China-Philippines

ADB head issues cautionary message to Beijing’s

Published by rudy Date posted on May 3, 2019

(The Philippine Star) – May 3, 2019 NADI – The Philippines may not be in danger of falling into a Chinese debt trap, but the head of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) sounded a cautionary note yesterday on Chinese loans.

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Special Report: Should we be worried about Chinese loans for infrastructure buildup? (Part 2)

Published by rudy Date posted on May 17, 2018

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), May 17, 2018 (Last of two parts) Concessional rates JICA is known for providing loans on a concessional basis, meaning interest rates that are below commercial market rates. The rates and tenor of JICA loans are based on the income classification and the economic conditions of the borrowing countries.

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Next stop, Panganiban Reef

Published by rudy Date posted on November 1, 2016

(The Philippine Star), November 1, 2016 So far, so good… fishing communities in Zambales are said to be looking forward to a bountiful Christmas. This was after Chinese Coast Guard vessels stopped preventing Filipinos from fishing in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal.

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April 2025

World Day for Safety and Health at Work
“Safety and health at work every day!”

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

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

Monthly Observances:

March – Women’s Role in History Month
April – Month of Planet Earth

Weekly Observances:
Last Week of March: Protection and Gender Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week
Last Week of April – World Immunization Week

Daily Observances:
Mar 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transallantic Slave Trade
Mar 27– Earth Hour
Apr 21 – Civil Service Day
Apr 22 – World Earth Day
Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work

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