Thanks to advancements in cashless technology, travelers now have more options for managing their finances while abroad. The traditional carrying and exchanging cash is no longer the only option. Mind you, even for a seasoned traveler, navigating unfamiliar currencies and exchange rates...
Starting March 7, the daily take-home pay of minimum wage earners and monthly salary of domestic workers in Region XI will increase following the approval of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has announced. Wage Order No. RB...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Feb. 15, welcomed the bill seeking to increase the minimum monthly salary for teachers to P50,000. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “We will always advocate for additional benefits for our teachers,” DepEd Undersecretary and...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (right) troops the line with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (left), during the 88th founding anniversary of AFP at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Dec. 21, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The decision of President Ferdinand...
President Marcos has granted an increase in the lifetime monthly gratuity pay of soldiers awarded with the highest military honor. Armed Forces of the Philippines (Noel B. Pabalate) Marcos announced the increase on the gratuity pay to existing Medal of Valor Awardees of the Armed Forces of the...
(File photo) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded all private sector employers to observe the proper payment of wages for the upcoming December regular and special non-working holidays. Under the Labor Advisory No. 26, series of 2023, Christmas Day (December 25) and Rizal Day...
Contract of service and job order workers in the government will receive service recognition incentive and gratuity pay this year. President Marcos has signed two administrative orders (AO) —Nos. 12 and 13—granting incentive and gratuity pay to government personnel. Through AO No. 12,...
The Social Security System (SSS) will dispose of unclaimed Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) cards from its branches by the end of this year. In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 21, the pension fund said UMID card applicants between August 2017 to December 2020 must claim their IDs on or...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reminded on Thursday, Nov. 16, all private sector employers to give the mandated 13th-month pay of their workers before Dec. 24. DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Santos Benavidez said there is neither exemption nor deferment for the release of the 13 th -month...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded all private sector employers to release the 13 th month of their workers on time. The early release of the 13 th month pay is stipulated in the Labor Advisory No. 25-2023 signed by DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma. Under the law, the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Public school teachers who toiled beyond working hours during the recent Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) deserve to get overtime pay. Thus, said House Deputy Minority leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. is asking congressmen to insert a special provision in the P5.768-trillion proposed...
