Meat and cancer: Live and let die

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Dr. Michael Eades in his article “Meat and mortality” said, “The news is abuzz with reports of the latest study to come out showing that eating meat, especially red meat, kills us off before our time.”

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Inflation delivers two million Pinoys to poverty

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2009

Study says poverty threshold rose MORE than two million Filipinos fell below the country’s poverty threshold because of the increases in the prices of rice and fuel, according to a government think tank.

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De Castro tops new SWS poll on satisfaction

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2009

Among top government officials, Filipinos are satisfied with Vice-President Noli de Castro the most, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey done in the first quarter of 2009.

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Eurozone’s GDP revised downwards

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2009

The eurozone economy shrank more than previously estimated in the last three months of 2008, official figures say.

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Job program places more than 75,000

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2009

The government provided 75,000 jobs for unemployed Filipinos during the first quarter of the year under the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP), an official said Monday.

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US eyes cap on Filipino IT workers

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2009

With the United States still feeling the pinch of the global financial crisis, two American senators are seeking to limit the number of foreign information-technology professionals entering the country through the H1-B visa program, an advisory on the senators’ websites said.

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Spot the Errors!

Published by rudy Date posted on April 7, 2009

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Bankruptcy Time Bomb in US and UK Goes Off

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

Bankruptcies are soaring in the US and UK. With jobs increasing hard to find, the Downturn Pushes More Toward Bankruptcy.

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Retail guru identifies ‘I’ global biztrends

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – It’s all about the 3Cs — and what the consumers really, really want.

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Global crisis has silver lining for IMF

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

WASHINGTON: From the ashes of global prosperity the International Monetary Fund emerged this week as the bulwark against the economic crisis, its  role and finances heavily bolstered by world leaders.

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Teves pushed phaseout of tax incentives

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Finance (DOF) warned against the negative impact of income tax holidays granted to foreign and local investors.

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Civil Service Commission charges university with indirect contempt

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has formally charged the board of regents of the Technological University of the Philippines with indirect contempt for refusing to execute an order suspending its president, who is facing a sexual harassment case.

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Less demand for homes, cars means less remittances in 2009

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

FOR fear of losing their jobs abroad, more Filipinos working overseas have cancelled orders here for new homes and cars and will send less money for their amortization, a major trade union group said yesterday.

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P1-billion ‘cyberpark,’ tourism hub to rise in Rizal town

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

Taytay, Rizal: Mayor Joric Gacula over the weekend announced that the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) had approved a P1-billion project that would serve as an information-technolgy park and a tourism hub.

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Taiwan cuts jobs for foreign workers

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

TAIPEI: Taiwan has cut the number of foreign workers and maids working on the island by 24,000 since November, as a result of the global economic slowdown, it was reported on Sunday.

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Pinoy youths shine in US robotics tilt

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

A 20-person team of Philippine Science High School (PSHS) students and their mentors has qualified to take part in the FIRST Robotics competition in Atlanta, Georgia this April 16 to 18 pitting teams from 48 US states as well as teams from Brazil, Canada ,Chile, Germany, Israel and Mexico.

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BOI prepares ‘contingency’ list under annual incentives program

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

The Board of Investments (BOI) is currently fast tracking the guidelines of the proposed 2009 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), including the “contingency list” that would include firms, which would save or give jobs.

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Asean set to discuss response to global crisis

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

BANGKOK: Southeast Asian nations and key regional partners will use a summit next week to discuss their follow-up to a G20 plan to lift the world out of recession, Thailand’s premier said Sunday.

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Banks’ bad loans rise amid slowdown

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

THE bad loan ratio of universal and commercial banks edged up in January this year as the amount of non-performing debt rose amid a drop in total outstanding loans, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

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Resolve media killings, GMA gov’t urged

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. has urged the Arroyo administration to take appropriate measures needed for the early resolution of and to improve conviction rate of unsolved murder cases involving media people.

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Jobapalooza

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

Labor Day is happening in a few weeks’ time. And because we are a country that unfortunately has this habit of making grand, dramatic— sometimes, token—actions to coincide with special occasions instead of putting in place programs that are sustainable and that produce lasting results, government has been quite busy putting together its annual package…

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Taiwan cuts down reliance on foreign maids, workers

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

TAIPEI—Taiwan has cut the number of foreign workers and maids working on the island by 24,000 since November, as a result of the global economic slowdown, it was reported Sunday.

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Oil price hike annoys Arroyo

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

PRESIDENT Arroyo has ordered officials to look into the books of oil distributors following another round of increases in pump prices last week, which could have been unnecessary, an official said yesterday.

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TUCP sees further drop in OFW remittances

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) warned yesterday of deeper economic difficulty as a growing number of Filipino workers are getting laid off from their jobs abroad.

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Asian nations to set up regional credit guarantee body

Published by rudy Date posted on April 6, 2009

Seoul (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) — Asian countries are expected to announce the details of a proposed credit guarantee body next month, aimed at bolstering regional debt markets, a high-ranking Seoul official said Sunday.

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Substandard government housing for the poor

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2009

Alan Codizar’s family noticed the smell after two months of staying in their house in Catalunan Grande, a village about 5 kilometers from Davao City’s downtown area.

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DOLE Administrative Order No. 199

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2009

AO#199page1 in PDF format   AO#199page2 in PDF format

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Financial crisis brings ships to rest

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2009

MALALAG, DAVAO DEL SUR, Philippines—The global recession continues to hurt international shipping companies, forcing them to have their ships berthed in ports with lower fees, a port official said Saturday.

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The problems of quality education

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2009

With classes already ended in most schools, the next and last important function of the present school year is the commencement exercises. This used to be reserved only for the graduating students, but the ceremony is now performed on all scholastic levels, from the postgraduate, collegiate, secondary, intermediate, primary, and even the preparatory for the…

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Give more, stimulus packages not enough, cardinal tells faithful

Published by rudy Date posted on April 5, 2009

MANILA, Philippines — No amount of “stimulus package” from the government would be enough to help the poor at this time of crisis if individual Filipinos are not willing to do their part, according to Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales.

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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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