Bad News

Amid economic slowdown, job cuts, top companies give out generous reward to owners

Published by rudy Date posted on March 30, 2009

TOP companies raised by a fifth the cash reward for their owners last year amid an economic slowdown that has seen more firms slash jobs.

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Qualified college graduates rare – BPOs

Published by rudy Date posted on March 22, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Business process outsourcing (BPO) firms are still struggling to find qualified workers from the ranks of graduates of Philippine colleges and universities.

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OFW families are saving more, survey shows

Published by rudy Date posted on March 18, 2009

MANILA, Philippines – Families of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are saving more of their family income as consumers brace against the full impact of the economic slowdown.

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Rich not paying enough taxes, research firm says

Published by rudy Date posted on January 15, 2009

MOST of the rich Filipinos evade taxes, and many are members of civil society groups preaching compassion and demanding the rule of law, an official said yesterday.

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Filipinos least prepared for retirement, study shows

Published by rudy Date posted on March 25, 2008

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos start thinking about retirement early but still end up the least prepared when they actually reach old age, prompting most to seek work past retirement, according to a global retirement study conducted by Paris-based AXA.

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IMF, OECD hit alarm buttons for crisis-hit global financial system

Published by rudy Date posted on March 17, 2008

PARIS, March 17, 2008 (AFP) – The IMF and OECD, two top world economy forecasters, struck alarmist notes Monday about crisis and threatening stagflation in the financial system and the need for measures to shore it up as markets sent distress signals. Only hours after the US Federal Reserve took emergency weekend action to keep…

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Religious leaders most trusted, politicians least trusted, says study

Published by rudy Date posted on January 18, 2008

FILIPINOS trust their religious leaders more than politicians and would probably elect them.

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Filipinos have low financial IQ, says Citibank

Published by rudy Date posted on January 18, 2008

FILIPINOS are not financially savvy enough to help them tide over rough times and plan for a comfortable retirement, a survey by Citibank N.A. showed.

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Pinoys waste P22 M worth of rice every day – study

Published by rudy Date posted on January 18, 2008

BAGUIO CITY – Filipinos are big “rice wasters.” The National Food Authority (NFA) said at least 25,000 sacks of rice amounting to about P22 million are wasted daily.

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Woman says she got cancer from dad exposed to asbestos

Published by rudy Date posted on February 16, 2007

LONDON – A British woman who claims she contracted cancer from hugging her father, who worked with asbestos, is suing the Ministry of Defence for 75,000 pounds ($146,000).

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TUCP to presidential hopefuls; the country needs a break from tradition

Published by rudy Date posted on March 21, 2004
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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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