More than 15,000 local and overseas employment opportunities are available to jobseekers across the country during the week-long celebration of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) 88th founding anniversary. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III called on...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will bar its 1,049 personnel from reporting to duty in compliance with the resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID). PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said that as of Dec. 3, only 1,040 personnel have...
It was the time of the eldest daughter of Vice President Leni Robredo to take the spotlight as she participated in one of the “Kakampink Wednesday” activities held on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Vice Presidential daughter Aika Robredo serves lugaw to Quezon City residents during a feeding program on...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) cited the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Thursday, Nov. 25, for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination work it rendered to its personnel and persons deprived of liberty (PDL). In...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15, it will officially roll out the “Social Work Case Management Guide for Insurgent Returnees” next month. DSWD (Screengrab from DSWD website) The DSWD said in preparation for the rollout, training will be conducted for...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has aggravated already existing economic inequalities faced by women. Gina hangs the net, which their family uses for fishing, outside their home. (Jed Regala / Oxfam) According to the 2021 National Household Survey, a study commissioned by Oxfam...
As the Philippines eases out of one of the world’s longest lockdowns to give way for economic recovery, businesses are trying to figure out how to deal with the new work cultures that emerged during the pandemic. With the lifting of travel restrictions, employers are now challenged to...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Yesterday, Presidential candidate, Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso announced that the City of Manila would be the latest city, following Davao, Ormoc and Iloilo, to turn their back on the highly divisive face shield for public use. Over a year after the IATF made them...
The San Juan City local government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have distributed cash aid to over 1,000 residents of the city under the Cash-for-Work program. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook) According to the local government unit (LGU), 1,374 San Juaneños...
Tech entrepreneurs (techpreneurs) of Filipino heritage made waves in the Silicon Slopes Summit held on October 14 to 15, 2021, in Utah. Philippines-based cofounder of Yield Guild Games Gabby Dizon presents the business model in gaming “Play to Earn,” which allows players to convert their time...
Employees of the Department of Finance (DOF) along with attached agencies and state-owned companies, like the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Social Security System (SSS), are told to prepare for a full-return to the workplace. Amid easing quarantine restrictions and COVID-19 infections,...
The Paranaque City government distributed the P4,000 incentive to “cash for work” beneficiaries who were tapped to clean their respective barangays in District 1 and II. (Photo courtesy of Paranaque PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The 1,000 beneficiaries are workers who have been displaced due to the...
