The Department of Finance (DOF) is set to introduce a four-day workweek to alleviate the burden on its employees who are struggling with the intense traffic congestion in Metro Manila. During the DOF anniversary celebration, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto announced that the new department...
Employees in the private sector who would report for duty on Wednesday, May 1, are entitled to full pay plus 200 percent of their basic wages, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. In Labor Advisory No. 6 series of 2024, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said May 1, which is observed...
(Unsplash) Here's some good news for those working in government day care centers (DCCs) and child development centers (CDCs) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has filed a bill that would provide each day care worker in...
The Youth Cluster of Climate Reality PH comprises young leaders aged 15 to 30 Today is Earth Day, and in a world grappling with the urgent threat of climate crisis, young people have emerged as a powerful force in the global climate movement. At the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference...
This Earth Month, our focus shifts not only to the usual suspects of pollution and waste but to a more pressing and often overlooked crisis: the peril facing our protected areas. Recent weeks have seen a surge of concerns, as uproar emanates from popular hot spots like Bohol’s Chocolate Hills,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will set up 94 job fair sites across the country in celebration of the 122nd Labor Day. In an advisory, the agency's Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) said the job fairs featuring local and overseas employment opportunities will be held in...
Several celebrities have been sighted in Siargao, today, April 20. They are there supposedly for Angelica Panganiban and Gregg Homan’s wedding. Based on photos and videos that have since made it to social media, Kim Chiu, Bela Padilla are there. Maxene Magalona, Anne Curtis and daughter Dahlia,...
Consumers can expect more savings with refills over sachets. (Photos from Greenpeace Philippines) Earth Day this year is calling for a plastic-free planet. Environmentalists have been sounding this alarm to society like a broken record, yet to this day, we haven't fully heeded their call, as...
The world celebrates the “largest environmental movement” known as Earth Day every April 22. Under the theme “Planet vs Plastics,” this year’s event calls for widespread awareness on the health risks of plastics. Organizer Earthday.org strives for a 60 percent cut in plastic production by...
FILE - Climate activists hold a rally to protest the use of fossil fuels on Earth Day at Freedom Plaza, April 22, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It's an annual event founded by...
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Clement in Angono, Rizal is leading this year’s awareness campaign for the environment. It will hold a pro-Earth seminar for the public on April 26 in observance of World Earth Day 2024. Through the initiative of the Ecology Ministry and the Social and...
Japan will never allow the devastation of war to be repeated again, Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya said. Japanese Ambassador Endo Kazuya (PPA) Kazuya made the statement during the 82nd commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor in Bataan on Tuesday, April 9. "We, the Japanese people,...
