Teachers’ groups have renewed their call for a substantial salary increase for public school educators and civilian government employees following President Marcos’ approval of a 15 percent base pay increase for military and uniformed personnel (MUP). The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), in...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Thursday, Nov. 20, announced the release of more than P22.3 million in allowances for prosecutors and judges assigned to the city as part of ongoing year-end benefit payouts to City Hall employees. Domagoso made the announcement after a meeting with...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has temporarily excused all officials and employees from wearing their prescribed office uniforms following reports that personnel were being harassed in public. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said the suspension, requested by the workers’...
CABUYAO, Laguna – A 27-year-old employee of a gadget store was stabbed dead during a robbery in Barangay Mamatid, this city, on Monday morning. Police identified the victim as Jona. Investigation said the victim arrived at the store and discovered that assorted gadgets are missing. She called her...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) against the hiring of job order (JO) personnel -- contractual or casual employees -- without specific policy guidelines that would determine their actual performance during their work duration. In its annual audit...
A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 12 job-order employee was gunned down before dawn on Saturday, May 11, in Tulunan, Cotabato. MAP of Cotabato with the town of Tulunan highlighted. Police Capt. April Rose Soria, Tulunan municipal police station chief, identified the victim as Peter...
A 37-year-old job order casual government employee was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, May 8. A JOB order casual employee was nabbed in a drug sting in Silay City, Negros Occidental on May 8. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca,...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has announced that the agency has 1,518 job vacancies that urgently require staffing. According to BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr., these positions span across various roles including administrative aides, statisticians, revenue and intelligence...
BALAYAN, Batangas – A municipal government employee was shot dead in Barangay District 5 here on Friday night, November 10. Police identified the victim as Melchor Sale, 53, single, resident of Barangay Carenahan, this town. Investigation said the victim was driving his motorcycle when he...
Land Transportation Office (LTO) chief Vigor Mendoza II has committed to address contractualization amid the prevalence of job order mode of employment in one of the high-earning agencies of the government. In pushing for the stop of Job Order at the LTO, Mendoza said he wants to ensure security of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 28-year-old job order employee of the Silay City government died in a motorcycle crash in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental, on Thursday night, October 12. A 28-year-old government employee died after his motorcycle crashed into a truck parked in Barangay E. Lopez,...
ECHAGUE, Isabela – An employee of the local government unit of San Isidro, this province, was shot dead in front of the Southern Isabela Specialist Hospital in Barangay Ipil, this town, on Tuesday afternoon, September 19. Police said Kendrick Pera, 29, a resident of Barangay Camarag, San...
