The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has so far assessed 54,233 domestic work applicants since January. TESDA In a statement on Sunday, July 25, the agency said the number was higher by 7,980 compared to the 46,253 assessed applicants in 2020. Secretary Isidro Lapeña...
The pandemic is raging, the country is in recession, and many people remain hungry and unemployed. Faced with these urgent concerns, President Duterte has supposedly accomplished much to address these problems but intends to do more in the closing strength of his presidency. President Rodrigo...
Employees in the Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations prefer not to come back to the same work arrangements they had pre-COVID-19, and now seeking flexibility when it comes to reporting for work. According to the EY 2021 Work Reimagined Employee Survey, the majority of employees in...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said it's up to employers to decide whether or not they would let their employees work from home amid the threat of the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo by Fusion Medical Animation/...
Photo from TNC/Work Auster Force TNC Pro Team acquired two veterans to reinforce the core players of Work Auster Force for its anticipated MPL Philippines debut in Season 8. TNC tapped the services of former Smart Omega star Adrian "Toshi" Bacallo and ex-Cignal Ultra captain Douglas "ImbaDeejay"...
Photos from Work Auster Force/TNC Predator Filipino esports giant TNC Predator has officially entered the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang professional scene, tapping Work Auster Force for the upcoming MPL Philippines Season 8 on Tuesday, July 13. TNC owner Eric Redulfin previously told Manila Bulletin...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Fandoms of traditional politicians are at it again: Perpetuating the myth that their political idols should get credit for the inception or completion of public works projects. Yes, there have been a couple of fact checks about their competing claims. But the biggest fact has so...
The Philippines and the rest of the world are transiting to a hybrid work environment, with the bulk of future meetings, 98 percent, in all, including at least one remote participant, according to tech giant Cisco. This mixed mode of working is fueling long-lasting implications on work culture,...
Working as a construction worker during weekdays and as a street vendor on weekends is a 26-year old man’s way of earning a decent living for his family during this pandemic. Photo by Nel Andrade/ MANILA BULLETIN Diomar Gonzaga is a laborer specializing in masonry works. Being an on-call laborer...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will hold a virtual conference on Saturday, June 19, to gather country’s social work practitioners to strengthen solidarity and inter-connectedness among them. DSWD (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The DSWD announced on Wednesday, June 16, that...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In our previous column, we said we experienced up close some of the most devastating wars in the world. The first was the Pacific War and the subsequent invasion of Manila by Japan in 1941 when we were five years old, and then the Vietnam...
President Duterte is willing to look into the proposed amendments to the country's baselines law that supposedly aim to strengthen the nation's claim to the West Philippine Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President ordered complete staff work on the proposed reforms on...
