Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, November 21 bared a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit and lure as many Filipinos to be part of a large-scale human trafficking scheme and investment fraud. Sen. Risa Hontiveros bares a reported plot by a Chinese syndicate to recruit Filipinos in a...
The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading a measure institutionalizing enhanced protection, security, and benefits for workers in the media industry. (Markus Winkler/ Unsplash) Subjected to nominal voting during plenary session Monday, Nov. 21 was House Bill (HB)...
BACOLOD CITY -- Government workers here are expected to receive bonuses amounting to a minimum of P47,517 to a maximum of P148,891 before the year ends. After recovering from Covid-19 infection, regular, co-terminus, plantilla casual employees as well as retirees within the calendar year stand to...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has renewed his call for the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to expedite the release of allowances for healthcare workers who have yet to receive their share under the law that grants them and other frontliners emergency...
The gig economy is defined as a labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs. Throughout history, the gig economy is a vital one, with gig workers (aka freelancers) taking up temporary or project-based work. They are hired to...
If there’s anything that the Philippines can do for Ukraine, it's sending over Filipino workers who can help rebuild the homes and public buildings that were destroyed there during the war. Ukrainian soldiers and rescue officers search for bodies in the debris at the military school hit by...
The Philippines has committed to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada in protecting migrant workers and promoting their rights through various initiatives. (RTVM Screenshot) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made the commitment on Saturday, Nov. 12, during...
The additional face-to-face oathtaking ceremonies for new Social Workers will be on Nov. 23 and Nov. 29, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced. Professional Regulation Commission Last Nov. 3, PRC initially released an in-person oathtaking date for those in Manila . The ceremony on...
MANILA BULLETIN Regular, casual, and contractual employees of the Antipolo City local government have started receiving the differential adjustments in their salaries as of Thursday, November 10. Most of the city hall employees might have received the adjustment, which was retroactive since January...
Canada will undertake a recruitment mission in Manila later this month to hire Filipino healthcare workers willing to work in one of its provinces. Healthcare workers The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines announced that the country's Saskatchewan province has employment opportunities open for...
LEMERY, Batangas -- Two fishpond workers died after they were electrocuted while cleaning the fishpond on Monday afternoon, Nov. 7, at Barangay Nonong Casteo this town. The victims were identified as Renante Batchar, 41, single, shrimp feeder, and resident of Barangay Talo-toan, Concepcion, Iloilo...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, November 8 commended delivery service company Lalamove for responding to the family of one of their riders who died while he was on duty last November 1. But Hontiveros said she laments the company’s statement that rider Noel Escote was “not fulfilling orders...
