The immediate and well-organized distribution of Covid-19 benefits for health care workers in the Philippines was sought anew. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) President Dr. Jose Rene de Grano called on the national government to speed up...
Health workers from public, private hospitals and health facilities nationwide holds a "day of protest" infront of the Department of Health (DOH) along Sta. Cruz, Manila, on 24 November 2022. Health workers demand for swift release of their One Covid-19 allowance and health emergency allowance and...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez cited on Monday afternoon, Nov. 21 the benefits that the Philippines stands to receive on the strength of United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to country. House Speaker Martin Romualdez “The visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris is a welcome...
Citing their heroism and tough job, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is seeking the grant of incentives totaling at least P5,000 per month, along with other benefits and privileges, to qualified barangay health workers (BHWs). Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) This is...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reported a total of 493,776 new members through its Membership with Accident Assistance Benefits (MAAB) program from January to June 2022. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) According to PRC, MAAB is a donation program that provides accident assistance benefits for members ages...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada is seeking to pass a measure that would give bus drivers a minimum wage and fixed working hours, on top of government benefits. Under Senate Bill (SB) No. 48, bus operators must twice a month pay their drivers and conductors a salary that is not less than the minimum wage...
The Social Security System (SSS) and Climate Change Commission (CCC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement allowing the latter's job order and contract of service employees entitled to SSS benefits. Climate Change Commission PH (Facebook) In an announcement by SSS, the said CCC government employees will...
Media practitioners deserve security of tenure, hazard and overtime pay, mandatory additional insurance coverage, plus other job-related benefits as far as Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte and three fellow solons from the province are concerned. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
Even while recovering from a second Covid-19 infection, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. met via teleconference with Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, who is also National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director General, to order the faster distribution of national ID...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it will look into the different concerns about the distribution of benefits for the country's healthcare workers. “Part of our priorities, and as instructed by the President, that we look into these issues that have been hounding the benefits of the healthcare...
The Social Security System (SSS) released P53.27 billion worth of maternity benefits to 1.91 million members from 2016 to 2021. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM FACEBOOK In a statement posted on the SSS Facebook account on Monday, July 11, a significant jump in disbursement was noted in 2019 after the...
To address the rising inflation and joblessness in the country, Albay 2nd district Joey Salceda is floating the idea of a “universal unemployment insurance” for Filipinos who recently lost their jobs. Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement on Thursday,...
