Day: January 8, 2023
Trough of LPA, ‘amihan’ to bring rains over PH
MANILA: The trough of low pressure area (LPA) and northeast monsoon or “amihan” will continue to affect the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the weather bureau said Visayas, Mindanao and the southern portion of Palawan including Kalayaan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to trough of LPA. PAGASA said the LPA is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and though it may reenter PAR in the following days, the LPA has a slim chance of developing into a
Chinese biz deals to generate jobs; allow transfer of technology
MANILA: The USD22.8-billion investment pledges President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. secured in his three-day state visit to China from Jan. 3 to 5 are expected to generate thousands of jobs and allow the transfer of technology to the country. “It’s certainly going to produce many, many jobs, when the investments come into play, when they start their operations,” the President said in a media interview in Beijing. “Mag-uumpisa pa ‘yan sa (That will start in) training… capacity building— doon sa magiging empleyado nila (of their future employees) … that will be starting very soon,” Marcos added. Chinese
Centino gets full support from AFP major services
MANILA: As he returned to the helm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Gen. Andres Centino received assurances of full support from the heads of the institution’s major services. Centino formally assumed his post as the AFP’s 59th Chief-of-Staff at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City last Saturday. He replaced Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro. In a statement, the Philippine Army (PN) said its various units provided ceremonial honors during the AFP change of command. Centino had served as the Army’s commanding general from May 14 to Dec. 10, 2021. “The Saluting Battery of the Army Artillery
Red Cross provides medical aid to Black Nazarene devotees
MANILA: The Philippine Red Cros (PRC) has been providing medical assistance to devotees joining the initial activities, including the “Walk of Faith”, that lead to the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene on Monday. The PRC has set up first aid stations and deployed medical personnel and volunteers who, as of 9 a.m. Sunday, checked and monitored the blood pressure of 101 devotees. In a news release, the PRC said 21 devotees with minor injuries (e.g., abrasion, chest pain, abdominal pain, and concussion) received first aid treatment from PRC medical staff while one unconscious patient was
Korean soft tennis team to hold training camp in Manila
MANILA: The Korea Soft Tennis Association (KSTA) will send one of its professional women’s teams to the Philippines this month for a technical training exchange program. The Korea Daegu Bank team headed by coach Cho Kyoung Soo will arrive on Jan. 16, a day before the training begins at the Felicisimo Ampon Tennis Center inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complez in Malate, Manila. The exchange program was made possible with the help of International Soft Tennis Federation (ISTF) Director Jaekoo Yoon. Escala, who served as assistant coach to multi-titled Jovy Mamawal from 2011 until her appointment as
Flexible working hours help work-life balance, productivity: ILO
ISTANBUL: Shorter workdays and more flexible work schedules, like those utilized during the Covid-19 pandemic, can benefit economies, enterprises and workers as well as pave the way for a better and healthier work-life balance, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said Friday. Analyzing different working-time arrangements and their effects on work-life balance, including shift work, on-call work, compressed hours and hours-averaging schemes, ILO’s Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World report found that these flexible schedules provide “better family life.” “There is a substantial amount of evidence that work–life balance policies provide significant benefits to enterprises, supporting the