The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has vowed to provide emergency employment to some 25,000 informal sector workers affected by Typhoon “Odette” which ravaged provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao last week. A beneficiary of the Department of Labor and Employment's Tulong...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Thursday, Dec. 23 that it has opened its 2022 2022 Search for Outstanding Government Workers. Civil Service Commission (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, CSC said that it aims to recognize deserving public servants who excel in their...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Tuesday, Dec. 22, he is one with the Filipinos who lost their loved ones to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and with those who are hopeful for a better future. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV delivers his message of hope for Christmas on Wednesday,...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has activated the “Nonoy Espina Emergency Fund for Media Workers” to assist media workers in areas affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette (international name: “Rai”). (NUJP Facebook Page) The Nonoy Espina Emergency Fund for...
Deals and dicsounts from airlines, hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies await Balikbayans who will come back home this Christmas season. Kids swim in Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists in October 2020. (Tara Yap) This, after the...
Amid fears that workers of the business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in Cebu City might get disenfranchised come election day, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo has backed calls for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to open voting centers for BPO employees. Vice President...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the release of the meals, accommodation, and transportation (MAT) allowance of more than 400,000 health workers is expected to be released by next week. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that the source of fund...
Around 100,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are expected to return home this month in time with the Christmas season, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said Friday, Dec. 10. (Jansen Romero / File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "For this Christmas, umaasa tayo ng 80,000 to 100,000 (we...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, Dec. 10 pushed for additional benefits for public school teachers and poll workers who will serve in the May 2022 National and Local Elections. Public school teachers serve as poll workers in the May 2019 elections. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation to increase the annual deployment ceiling of new-hire healthcare workers to 7,000, Malacañang announced. (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement after the Philippine...
The Pasig City government regularized 40 hospital nurses in recognition of their sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Vico Sotto made the announcement on his Facebook and Twitter accounts on Thursday, Dec. 9. “No incentive or benefit is enough to compensate for the sacrifices they have...
Citing the importance of foresight, Go Negosyo has moved to facilitate the procurement of AstraZeneca vaccines to be used as booster shots for private sector workers against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2022. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Adviser for...
