Traffic as a presidential issue

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

I’VE been watching most of the presidential debates on TV. So far, I don’t think any one of the candidates has ever been asked about the traffic problem, or that traffic has been mentioned as a problem at all. Well, it is. And if it’s not on the radar of the candidates, it should be.

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DOH, Senate bets express concern over rise of AIDS in RP

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

The Department of Health (DOH) together with some senatorial bets of different parties expressed their concern over the sudden increase of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the country.

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Hitachi sets expansion of Philippine base

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

Hitachi is looking to expand in the Philippines, where it plans to tap Filipino talent in production and design, executives of the Japanese conglomerate said during a media briefing on Monday.

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Experience and qualification

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

Experience and solid work is not enough in getting a promotion. The required qualification standards must still be met. This is the ruling in this case of Ben.

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Candidate must destroy GMA to boost himself?

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

PETTY, POPULIST: The title “Le coeur d’un homme, le cerveau d’un cochon” of the CTalk column yesterday of Cito Beltran may have sounded Greek (it was French) to some readers, but I do agree with him when he said:

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‘Sugar situation in RP still better compared to other countries’

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) yesterday said the sugar situation in the Philippines is “better” than that of other countries because there is no shortage of production.

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Online social networking blamed for rise of AIDS cases in RP

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Health officials blamed yesterday online social networking for the rise in the cases of HIV/AIDS in the country last year.

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Comelec worried about cell phone jammers

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday expressed concern over the reported arrival in the country of some 5,000 jammers of mobile phone signals.

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SWS: Noynoy 42%, Villar 35%, Erap 13%

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party standard-bearer Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III continued to top the list of presidential candidates in the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS), but Nacionalista Party bet Sen. Manny Villar has further narrowed the gap to just seven percentage points.

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Global co-operation on financial reforms needed: IMF

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

HERZILIYA, Israel (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Sunday urged the United States, Britain and other countries to cooperate on new policies and regulations in the wake of the financial crisis.

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‘Seamless transition’ for bank closures eyed

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) is proposing what it calls “a seamless transition” from bank closure to liquidation thus eliminating the 90-day period of rehabilitation after bank closure.

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RP’s BPO sector projected to grow 25% this year

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is expected to post a 25-percent growth in revenues this year to around $9.1 billion from an estimated 2009 topline of $7.3 billion, but government has expressed concern the country’s foremost sunrise sector may be facing a huge risk.

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Health alert: Mercury rising

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

This is not about the 1998 Bruce Willis-starrer/action thriller where Willis plays an undercover FBI agent tasked to protect a nine-year-old autistic boy who’s being pursued by assassins for cracking a top secret government code. It’s about the rising mercury wastes in our midst. From your high school science subject, you’ve probably learned that mercury…

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How to handle 9 common emergencies

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

Imagine receiv-ing a call saying that a family member is sick. What should you do? What’s the first aid in this situation? During emergencies, it pays to be knowledgeable in basic home remedies and first aid. Let’s look at nine common problems:

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Australia’s ‘Work & Holiday’ visa program

Published by rudy Date posted on February 2, 2010

MANILA, Philippines — Australia’s Work and Holiday Visa Program, also referred to as the “Working Holiday Maker Visa Program, offers young professionals from other countries the great chance to have a holiday vacation while being employed there.

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House Bill 7019 – “The Workers’ Right to Strike Act of 2009”

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

An Act Strengthening the Workers’ Right to Strike, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines Authorizes a group or representative of workers to file the notice of, and to go on strike, and removes dismissal and imprisonment as penalty in violation of orders,…

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House Bill 7018 – “Union Formation Act of 2009”

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

An Act Strengthening Union Organization and Disallowing Cancellation of Union Registration, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines

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House Bill 7017 – “Allowing Aliens to Exercise their Right to Self-Organization”

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

An Act Allowing Aliens to Exercise their Right to Self-Organization and Withdrawing Regulation of Foreign Assistance to Trade Unions, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines Extends the right to self organization to aliens in the Philippines, and withdraws the prohibition of foreign…

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House Bill 7014 – “Assumption of Jurisdiction Act of 2009”

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

An Act Limiting the Power to Assume Jurisdiction over Labor Disputes Involving Essential Services by the President of the Philippines, Amending for this Purpose Article 263 (g) of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines Restricts intervention now by the President only to essential services providing power,…

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House Bill 6965 “The Employee Free Choice Act”

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

An Act Establishing an Efficient System to Strengthen Workers’ Right to Self-Organization and Collective Bargaining, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines Removes the requirements for the registration of local chapters, promotes employee free choice and makes it easier for workers to join…

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Remittances from Pinoy workers declining—ADB

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

The Asian Development Bank has warned about a decline in remittances from migrant Filipino workers in the coming years amid a slowdown in deployment of Filipino professionals abroad and drop in inflows from several Asian countries.

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HIV/AIDS in the workplace

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

We’ve known about it for quite sometime now but most of us have not gone to town with the information because many among us felt that there were better ways to “announce” it. Don’t get me wrong. I also share the belief that people need to know that there has been a marked increase in…

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Homeowners’ association given expanded powers

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo has signed into law a bill laying down the guidelines on how homeowners’ associations should operate and settle conflicts and ensuring they receive community services.

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Birth control bill is dead with Aquino about-face

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

THE reproductive health bill appeared dead after Senator Benigno Aquino III, the last presidential candidate favoring it, on Friday withdrew his support of the measure, and apparently following pressure from the powerful Catholic Church.

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One can choose not to have AIDS

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

Call center agents may be crying foul for being singled out as AIDS-prone, in recent AIDS/STD stories hogging the headlines. The UP Population Institute study on AIDS/STD situation in call centers became controversial for its sweeping findings that call center agents engage in risky sexual behavior and casual sex, making them prone to AIDS/STD.

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RP growth not enough under Arroyo — Neri

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

Filipinos have mostly not benefited from the country’s economic growth — equal to about 5 percent annually — during President Arroyo’s seven-year term, a top official yesterday admitted.

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Top sugar producer backs planned imports

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

THE Philippines’ largest sugar producer is backing a government plan to import the commodity, which would be the country’s first foreign purchase since it became self-sufficient.

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Govt removes ‘contingency list’ from proposed 2010 IPP

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

THE Board of Investments (BOI) is dropping the “contingency list” from the 2010 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), after the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) declared that the economic crisis ended last year.

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Rationalizing the Edsa bus route

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

THERE’S good news for Edsa motorists. Last week, the World Bank and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) signed an agreement to address traffic congestion along Edsa by reducing the volume of buses plying the Philippines’ busiest main thoroughfare.

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Remittances not sufficient for long-term growth

Published by rudy Date posted on February 1, 2010

Remittances from overseas Filipinos can lick poverty in the Philippines, but cannot rebalance economic growth, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) study.

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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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