P75 across-the-board wage hike sought in Metro Manila

Published by rudy Date posted on March 2, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) yesterday filed a petition at the National Capital Region (NCR) wage board for a P75 across-the-board wage increase for workers in Metro Manila.

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Obama’s Nuclear Power Plan Cheers Koreans

Published by rudy Date posted on March 2, 2010

South Korea kept building nuclear plants for decades. Its low-cost approach could benefit as the U.S. and others revive nuclear construction

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Executive Council Approves Action to Create New, Good Jobs

Published by rudy Date posted on March 2, 2010

Saying “We will be in the street wherever the fight for jobs is being fought,” members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council today issued a call to action for the entire union and progressive movement to put America back to work and ensure those whose reckless acts created this jobs crisis pay a price.

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ILO joins fight against El Niño

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

WITH almost one-half of the Filipino labor force engaged in agriculture farmers all over the country are facing the effects of El Niño or long dry spells. Farms are drying up due to climate change which can have a huge impact on the incomes of farmers.

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Job prospects brighter in 2nd quarter

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

JOB prospects will turn more favorable in the second quarter this year, as more companies gear up for heightened demand during the summer season and the May political exercise, according to the Philippine central bank.

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Influx of foreign retirees seen to rise

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

THE Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) revealed that thousands of foreign retirees are looking to spend the rest of lives in the Philippines by 2015 because of the low cost but high-standard of living here.

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Villar biggest ad spender–study

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

A network of socio-civic organizations has identified Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr. as the biggest spender in the 2010 presidential race.

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Asia to outperform Europe, US this year, says DBS

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Development Bank of Singapore said that 2010 is the year that Asia will outperform both Europe and the United States.

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National Competitiveness Council jumpstarts plan to build logistics corridor

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has embarked on an ambitious project to convert the Subic-Clark-Batangas corridor into an international logistics hub in the country’s bid to service rapidly expanding intra-Asian trade and investments.

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TESDA, Bosch produce 5,500 auto mechanics

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) produced over 5,500 skilled automotive mechanics from its partnership with Robert Bosch Inc., a local subsidiary of global automotive technology leader Robert Bosch GmbH.

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Government identifies potential sites for nuclear plant

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The government has identified more than 10 potential sites for the country’s first nuclear power plant.

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Local firms in hiring mode – survey

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – A survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed that more and more companies are looking at hiring additional employees after rationalizing their workforce during the height of the global economic meltdown.

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Women’s groups, HIV patients rally behind Cabral

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Women’s organizations, HIV/AIDS patients and representatives of non-government organizations will rally in support of embattled Secretary Esperanza Cabral in front of the Department of Health (DOH) office in Manila at 10 a.m. today.

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Anti-RH Bill advocates junk Noynoy, may support Roxas

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

ROXAS CITY – Anti-Reproductive Health (RH) Bill advocates may support the vice presidential bid of Sen. Mar Roxas but will definitely campaign against Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer presidential candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and several others in May 10, 2010 election.

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TUCP: P75 wage increase for workers in NCR

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

PRESS RELEASE HON. RAYMOND DEMOCRITO C. MENDOZA        March 1, 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: P75 wage increase for workers in NCR

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BSP’s employment outlook index hits all-time high

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—The employment outlook index has hit a historic high, with companies planning to hire additional workers in the coming quarter as they gear up for a potential rise in consumer demand that may come along with the anticipated economic recovery.

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Sever ties with Reds, Left told

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

Former military chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. has challenged Rep. Satur Ocampo of Bayan Muna party-list and other left-leaning politicians to be transparent on their ties with the Communist Party of the Philippines and denounce the attacks perpetrated by the New People’s Army.

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Party-list 1-Utak insists it’s not in cahoots with ‘Big 3’ oil firms

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

Party-list United Transport Koalisyon or 1-Utak has vehemently denied the accusation of jeepney group Pagkakaisa ng Samahan ng Transport at Operator Nationwide (Piston) that it is in cahoots with the so-called “Big Three” oil firms reason why it has not done anything for the benefit of drivers, operators and passengers of public utility vehicles.

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RP lists 12 nuclear plant sites

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

THE Philippine government has identified a dozen potential sites for a nuclear power plant. In a presentation, state-owned National Power Corp. (Napocor) identified alternative locations in the three major island-groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

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Ageing Asia problem ‘serious as climate change’

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

SINGAPORE (AFP) – Longer lifespans, falling fertility rates and growing ranks of elderly people in Asia can pose problems as serious as the impact of climate change, a leading expert warned on Monday.

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Don’t blame strong peso for your woes, BSP tells exporters

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) urged exporters to stop complaining about the strengthening of the peso against the dollar and should instead focus on improving their competitiveness to be able to survive in the global market.

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RP eyes piece of billion-dollar game development industry

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is looking at getting a piece of the billion dollar game development industry as it participates for the first time at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

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Subconsciously, humans want to share the wealth—study

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

PARIS—Humans may have a selfish gene but we also experience satisfaction in sharing out the goodies, even if this means giving away some of our own, according to an unusual study released on Wednesday.

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Cleanergy: AboitizPower’s commitment to clean and renewable energy

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – In an ideal world, finding the means to supply our country’s energy needs is just a matter of funding. In reality, the challenge is to meet growing energy demands while keeping the impact on the environment as light as possible. And to this end, companies are beginning to look for clean and…

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Development of furniture export plan proposed

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – A task force composed of major stakeholders and key players in the furniture export industry is needed to craft and implement a five-year sustainable strategic marketing plan meant not only to promote local products abroad but also market the country as a preferred investment site.

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CAMPI wants more transparency in revised auto development program

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The local auto industry is complaining that the government has not given them a copy of the proposed revised Motor Vehicle Development Plan (MVDP) because the MVDP presented during the public hearing lacked specific action plans.

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Durano bloated tourism figures, staff

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

MACTAN, Cebu – Mactan is my favorite local tourist destination. It has an international airport with a lot of flights in and out. It also has a number of world class resorts. With the early onset of summer, it was time to take an advanced holiday in Mactan’s Plantation Bay.

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How to get things done

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2010

Making it All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life authored by David Allen talks of self-management, the key to which is in knowing how to handle our capacity to think, feel, understand, and reason out. It involves two major elements, the way we exercise control and our ability to…

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Broadband users seen to reach 5 million this year

Published by rudy Date posted on February 28, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Globe Telecom, a premier telecommunications services provider in the Philippines, expects the total broadband market in the country to continue its robust growth, reaching four to five million users by year’s end.

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Leading presidential bets’ six topmost concerns

Published by rudy Date posted on February 28, 2010

How do the presidential candidates differ and agree on what concerns the president elected in the May elections must focus on?

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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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