Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, Nov, 12 said the Duterte administration should see to it that the P5.024 trillion national budget will be a massive “job generation” investment, with every spending leveraged to create as many employment opportunities possible, At the plenary deliberations...
President Duterte thinks that it's legal for employers not to hire job applicants on the basis of their not being vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Dutere, a lawyer, aired his comments on the matter on late Tuesday night, Nov. 9...
'OMJ' hosts (from left) Bea, Arnell and Tuesday Another information-packed episode of “Oh My Job,” anchored by the power trio of Arnell Ignacio, Tuesday Niu and Bea Binene, awaits us on Saturday Nov. 6, as it celebrates its first year this weekend. In the “Oh Isyu” segment, "OMJ" will talk...
'Oh My Job!' This weekend in “Oh My Job," Assistant Secretary Dominique "Nikki" Rubia-Tutay of Employment and General Administration Cluster, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), will talk about the government’s assistance to employers for their payment of the mandatory 13th-month pay to...
From left: Bea Binene, Arnell Ignacio and Tuesday Niu This Saturday, Oct. 16, in “Oh My Job”, the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) main man, Secretary Silvestre Belo III will talk about the welfare of contractual labor for countries of origin and destination in Asia. In his segment...
The Pasay City government in coordination with the SM Mall of Asia Hypermarket is offering job opportunities to city residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO) announced that the SM Mall of Asia Hypermarket is in...
Editorial Due to the enforcement of the strictest COVID-19 restrictions, the unemployment rate in the Philippines increased to 8.1 percent in August 2021, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. This is lower than the jobless rates in January, February and April this year but it exceeds...
Thousands of fisherfolk—already suffering from the COVID-19 crisis—are at risk of losing livelihood as the national government is set to demolish structures they have built for mussels and oysters farming in the Manila Bay. Members of fishers' group PAMALAKAYA (Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
The West Coast-based Labor Attaché in the United States (US) who revealed the presence of promising employment opportunities in Guam has offered helpful advice to Filipinos who intend to land a job in the American territory in the coming years. (Photo by Shivendu Shukla/ Unsplash) According to...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has warned the public against suspicious and unauthorized websites engaged in the dissemination of false information such as advertising job openings in the armed service. The Coast Guard District Northern Mindanao (CGDNM) said it has monitored some unofficial...
Job creation and poverty alleviation will be a major challenge for the government next year as the Department of Finance (DOF) admitted that uncertainly about the economic recovery will remain until the pandemic is contained. DOF Building in Manila Based on the DOF’s “Macroeconomic Framework...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has partnered with the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) to host a series of virtual job fairs that would benefit members of the local tourism industry. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Tourism Secretary...