Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, Oct. 22, expressed concern over the P6-billion reduction in the allocation for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program. During the Senate hearing on the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) proposed 2026...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo recently conducted a random inspection at the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) Main Office in Quezon City, where he spoke with victims of unfair labor practices by some companies. Tulfo made the surprise visit on Monday, Oct. 13, as the new chairperson of the Senate...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, Oct. 8, called for the filing of appropriate charges against the erring Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) companies that forced their employees back to work after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu. Tulfo said this during the hearing of the Senate Committee on...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo is pushing for an across-the-board minimum wage for workers in Metro Manila and the provinces. Tulfo, vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment said that currently, the daily minimum wage for non-agricultural workers in the National Capital Region (NCR)...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, Sept. 4, warned Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Thursday. Sept. 4, that he will move to defer the agency’s 2026 budget if it fails to improve performance and remove erring field inspectors who neglect their duties. Tulfo...
Senator Joel Villanueva re-filed his bill that seeks to end contractualization in the country, stressing that the measure is long overdue. The proposed Security of Tenure and End of Endo (end of contract) bill is the senator’s top priority bill filed at the opening of the 20th Congress on June...
Minimum wage earners can now take advantage of the government’s ₱20-per-kilo subsidized rice following its rollout in Manila led by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and Labor Secretary Bienvenido...
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed alarm over multiple violations he encountered during a random inspection of a construction site in Quezon City. (Photo from the Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo) During the Senate recess, Tulfo, who serves as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment,...
Senator Loren Legarda has called for a more "humane" living wage for all Filipino workers, as she stressed the disparity between minimum wage and the actual cost of living. Sen. Loren Legarda presides over Thursday’s Finance Subcommittee G hearing, September 5, 2024, on the proposed 2025 budget...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a bill seeking to professionalize the talent management industry and require a license for talent management outfits. Senator Robinhood Padilla during Monday’s hearing, August 12, 2024, of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media. (Senate PRIB photo)...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) unveiled its plans for displaced Filipino workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) to a joint House of Representatives panel...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A top official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) confirmed to a House of Representatives joint panel that foreign nationals engaged in Philippine Offshore...
