For working tirelessly as they confronted the danger and the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the over 5,000 employees of the Quezon City government deserve a year-end incentive equivalent to one-month salary. Rep. Michael Defensor Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor called on the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Friday appealed to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to ensure that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) resolution, now feared by unvaccinated workers, would not be abused by business owners, especially those in the restaurant and in-person...
'Will You Marry' and 'Ikaw' showing on SKY PPV SKYcable brings a heartwarming movie set to make families at home laugh and cry with the premiere of Mavx Productions' film shot in Denmark entitled "Will You Marry," starring K Brosas and Elisse Joson, on SKY Pay-Per-View starting Oct. 22 (Friday)....
President Duterte said he wants the Office of the Ombudsman to take cognizance of Senator Richard Gordon's alleged failure to pay the P86 million he owes to the government. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from Facebook) Duterte once again brought up Gordon's name...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Tuesday, Oct. 19 joined the call for an investigation of employers who are imposing a “no vaccine, no salary” policy, saying that the Department of Labor and Employment should unmask and penalize them. COVID 19 vaccine Nograles, vice chairman of the...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III urged workers to report employers that are imposing a "no vaccine, no salary" policy as he reiterated that the practice is illegal. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) In a virtual media briefing...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 17, asked the government to put up a stimulus package for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in exchange for keeping their employees amid the economic uncertainties during the pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) In a visit to...
Despite the “denial” coming from the Department of Education (DepEd), a group of education workers on Friday, Oct. 15, asserted that its call for 77 days of overtime pay has “legal and moral grounds.” (Photo from ACT Philippines) “Teachers have responded to the exigencies of the service...
To help employers who are still reeling hard from the effects of the pandemic, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has suggested offering soft loans for them to pay for their employees' 13th month pay. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he already...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reminded companies Thursday, Oct. 14 that there are no exceptions when it comes to releasing 13th month pay to employees, even amid the protracted coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Restaurant staff ready tables with acrylic barriers in Manila on Sept....
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) A group of nurses has called on the government to give the country's healthcare workers better working conditions and salary. In a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Filipino Nurses United (FNU) said “the conditions of Filipino nurses have not...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso signed on Thursday, Oct. 7, an ordinance which grants city hall employees and personnel hazard pay for their duty during the previous Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). Mayor Isko Moreno Under...
