President Duterte has approved the appointment of former Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral George Ursabia as Undersecretary for maritime affairs of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade made the announcement during the inauguration on Monday, Nov. 8,...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has ordred the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to start processing the deployment of workers to South Korea following the announced lifting of restrictions on the entry of foreign workers there. The arrival...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) believes that the increase in the number of unemployed Filipinos in September was only a "temporary setback" towards a continued and sustained recovery of the labor market. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the latest Philippine Statistics...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) committed to strengthen its efforts to address child labor in the country by implementing various initiatives that seek to benefit child laborers and their families. (Photo by Nuno Alberto on Unsplash) The DSWD said it is one with the Duterte...
Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao said he would be pushing for massive tax cuts on personal and corporate income taxes instead of imposing additional taxes to fix the country’s budget deficit should he become the country’s next leader. Pacquiao said he would do this while shoring up...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to form a technical working group (TWG) to expedite the release of unpaid wages and end of contract payments of Filipino migrant workers from Saudi Arabia who were forced to return home in 2016. (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "The...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has vowed to push for equal representation of big and small member states in the policy-making body of the International Labor Organization (ILO). Secretary Silvestre Bello III In his recent meeting with Swiss Ambassador...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is expected to pay the P4.6 billion unpaid salaries to around 9,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who were forced to return to the Philippines last 2016. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is...
House of Representatives Partylist Gabriela is again pushing for the passage of the pandemic leave benefits bill not just for COVID-19 infected workers but also for "floating status" workers due to temporary closures and reduced company operations. "Chop-chop 'yung sahod dahil bawas ang work...
The loss of working hours in 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is expected to be significantly higher than estimated, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported Friday, Oct. 29. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In its latest monitoring report on the impact of COVID-19...
Much has been promised about the contractual employment for workers, but human rights lawyer Chel Diokno said he will push for a clear legislation to address job security. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Kung maganda ang resulta nitong darating ng halalan,...
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III reiterated that employers cannot terminate their workers who refuse to get vaccinated but are allowed to order them not to report to work. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Bello cited the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious...
