As Filipinos commemorate Labor Day, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved Executive Order (EO) No. 23 which will strengthen inter-agency coordination and facilitate the resolution of labor disputes. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (File photo)* Executive Secretary Lucas...
Five government aid beneficiaries are new homeowners after being picked in a raffle for house and lot packages during the 121st Labor Day celebration at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on April 30. *President Marcos turns over the symbolic house key to one of the five raffle winners of a...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Sunday, April 30 called on the government to thoroughly study the measures that seek to determine the reasonable living wage for the country’s workers. Villanueva made the call ahead of the nation’s Labor Day activities on Monday, May 1. ...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 has vowed a peaceful and safe observance of Labor Day. Police Brig. Gen. Percival A. Rumbaoa, PRO-2 director, ordered maximum police presence in Region 2, particularly in areas where different sectoral groups,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to focus on programs that hone the skills of Filipino workers as he assured them that promoting their welfare remains his administration's top priority. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr....
Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Facebook) While other lawmakers are preoccupied with legislation to hike workers' pay, Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez wants to put focus on another important need of Filipino laborers--happiness at home. Alvarez emphasized...
BUTUAN CITY – About 9,542 workers in the Caraga region are set to receive their salaries totaling more than P39.9 million from the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD cash-for-work scheme program on Labor Day....
Members of the Women Workers United (WWU) on Friday, April 28, vowed to continue fighting for living wages, decent work, quality public services, and freedom from all forms of violence and exploitation. (Photo courtesy of Women Workers United) In time for the celebration of International Workers’...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), said on Friday, April 28 that it will accept scholarship applicants through its biometric-enabled Scholarship Registration System for workers on Labor Day. In a statement, TESDA said that in the National Capital Region (NCR), the...
Labor Day will likely be cloudy, with some areas of the country possibly seeing rain showers and thunderstorms, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, April 28. Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, and Mindanao will experience cloudy...
By CHIHOKO ASADA-MIYAKAWA It’s now 10 years since the Rana Plaza building, located in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed. That fateful day, at least 1,132 people – mainly garment workers – were killed and more than 2,500 injured. The disaster seized global attention and led to change. Yet while a...
DAGUPAN CITY – Here's a piece of good news for Pangasinenses who are seeking jobs here and abroad. A total of 19,000 job vacancies for local and overseas employment will be offered by more than 100 companies during the Labor Day jobs fair on May 1, Monday. Justin Paul Marbella, information...
