President Marcos has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 64, increasing the government workers' salaries and granting them an additional allowance. Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin, by authority of the President, signed EO 64 on August 2, 2024. It takes effect immediately. “Given the prevailing...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Philippine Government Employees Association (PGEA) have teamed up to boost awareness of the pension programs. This partnership was solidified through the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish the GSIS-PGEA Education...
Rizal 4th district Rep. Fidel Nograles (PPAB) House Committee on Labor and Employment chairman Rep. Fidel Nograles expressed his appreciation to President Marcos for extending the engagement of contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers in...
Government contract of service (COS) and job order (JO) workers whose contracts would expire in December this year no longer have to worry about their employment after President Marcos extended their contracts. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos made this decision...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri’s positive trust ratings can be attributed to his “steady, sober leadership of the Senate,” Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on Wednesday, April 3. Villanueva issued the statement following the Pulse Asia’s recent survey...
Two of President Marcos’ economic managers are pushing for the integration of healthcare coverage as a part of the compensation package for all government employees. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman and Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto both said that the government is now considering...
President Marcos has justified the need for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to have more employees, saying its workforce is actually outnumbered given the endless distress calls in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos cited in his...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday, December 3 urged the House of Representatives to continue its investigation on the alleged controversy surrounding House Speaker Martin Romualdez’s travel expenses. As far as he is concerned, Zubiri said he has no knowledge of...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero is now pushing for a bill providing for an automatic promotion of government employees upon retirement. In filing Senate Bill No. 297, Escudero proposes to grant a promotion of one salary grade level higher than the employee’s position at the time of...
The bill seeking to lower the compulsory and optional retirement age for government personnel requires a comprehensive study to ensure that the policy would be sustainable as majority of public workers are deemed supportive of the measure. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB Photo) ...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez revealed on Tuesday, August 1, that 46 city government personnel tested positive for illegal drug use. BENITEZ Benitez said they comprise eight to 10 percent of job order city government employees. Twenty-nine were from the Bacolod Traffic...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Cebu terminated five job order (JO) personnel after they tested positive for illegal drug use during a recent surprise drug test. JOB order personnel of the Cebu City Markets Operations Division show up for a surprise drug test at the City Hall. Five workers...
