3 of 10 Pinoys expect better lives in next 12 months – SWS

Published by rudy Date posted on February 24, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Three out of 10 Filipino adults expect their lives to improve this year, according to a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations Inc. (SWS).

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Boats idle, workers lose jobs as General Santos reels from tuna ban

Published by rudy Date posted on February 24, 2010

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines—Gone were the days when fishing boats of the Amadeo Fishing Corp. (AFC) sailed daily to catch tuna.

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Mobile, broadband prices dropping worldwide

Published by rudy Date posted on February 24, 2010

Prices may be falling for mobile and broadband access across the globe, but if you want fast Internet access, it still pays to be rich.

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Arroyo asked: Don’t veto OFW tax scrap

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

MANILA, Philippines—The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) has assailed the Department of Finance (DoF) for asking President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to veto a provision in the proposed new Migrant Workers Act that exempts the money wired home by overseas Filipino laborers from the documentary stamp tax (DST).

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TUCP insists OFWs should be exempted from stamp tax

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – A labor group has scored the Department of Finance (DOF) for asking President Arroyo to veto a provision in the proposed new Migrant Workers Act that exempts overseas Filipino workers’ remittances from the documentary stamp tax (DST).

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City health office targets drug users in AIDS campaign

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

INTRAVENOUS illegal drug users have been included in a campaign against the spread of HIV/AIDS in Cebu City, a health official said.

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Union, carmakers seek council representation

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

LABOR and assembler groups in the car industry are lobbying for representation in the proposed Automotive Industry Development Council.

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DOE drums up nuclear option amid power supply shortfall

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

THE Department of Energy (DOE) has resumed its lobby for the use of nuclear power amid a growing shortfall in the Philippines’ electricity supply brought about by a prolonged dry spell.

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Protected: 1-Utak walks out; transport strike off

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

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Justices reverse ruling, say officials running must resign

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

THE Supreme Court on Monday reversed its controversial Dec. 1, 2009 ruling that allowed government executives to run for office without resigning, and instead ruled that they were considered resigned after they had filed their certificates of candidacy.

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Singapore to raise levy on foreign workers

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

SINGAPORE will increase the levies for companies hiring foreign workers as the country attempts to depend less on overseas labor, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said Monday.

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9 women raped daily in RP in 2009

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Nine women were reported raped each day in 2009, mostly in Metro Manila, according to Philippine National Police (PNP) statistics, Cotabato Rep. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza said yesterday.

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Fuel cell vehicles to number 2.8 million by 2020

Published by rudy Date posted on February 23, 2010

Sales of vehicles powered by fuel cells running on hydrogen will surge over the next 10 years, according to a report released Tuesday by Pike Research.

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Number of male students sexually molested hiked

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

A new study conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd) showed an alarming increase in the number of male students being sexually molested in schools.

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Task force created to help GenSan tuna industry

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has created Task Force GenSan (Gen. Santos City) to facilitate the timely delivery of services and interventions for workers in the local tuna industry which is being severely affected by international fishing groups’ imposition of a two-year ban on tuna fishing.

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From a phaseout to a total ban

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

Two months ago, I wrote about the campaign to phase out mercury-based healthcare materials like thermometers and sphygmomanometers (blood pressure taking devices) in hospitals and households. In that article entitled “Doing away with mercury”, I also talked about the Department of Health’s Administrative Order 21, issued in July 2008. The order mandated all hospitals to…

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Exporters seek ‘contingency list’ in investments plan

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

EXPORTERS are seeking the reinstatement of a “contingency list” in the 2010 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) to allow them to recover fully from the global economic slump.

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Marina hit for ‘misplaced’ safety measures

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

A major seafarers’ group has scored the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) for the agency’s failure to plug loopholes in maritime safety enforcement in the Philippines, saying that most of the memorandums it has issued  were meant to put the blame for the disasters on others.

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El Niño damage to top P15B

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

Losses from ‘mild’ dry spell placed at P9B Potential losses of the agriculture sector from a prolonged dry spell are expected to increase in the coming months, according to the Department of Agriculture.

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Low proficiency in reading comprehension may threaten global competitiveness

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – It is conventional wisdom to think that our competency in English gives us a clear-cut advantage in the BPO (business process outsourcing) industry. After all, English is practically our second language, so doing business with Westerners should not pose a problem at all. This kind of readiness has made us a worthy…

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Getting back lost US jobs could take 5-plus years

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP): Job creation in the U.S. is stuck on an uphill treadmill. So many jobs have been lost that the U.S. must run hard just to keep from losing more ground. Despite the election-year emphasis on job creation by both parties, the short-term outlook is bleak.

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Gas-run buses threaten to pull out of government program

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Operators of compressed natural gas-run buses are threatening to pull out of the Department of Energy Natural’s Gas Vehicle Program for Public Transport (NGVPPT) due to continuing negligence of the government to address the issues confronting the program.

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Auto industry seeks incentives to boost exports

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The auto industry is asking the government to provide incentive packages to promote exports of vehicles, a move expected to boost local manufacturing and encourage more investments, the Chamber of Automobile Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) said.

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OFW inflows have limited effect on economy, says Paderanga

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – An economist said the record remittances sent home by Filipinos abroad has yet to result to stronger economic growth due to reduced multiplier effect as a result of benign microeconomic environment.

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Real lending rate in RP eases in 2009

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The real lending rate in the Philippines continued to slide last year enabling the country to improve its ranking in Asia in terms of highest real lending rate, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

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2 party-listers rap Duterte for coddling commies

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

Still irked at having been declared persona non grata by the Davao City council, the Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (Anad) party-list and Bantay party-list Reps. Pastor “Jun” Alcover and Jovito Palparan, respectively, again hit hard at the city council members yesterday, charging that not only are council members sleeping with the enemies of the…

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TUCP, JILAF complete National Productivity, LMC Workshop

Published by rudy Date posted on February 22, 2010

DAVAO CITY (22 February) -Thirty trade union leaders from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao completed recently the National Workshop on Productivity and Labor Management Cooperation (LMC), focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Collective Bargaining.

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Reds issue ‘permits’ to politicians — AFP

Published by rudy Date posted on February 21, 2010

Communist insurgents are demanding cash from politicians in exchange for “permit cards” that will allow them to campaign unmolested, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday said.

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48 government agencies top anti-graft champ list

Published by rudy Date posted on February 21, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Forty-eight government agencies made it to the list of the top anti-graft champions of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) for yearend 2009.

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DoT pushes for medical and wellness tourism packages in RP

Published by rudy Date posted on February 21, 2010

With the pool of foreign patients and health buffs seeking quality healthcare services and spa facilities abroad, it was only a matter of time until the Philippines positioned itself as one of the premier destinations for medical and wellness tourism.

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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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