A total of 150 frontline staff of quarantine hotels were among the thousands of workers who benefitted from the symbolic vaccination of laborers against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last Saturday, May 1, as part of the government's celebration of Labor Day. (Manila Public Information Office...
President Duterte has vowed to protect press freedom but also appealed to media practitioners to uphold truth, fairness, accuracy, and transparency. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) On the observance of World Press Freedom Day Monday, May 3, the President recognized the vital role of a...
Each year, May 3 is commemorated as World Press Freedom Day. (Pixabay) According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Education (UNESCO), World Press Freedom Day "acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom." "World Press Freedom...
The League of Filipino Students (LFS) slammed the arrest and harassment of over a dozen activists in Zambales and Cebu on Labor Day, May 1. (Photo from LFS) "Today, 11 members of the League have been arrested in Zambales, and at least 14 in Cebu," the group said in a statement on Saturday. Eleven...
(Labor day statement of Former Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.) The paramount concern this labor day is for our leaders to ensure existing jobs are preserved and new employment is created. 4.2 million Filipinos are now unemployed nationwide, with 1 million workers losing their jobs in the NCR-PLUS...
The government should exhaust all means to assist small businesses that have been affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to prevent further job losses, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Saturday, May 1. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian issued the appeal as the country...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the observance of the Labor Day on Saturday, May 1, was peaceful despite the staging of protests by various militant organizations. PNP Chief Gen. Debold Sinas said no untoward incident was noted by the police across the country as of 12 noon, noting that...
The national government inoculated 5,000 minimum wage earners and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a tribute to the workers sector on the observance of Labor Day ,Saturday, May 1. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said the vaccinated workers...
Senator Leila de Lima has filed a bill seeking to ensure the welfare and protection of workers in the country's business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo/Mark Balmores) In filing Senate Bill No. 2149 last Wednesday, April 28, De Lima mentioned the growth of the BPO...
Filipino workers who were most affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic must win big in the government's recovery programs, Senator Joel Villanueva said Saturday, May 1. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria)...
Former House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has called on the government to prioritize the vaccination of all workers in the private and public sector. Former House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. (Congressman Feliciano Belmonte Jr./Facebook) In his Labor Day statement Saturday, May 1, Belmonte...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced on Labor Day, May 1, that more than 400,000 tourism workers who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic were approved to receive a one-time financial aid worth P5,000 under a joint program by the DOT and the Department of Labor...
