by anyajulia | Aug 28, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Hunger incidence up this second quarter of 2009 according to the Social Weather Stations Hunger Survey.
Fielded June 19 to 22, 2009, the proportion of families who experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months rose to 20.3% or an estimated 3.7million families, from 15.5% or an estimated 2.9 million families in the first three months of the year.
The increase was due to the increase in moderate hunger, from 11.1% to 16% while severe hunger remained stable.
Moderate hunger, refers to hunger experienced “Only Once” or ” A few times” while severe hunger refers to hunger experienced “often” or “always.” (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Aug 28, 2009 | Headlines
The 7th National Nutrition Survey initial results are now out, as discloed by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI)
The survey showed that the nutrition situation of Filipino has not improved much from 2003/2005 levels. There are more undernourished children and nutritionally at-risk pregnant and lactating women. The prevalence of adults with chronic energy deficiency, however, has declined.
Given the results of the 7th NNS, nutrition, health and hunger-mitigation measures will be directed on the highly at-risk groups such as the pregnant women, infants and young children. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Aug 28, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Malacanang tells the National Democratic Front (NDF) to reconsider their demand to release 14 jailed communist leaders. This is the NDF’s precondition to the resumption of the peace talks.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said that it is unfortunate that the NDF “made a 180 degree turn on the requirements for the resumption of peace talks.”
Ermita further explained that the government cannot take it upon itself to quash the warrant of arrests. “The 14 jailed communist leaders, committed crimes punishable under the revised penal code,” he adds.
Despite the setback, the government is still determined to continue the peace process.
NDF is the political arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New Peoples’ Army (NPA). (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Aug 28, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) opens for government employees until October 15, 2009. It aims to provide qualified Filipinos an opportunity to obtain a masteral degree (2 year-course) in Japanese Universities in support of the human resource development policies of the country.
The aforementioned scholarship is a bilateral project of the Government of the Philippines with assistance from the Government of Japan.
For Japanese Fiscal Year 2010-2011, twenty young government employees are expected to play leadership roles in the fields of Public Administration, Economics, Business Administration, Information and Communication Technology and Industrial Development.
Qualified for the scholarship are Filipino citizen, below 40 years old as of April 1, 2010; a government employee on a permanent status; have 2 years work experience in the public sector at the time of application; and have a performance rating of at least “very satisfactory” at the time of application.
Also, applicants must have a bachelor’s degree relevant to the target field except for the ICT field, where applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in ICT or its equivalent and not have been awarded a foreign scholarship for Master’s degree.
Submissions are to be passed not later than 4:30 P.M. on October 15, 2009 to: JICE JDS Project Office in the Philippines located at Unit 2-F1, Island Plaza Salcedo, 105 L.P. Leviste Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City, Philippines. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Aug 28, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will lead in the observance of the 15th National Crime Prevention Week. Its theme: “Ang Krimen Tapnaon, Pamilya Pabakuron” and will be celebrated starting September 1-7, 2009.
This year’s crime prevention week’s focus will be on the family as a basic institution where crime prevention education and awareness begins. The way parents bring up their children and their lifestyle as a whole, determine to a big extent how a society best deals with criminality.
The PNP’s strong advise to everybody is: to endeavor to “police themselves and police the community” as well for a concerted crime prevention effort for much of personal security depends on a person’s vigilance. (PIA/ESS)
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