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...
Together in this fight COMMUNITY SPIRIT Shawarma Shack Group president and CEO Walther Uzi Buenavista (right) with PNP chief, General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar (left), at the PNP national headquarters at Camp Crame Shawarma Shack, a locally bred food company, continues to reap praises and...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has extended its work-from-home (WFH) arrangement after the government decided to continue the pilot implementation of the new Alert Levels System for coronavirus (COVID-19) response in the National Capital Region (NCR) until Oct. 15. Civil Service Commission...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday, Oct. 6, said the agency is looking into the possibility of allowing mandatory vaccination for employees before going back to work. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the rollout of a special vaccination...
The Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC) is still looking at the possibility of including employees who have been infected with COVID-19 while on a work-from-home arrangement in its cash assistance benefits. (Photo by Chris Montgomery on Unsplash) In a virtual Laging Handa briefing on Thursday,...
The Manila city government suspended work on Monday (Sept. 27) beginning at 3:30 p.m. so that City Hall employees can observe "Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day." Offices in the city whose functions are basic health and vital services will continue with their operations such as the Manila Health...
Remote work is here to stay and for many, it has become an opportunity to discover better ways to work efficiently or pursue their own passion projects at home. Because of this, people have turned to home improvement projects and transform areas of their houses into ad hoc offices that will be...
