Sep 112017
 

Filipinos rank 7th as the world’s most giving people in terms of volunteering time, according to the Charities Aid Foundation.

World Vision Philippines

The CAF World Giving Index 2017 released in September indicated that the Philippines ranked among the Top 10 countries people volunteering time in 2016, in proportion to its population. It ranked 14th overall in the same category.

The country’s ranking was measured in the 2018 CAF report which presents data over a five year period (2012-2016) from 139 countries.

The United Kingdom-based foundation looks at three aspects of giving behaviour. The questions that lie at the heart of the report are:

  • Have you done any of the following in the past month?
  • Helped a stranger, or someone you didn’t know who needed help?
  • Donated money to a charity?
  • Volunteered your time to an organisation?

The aim of the CAF World Giving Index is to provide insight into the scope and nature of giving around the world.

“The questions that make up the Index focus on the universal – do we give money or time or do we help strangers in need. It confounds traditional views of the link between wealth and generosity, confirming what we all surely know: that giving is about spirit and inner motivation, not about financial means,” explained Sir John Low, Chief Executive of CAF United Kingdom.

Low also declared that the trend of countries giving more of their money and time indicates a rising of living standards.

“But what is clear is that across fast developing countries the potential for giving is on the rise.

People across the world are becoming employed, wealth is starting to spread, and millions of people are enjoying rising living standards and disposable income,” said Low. The Philippines ranked 54 th overall in the CAF World Giving Index.

 

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Jun 242017
 
Duterte won’t allow civil war under his watch

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Feb 062014
 
Gov’t is hiring professionals for 4,000 teaching positions

President Benigno S. Aquino III presides over the Cabinet Meeting at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (December 10). (MNS photo) CARMONA, Cavite (Mabuhay) – President Benigno S. Aquino III said on Monday that the Department of Education (DepEd) is presently hiring professionals for 4,000 teaching positions to address the backlogs in teachers in public schools. In his speech during the ceremonial turn-over of the 66,813 classrooms at the CarmonaNationalHigh School here, the Chief Executive said the DepEd has yet to fill up all the 103,000 new teaching positions created under his administration. “Mula 2010 hanggang 2013 naman, nagdagdag tayo ng halos 103 libong posisyon para sa mga guro. Baka pansinin po n’yo, “posisyon.” Sabi ko, “Bakit ‘posisyon?’” May kulang pa raw ho kasi na apat na libong maha-hire,” the President said. “Dati nag-e-export tayo ng teacher, ngayon naghahanap tayo ng teacher – apat na libo, mga specialized po ito, baka may kakilala kayong naghahanap ng trabaho, kulang pa ho tayo ng apat na libo,” he said. The DepEd has hastened the recruitment and hiring process to fill up the positions. The government finally achieved a zero backlog in classrooms with the construction of 66,813 classrooms, the President said. “Mulat po tayong hindi pa tapos ang ating misyon, at mayroon pa rin tayong mga pagsubok na dapat lampasan. Marami po ang winasak na paaralan ng mga nagdaang kalamidad, at bawat taon ay nadadagdagan ang mga mag-aaral,” he said. “Sa abot ng ating makakaya, titiyakin nating Read More …

Apr 142013
 

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