A recently filed measure in the House of Representatives institutionalizes a 13th month pay for all government workers--including job order and contractual employees--if and when it gets enacted. (MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar authored House...
Pensioners of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) will receive this week their Christmas cash gifts. These amounts are composed of the 13th month pay and their regular monthly pensions for pensioners of the SSS. Meanwhile, the state pension fund for...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday, Nov. 28, released the guidelines for the computation of the mandatory 13th-month pay for private-sector workers for this year. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma released the guidelines, under Labor Advisory No. 23, using the P570 daily wage...
Senator Mark A. Villar has filed a bill seeking to grant 13th month pay for contractual and job order personnel in the government service. “Contractual workers (COs) and job order (JO) personnel play a vital role in government service. They fulfill their duties diligently and passionately...
United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children Mama Fatima Singhateh visited the House of Representatives on Monday afternoon, Nov. 28. UNSR Mama Fatima Singhateh at the House plenary on Nov. 28, 2022 (PPAB) Singhateh's visit at the Batasamg Pambansa...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Monday, Nov. 28, called on education stakeholders to continue nurturing good reading habits, especially among children. DepED / MB Visual Content Group “We urge our teachers, parents, and education partners to continue setting good examples as reading...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Sunday, Nov. 27, delivered her fourth State of the City’s Children Report at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) Covered Court, as the culminating activity of the city’s National Children’s Month celebration. In her speech, the mayor highlighted the city...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte reiterated that teachers must uphold professionalism and maintain boundaries with their students. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the launch of the Child Protection Unit (CPU) website and the Learner Telesafe Contact Center national...
Filipino children must stop bearing children of their own. (Unsplash) This was the simple yet poignant message of Laguna 2nd district Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez in her recent privilege speech at the House of Representatives on the occasion of National Children's Month this November. "Adolescent...
Over 1,800 cases of abuse against children have been reported to the Department of Education (DepEd) from 2019 to 2022, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Nov. 24, said. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN “As of October 2022, DepEd’s Learner Rights and Protection Office...
The Department of Education (DepED), under the leadership of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, has strengthened further its efforts to protect learners from abuse, violence, and exploitation. (Photo from DepEd Facebook page) “Child protection is really close to my heart,”...
The Parañaque city government has started the distribution of the 13th month pay of its employees as early as Tuesday, Nov. 22. The early distribution of the 13th moth pay is part of Mayor Eric Olivarez's pledge to help ease workers’ difficulties arising from the current economic downturn. The...
