House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda told incoming Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan Ople and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma to lift the deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Photo from Joey Salceda's Facebook)...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Sec. Silvestre Bello III will end his term by the end of this month but he expressed confidence Friday, June 10, that he will be leaving with a far better” labor market condition. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo courtesy of DOLE Secretary...
Senatorial candidate Sonny Matula on Monday, May 9, reminded employees that it is their right to vote and that they should report to the Federation of Free Workers (FFW), where he is president, if their employers tried to stop them from doing so. (Senate bet and labor leader Sonny Matula/Facebook)...
The Northern Police District (NPD) conducted on Sunday, May 1, a medical and dental mission in Caloocan, which served 314 residents, including children. The activity, which was part of the Labor Day celebration, was held at the covered court of Barangy 18 where the cops also provided food packs,...
In the final week of the national campaign period, presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson remains hopeful he will be granted an opportunity to steer the nation toward a new and better direction. In a tweet posted on Monday, May 2) Lacson paid tribute to the members of his BRAVE...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Labor and Employment regional office-9 recognized the resiliency of the Filipino workers during the commemoration of Labor Day on Sunday, May 1. A Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) teaches techniques in cake decorating. (Photo courtesy...
Re-electionist Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday, May 1 said that a “post-pandemic Filipino workforce” is emerging in the country coming from the past two years and is bound to influence a shift in Philippine labor policy and business practices. As such, Villanueva, chair of the Senate...
What better way to honor Filipino workers than to give them the wage and benefits they deserve, reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Labor Day. Senators Risa Hontiveros and Leila De Lima (Photo courtesy of Risa Hontiveros Facebook Page and Leila De Lima Facebook Page) “Ngayong Labor Day,...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday, May 1, issued a statement commemorating employees and workers on Labor Day. "On this Labor Day, we honor and salute all Filipino workers who work tirelessly so they could put food on the table and improve their quality of life for themselves and their...
About 2,000 supporters of presidential aspirant Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao marched from Luneta Park to the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on Sunday, May 1, to commemorate Labor Day and to declare the once eight-division boxing champion to be the only candidate who “has...
Just in time for Labor Day, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo promised labor groups on Sunday, May 1, that she will raise the minimum wage of Filipino workers. Vice President Leni Robredo addresses her supporters from the labor sector during the Labor Day event, dubbed as “A10 Ang...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Sunday, May 1, the successful celebration of Labor Day, which coincided with the “Duterte Legacy Caravan.” The activity was held at the People Power Monument on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Barangay Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. A...
