Former Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday said increasing the salaries and benefits of healthcare workers will encourage Filipino healthcare workers to stay in the country. Ejercito said he believes a higher salary and benefits would help entice the country's medical workers to keep...
Citing the problem of understaffing, the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) on Monday, Feb. 14, said some health workers work 12 to 16 hours a day. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over TeleRadyo, AHW National President Robert Mendoza said a lot of health workers already resigned, retired, or...
The Quezon City government has included more than 13,000 contractual, job order employees in its health insurance program. “The city government recognizes that the health and safety of our entire workforce is of paramount importance to us. It is the right of our employees -- regardless of their...
Senatorial candidate Jinggoy Estrada has boldly stated to the public that his return to the Senate would equate to the "victory" of Filipino workers in the country and abroad. He made the pronouncement Monday, Feb. 14 after earning the trust of more voters based on Pulse Asia’s Pulso ng Bayan...
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay said on Monday, Feb. 10, that he will push for all barangay workers to become salaried government employees with full benefits amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Binay said that at present, barangay officials and workers only receive...
The Philippine Embassy in Amman, Jordan has reminded the Association of Jordanian Recruitment Agencies (AJRA) to ensure that mechanisms are in place to protect and promote the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Photo from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Philippine Ambassador to...
'OMJ' hosts (from left): Bea Binene, Arnell Ignacio, and Tuesday Niu Alice Visperas, Officer-In-Charge – Assistant Secretary of the Overseas Operations and Adjudication Cluster, will lead the discussion on the creation of the Department of Migrant Workers in the top-rating show "Oh My Job!" this...
DOT log The Department of Tourism (DOT) said about 92 percent of tourism workers in the Philippines have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOT Director for Tourism Standards and Regulation Virgilio Maguigad said that the number of vaccinated tourism workers...
Presidential aspirant Leody "Ka Leody" de Guzman will prioritize workers and the people, and not the businessmen, if elected in the position. During Kapisanan ng Broadkaster ng Pilipinas' presidential forum on Friday, de Guzman laid out his plans and platforms, which mostly focus on the welfare of...
Senate Finance Committee chair Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday assured that health care workers are now entitled to receive benefits while the state of national emergency due to COVID-19 is in effect. Angara, sponsor and co-author of Senate Bill No. 2421 or the act granting COVID-19 benefits and...
Recognizing the nature of their work, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said that she would push for government services that will address the daily challenges faced by Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) employees. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, a leader of the...
Amid the influx of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient admissions, health experts reiterated that health institutions cannot cater to all patients all at once. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During a webinar entitled “How do we prevent our Emergency Rooms from shutting down?," medical experts...
