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Labor groups rally against Charter change, call for wage hike instead

MANILA, Philippines — Labor groups are joining the opposition against Charter change (Cha-cha), with one group urging lawmakers to prioritize passing a law for a P150 wage hike for private sector workers. The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) vice president Jun Mendoza Ramirez in a statement on Sunday emphasized the need to concentrate on the immediate.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2024

ACEN gets higher rating for climate change report

Ayala-owned ACEN Corp. has secured a “B” rating from environmental non-profit disclosure system CDP for its climate change disclosure, moving two levels up from last year’s rating......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 15th, 2024

Philippine calls for stronger action on climate change

Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual has called for stronger sustainable trade and development initiatives to address climate change during the second ministerial meeting of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate on the sidelines of the 13th World Trade Organization ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2024

GMA reveals inadequacy of government plan and budget for climate change

GMA reveals inadequacy of government plan and budget for climate change.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

GMA reveals inadequacy of government plan and budget for climate change

GMA reveals inadequacy of government plan and budget for climate change.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 16th, 2024

Tell it to SunStar: ‘What is good?’ (CBCP statement on the people’s initiative for Charter change)

Tell it to SunStar: ‘What is good?’ (CBCP statement on the people’s initiative for Charter change).....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024

A race against the clock for charter change proponents as 2025 midterms loom

One lawmaker says the window for reform will close after the 2025 midterm polls. Can advocates rush charter change this 2024?.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 26th, 2024

Makabayan bloc seeks probe into funding of charter change initiatives

In a resolution Reps. France Castro (ACT Teachers Party-list), Arlene Brosas (Gabriela Women’s Party) and Raoul Manuel (Kabataan Party-list) called for a probe by the House’s committee on public accounts, stressing the public deserves to know the source of funding for the renewed attempt to change the Constitution. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people

Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds. Since 1979, global heat waves are moving 20% more slowly — meaning more people stay hot longer — and they are happening 67%.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 30th, 2024

Spring came early: February likely warmest on record amid climate change

While data has not been finalized, three scientists say that February is on track to have the highest global average temperature ever recorded for that month, thanks to climate change and the El Nino.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 29th, 2024

Marcos: Charter change only about economic reforms, ‘nothing more’

Fears of amending political provisions of the 1987 Constitution come against the backdrop of an important historical detail – that charter change under his father's regime decades was a key factor in being in power for 21 years.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Why mounting a 2024 plebiscite on charter change will be a daunting task for Comelec

Charter change advocates are eyeing a plebiscite this year to ratify their proposed amendment to the 1987 Constitution, but the Comelec says it doesn't have enough time, manpower, and resources to mount a nationwide vote, as the 2025 elections inch closer.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Trendy Filipino slang every Fil-Am should know

Filipino slang is basically another language—well, almost. Here are some terms used words to get you started. Much like people, languages change over time. The introduction, evolution, and contexts of words change—which means we always have to keep up. For Filipinos living abroad or visiting the Philippines, it’s not always enough just to know Filipino......»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

LGUs join 5-day climate change action plan training

LGUs join 5-day climate change action plan training.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

‘Climate change inaction cost to reach P1.4 trillion by 2030’

The cost of inaction against climate change could reach P1.4 trillion by 2030, or about eight percent of the 2020 gross domestic product, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterd.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

BIR plans to change logo, over 300 submissions made

The Bureau of Internal Revenue has received over 300 submissions from the public as it moves to change its 120-year-old logo and make it more representative of its mandate for nation building......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

BYD driving change: Stories from EV owners

BYD driving change: Stories from EV owners.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

Youth participation key to addressing climate change issues

Youth participation key to addressing climate change issues.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

Climate change’s economic bite will hit about $38T by 2049

Climate change’s economic bite will hit about $38T by 2049.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Trilateral deal to change South China Sea dynamic – Marcos

A cooperation agreement among the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in the South China Sea and the region, President Marcos said on Friday, while seeking to assure China it was not a target......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 13th, 2024