Two Catholic prelates have appealed to the government to grant subsidies to workers, particularly to those who lost their jobs due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Bishop Broderick Pabillo/RCAM Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo and retired Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes...
The Philippines’ Labor Day celebration should be symbolically marked by a massive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination drive for the country’s workers. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment, said the government’s plan to vaccinate a select group of...
While mass gatherings remain prohibited under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), Gabriela Youth has thought of a creative way for the public to protest or express their support for Filipino workers. 'Para sa Prolet' freedom wall (Photo from Gabriela Youth) The group has launched an...
More than 5,000 laborers, including Overseas Filipino Workers, are set to be inoculated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during the Labor Day symbolic vaccination on May 1, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Thursday, April 29. Galvez, who is also the chief implementer of...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Thursday urged the national government to conduct a mass regularization of casual workers who have been employed in various state agencies for years, if not decades. Being the country’s biggest employer, Recto said the national government should...
A group held a candle-lighting activity to remember Filipino health workers and frontliners who lost their lives in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Health workers candle lighting (Photo from IOHSAD) On Wednesday night, April 28, Institute for Occupational Health and Safety...
The sheer number of job vacancies that will be offered in the upcoming Labor Day job fair makes Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III think that the country’s employment situation isn't so bad. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Video screengrab from Zoom...
Three thousand jabs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and 2,000 jabs for local minimum wage earners. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (L) and DOLE Director Rolly Francia during the online press briefing on April 28, 2021. (Photo screengrab from DOLE Facebook page) That's how the 5,000...
Requiring workers to get a coronavirus vaccine could be a possibility in case of a low turnout in the immunization drive, according to a government adviser. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has appealed, however, to the...
Senator Joel Villanueva urged on Wednesday, April 28, the government to include perks for health workers in its programs set for Labor Day. (MANILA BULLETIN/Jansen Romero) “Given today’s circumstances, I think that should be a major plank of the traditional May 1 announcement by Malacañang,”...
The government will administer 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines to workers during the observance of Labor Day on May 1. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The planned vaccination of minimum wage earners and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has been given the green...
Miss Eco International 2021 first runner-up Kelley Day is back in Manila after her successful stint in the pageant earlier this month. Kelley herself posted a video announcing to followers of her arrival. View this post on Instagram She is currently in isolation, following the COVID-19 protocols in...
