Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 17, asked the government to put up a stimulus package for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in exchange for keeping their employees amid the economic uncertainties during the pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) In a visit to...
Despite the “denial” coming from the Department of Education (DepEd), a group of education workers on Friday, Oct. 15, asserted that its call for 77 days of overtime pay has “legal and moral grounds.” (Photo from ACT Philippines) “Teachers have responded to the exigencies of the service...
To help employers who are still reeling hard from the effects of the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has suggested offering soft loans for them to pay for their employees' 13th month pay. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he already...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reminded companies Thursday, Oct. 14 that there are no exceptions when it comes to releasing 13th month pay to employees, even amid the protracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Restaurant staff ready tables with acrylic barriers in Manila on Sept....
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) A group of nurses has called on the government to give the country's healthcare workers better working conditions and salary. In a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Filipino Nurses United (FNU) said “the conditions of Filipino nurses have not...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso signed on Thursday, Oct. 7, an ordinance which grants city hall employees and personnel hazard pay for their duty during the previous Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). Mayor Isko Moreno Under...
Editorial Filipinos are among the most excited in Southeast Asia to switch to electric vehicles (EV). This was the finding of a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan in 2020, titled “The Future of Electrified Vehicles in Southeast Asia.” Forty-five percent of Filipino car drivers...
The Department of Education (DepEd) clarified that the work done by teachers in excess of class days does not necessarily translate to “overtime.” (ALVIN KASIBAN / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Overtime pay cannot be claimed on the days in excess of the 220 school days,” said DepEd...
A group of education workers on Friday, Oct. 1, sought the intervention of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) amid the the “failure” of the Department of Education (DepEd) to release the guidelines for the grant of service credits for public school teachers’ overtime work in the last school...
A group of teachers on Thursday, Sept. 30, lambasted the Department of Education (DepEd) over a memorandum released by the agency purportedly to compensate for the extra days and duties performed by teachers last school year under distance learning. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Teachers and other education workers threatened to hold one-day synchronized absence if the government, through the Department of Education (DepEd), continued to fail in fulfilling its overdue commitment of releasing the guidelines for their overtime pay. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The 13th month pay of employees in the services sector will depend on how well their respective companies perform this final quarter of 2021. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion speaks during the virtual press briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 28 (Screenshot...
