election-related activities. The bad news is that the underemployment rate went up, data from the January 2010 Labor Force Survey showed.

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Gov’t OKs plan to ease power crisis in Vis-Min

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

Agency urges enactment of energy conservation law MANILA, Philippines–The Energy Regulatory Commission has agreed to implement a so-called interruptible load program as a stop-gap measure to alleviate the current power crisis in Visayas and Mindanao.

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Despite local crises, RP jobless rate drops

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

DESPITE the series of crises that recently hit the country, the government reported on Tuesday that the number of jobless Filipinos slightly dropped as of January this year.

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Breast-fed babies grow up smarter

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Breast feeding advocates have tied up with a high-IQ organization to debunk the claims of infant formula makers whose advertisements claim that their products increase a child’s intelligence.

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Napocor suspends talks on nuclear energy

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The National Power Corp. (Napocor) board has decided to put in the back burner discussions on the development of nuclear energy.

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Oppressive to employer

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2010

This is another case of dismissal based on loss of trust and confidence. It is the case of Art who started employment on November 2, 1982 as Quality Controller of Feeds in an agricultural company engaged in hog and cattle raising and corn milling (BFMI). By 1998 after almost 16 years of employment Art already…

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Expiry date of gift checks probed

Published by rudy Date posted on March 16, 2010

If incoming Trade Secretary Jesli Lapus had his way, gift certificates should have no expiry date and airlines should be stopped from implementing a no-refund policy on their promos.

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The truth about poverty

Published by rudy Date posted on March 16, 2010

The screeching opposition came out crowing the other week over an observation by the President’s economic adviser, the redoubtable Governor Joey Salceda, that hunger has gone up from 11.4 percent in 2002—the year before President Arroyo took office—to 20.3 percent by 2009.

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Leased power plants to cost $200m

Published by rudy Date posted on March 16, 2010

PRIVATE power distributors will lease diesel-powered generators to produce 200 megawatts of electricity a day in Mindanao to add to the grid, which has been producing less power than needed as a result of a drought, an official said Monday.

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SSS expects to collect P3.9 billion from delinquent employers

Published by rudy Date posted on March 16, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Social Security System (SSS) expects to collect at least P3.9 billion in five years from employers who are delinquent in the payment of their employee contributions.

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Super fruits for your health

Published by rudy Date posted on March 16, 2010

Here’s my list for the healthiest and locally-available fruits. Enjoy these super fruits for your health.

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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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