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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...

The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) has urged government to craft an integrated solution to the massive unemployment problem in the country stressing that the usual minimum wage hike and benefits every Labor Day are no longer viable in this time of pandemic and uncertainty. In a statement,...

The vaccine rollout for people under the A4 priority group--which includes overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)--could begin on May 1, Labor Day. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III made this revelation Friday, April 23, citing a personal "promise" from National Task...