TUCP vs. asbestos
February 28, 2008
SPi named among world’s best BPO service providers
February 28, 2008
SPi, a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, has been ranked among the world’s best in the 2008 Global Services 100 Survey conducted by Global Services magazine and neoIT, an outsourcing advisory firm. Read the rest of this entry »
Appeals for help for victims of mudslide in Leyte
February 22, 2008
A mudslide (February 17) buried hundreds of houses and an elementary school the farming village of Guinsaugon in Saint Bernard town on Leyte island in eastern Philippines. Red Cross officials said 152 were confirmed dead and over 900 people still missing and presumed dead. Two other villages also were affected, and about 3,000 evacuees were at a municipal hall. Read the rest of this entry »
Landmark win on asbestos brake pads in Australia
February 19, 2008
A former Perth brake mechanic is the first Australian to win a successful verdict against the Ford Motor Company for exposure to asbestos through brake pads. Read the rest of this entry »
Ban Asbestos Campaign Launched during International Commemoration Day
February 11, 2008
Expressing concern for the millions of Filipino workers who have been and continue to be exposed to dangerous levels of asbestos, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) together with its affiliate the Associated Labor Unions (ALU-TUCP) and the Building and Woodworkers International (BWI) joined hands in launching the “Ban Asbestos Now!” campaign.
The launch of the campaign coincided with the worldwide observance of the International Commemoration Day for the Dead and Injured Workers (ICD). The activity was highlighted with a candle lighting ceremony, unveiling of the “Ban Asbestos Now!” billboard at the TUCP main gate and a legislative forum on two pending legislations-House Bill 3079 by Representative Narciso D. Santiago and Senate Bill 741 otherwise known as “AN ACT BANNING THE IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING OR DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE OF ASBESTOSCONTAINING PRODUCTS,” authored by Congressman Narciso D. Santiago and Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, respectively. Read the rest of this entry »
Too late
February 6, 2008
Can an Amended Complaint be admitted after the order dismissing the original complaint has already become final on the ground that no substantial amendments to the original complaint are to be made anyway and the amendment is merely in compliance with the court order to continue plaintiff’s cause of action mainly directed at another party? This is the issue resolved in this case of Nora. Read the rest of this entry »
ALU-TUCP sets Feb. 9-10 jobs fair
February 2, 2008
Cagayan de Oro City (2 February) — Another jobs fair has been scheduled Feb. 9-10, 2008 at the ALU Bldg., Kauswagan, this city, for job vacancies requiring technical, vocational, formal and non-formal skills. Read the rest of this entry »
