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January 30, 2022 | 10:32 pm THE PHILIPPINES could call for revisions in a region-wide economic integration plan after the pandemic affected its growth trajectory, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said in a report. In a research paper, How Does the Philippines Fare in Meeting the ASEAN Economic Community Vision 2025?, PIDS said…
Adeline Tan PUBLISHED JAN 27, 2022, 8:09 PM SGT SINGAPORE – Economic recovery in Asean is expected to be strong this year, bolstered by pandemic fatigue and countries shifting its strategies from grappling with Covid-19 to living with it. But there are some uncertainties about whether governments will re-impose restrictions and growth will be collective,…
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by Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star, 25 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Economic recovery for Southeast Asia is expected to be more pronounced next year, as the region learns to live with COVID, with the Philippines expected to post the strongest rebound.
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by Lawrence Agcaoili (The Philippine Star), 28 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its economic growth forecast for member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN-5) as the recent high COVID-19 infection rates continue to dampen the region’s recovery from the pandemic-induced recession.
DAILY SNAPSHOT: Total Cases crossed 4.93 million at 7:00 pm with over 46,000 New Cases reported across Southeast Asia since our last update. pic.twitter.com/3rT4W5MSrX — The ASEAN Post (@theaseanpost) July 1, 2021
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Update on ASEAN growth rates in Q1 2021:?? +4.5%?? +0.2%?? -0.5%?? -0.7%?? -4.2% We're still lagging behind. pic.twitter.com/BNNdyojm6B — JC Punongbayan (@jcpunongbayan) May 13, 2021
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by Ruben Torres, 23 Apr 2021 WORKERS versus the military. You would think there is a very clear mismatch in this struggle. The workers’ organizations in Myanmar have been spearheading the struggle against the military in Myanmar since the February 1 coup d’ état in that country.
The total combined GDP of 10 ASEAN member states was valued at US$3.2 trillion in 2019. This places ASEAN, collectively, as the fifth largest economy in the world, after the United States, China, Japan, and Germany.#TheASEANPost #ASEAN #Population #Growth #Economy #Development pic.twitter.com/nCSV9hyH3Y — The ASEAN Post (@theaseanpost) April 21, 2021
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By: Kristine C. Francisco-Alcantara, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 10 Apr 2021 In 2017, on the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Nations (Asean), policymakers, women business leaders, entrepreneurs, and international organizations gathered for the first Asean Women’s Business Conference in Manila and urged Asean leaders to recognize the importance of women’s economic empowerment as…
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It’s women’s month!
“Support women every day of the year!”
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 #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and Made-in-the-Philippines
Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
Mar 4— Employee Appreciation Day
Mar 15 — World Consumer Rights Day
Mar 18 — Global Recycling Day
Mar 21 — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Mar 23 — International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
Mar 25 — International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Mar 27 — Earth Hour
