While Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo believes that the most vulnerable sectors, particularly the workers, must be prioritized, she also wants to create an environment where businesses thrive. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) If she wins the presidency in 2022, Robredo said...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to inoculate on Wednesday, Nov. 10, another batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are about to be deployed abroad. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the government of Brunei has donated some 2,000 doses...
The Philipppine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has suspended anew the deployment of Filipino nurses and healthcare workers abroad as the 6,500 cap set for the year has been reached. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Inabot na natin yung deployment cap. Nagkaroon tayo ng (We...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines is awaiting guidelines from the South Korean government on the issuance of E-9 visas for Filipino workers under the Employment Permit System (EPS). This after the Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) announced on Nov. 5 that South Korea will now...
The South Korean government will now allow the entry of foreign workers (E-9 visa category) under the Employment Permit System (EPS) from the Philippines and four other countries. Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) announced on Nov. 5 that South Korea will ease the restrictions on...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to form a technical working group (TWG) to expedite the release of unpaid wages and end of contract payments of Filipino migrant workers from Saudi Arabia who were forced to return home in 2016. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "The...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is expected to pay the P4.6 billion unpaid salaries to around 9,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who were forced to return to the Philippines last 2016. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is...
The South Korean government is poised to ease restrictions on the entry of foreign workers as local companies have suffered from labor shortage due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Philippines is one of the sending countries to South Korea under the Employment Permit System...
Senatorial aspirant Sonny Matula, who is running under the ticket of Vice President Leni Robredo, said on Sunday, October 31, that presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is not fit to become president after his remarks that ending contractualization is not a priority if he wins. (Sonny...
The loss of working hours in 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is expected to be significantly higher than estimated, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported Friday, Oct. 29. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest monitoring report on the impact of COVID-19...
Health workers from Tondo Medical Center (TMC) held a "snake rally" and noise barrage protest on Wednesday, Oct. 27, to press for a salary increase and a higher health budget in 2022. (Photo from Alliance of Health Workers) TMC is a tertiary hospital that caters to the health needs of both in and...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, October 26, told household service workers or kasambahays that she will back the full implementation of Republic Act 10361 or the Kasambahay Law to provide protection and support for them against abuse, low wages, and lack of benefits. Vice President Leni...
