The Senate Committee on Labor and Employment on Thursday, March 10 advised the government to temporarily withdraw its ultimatum for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies to end work from home (WFH) arrangements of their employees or lose tax incentives. Villanueva, committee chairman, said...
The next administration should prioritize generating opportunities for employment to the 75 million working-age Filipinos in the country, particularly the nearly four million who lost their jobs in an extended Covid-19 pandemic, senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Sunday called on the government to ensure that the 45-day public works ban that would take effect on March 25, in preparation for the May 2022 elections, should be implemented in a way that would not affect jobs nor delay the completion of significant infrastructure...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Monday urged the government to provide more assistance to workers who have been laid off during lockdowns at the height of COVID-19 infections. Bautista, who is running for the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 elections said, these workers need...
BUTUAN CITY – A total of 7,030 victims of typhoon Odette in the province of Surigao del Norte have benefited from the emergency employment program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) through Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers (TUPAD). Each worker...
The government, through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), will provide US$200 or more than P10,000 cash aid for Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong who tested positive for COVID-19, Malacañang said. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda relaunched her "LOREN" (Livelihood Opportunities to Raise Employment Nationwide) barangay employment program in about 590 barangays in Antique province. Antique Rep. Loren Legarda (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Under LOREN, residents of the...
Malacañang is optimistic that the country's employment situation will improve in the coming months as more Filipinos are expected to return to work with the easing of quarantine restrictions and the reopening of economic activities. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the...
• A motorcycle enthusiast and two housewives hone skills to enhance their livelihood. • STEP (Special Training for Employment Program) offered free training sessions. • With the dream to become a motovlogger, Paul Buenaventura enrolled in Motorcycle and Small Engine System (MSES) training...
Senator Joel “TESDAMAN” Villanueva today, Jan. 8 launched his campaign for a second term in the 24-member Senate, vowing to continue his agenda of job creation and strengthen employment security in the country. Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Labor committee, outlined his achievements and...
Senator Panfilo ‘Pin’’ Lacson, presidential candidate of Partido Reporma, is bent on pushing technological solutions to eliminate corruption under his administration thus promoting social justice in the process, especially for the working-class Filipinos, who always have a hard time fighting...
Three-term Senator, now Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda asserts the need to push for further amendments on the 1999 Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Act, a law she co-authored during her first term as Senator, to provide better employment facilitation and opportunities for the Filipino people....
