Here's proof that some countries simply can't afford to not have overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Photo Silas Baisch / Unsplash) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is meeting with his counterpart from the Sultanate of Oman Friday night June 18 to find a...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed Thursday, June 17, that three more barangay captains are being investigated for their failure to strictly impose the regulations on the prohibition of mass gatherings in their respective areas. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año...
President Duterte is still undecided on whether or not he will terminate the country's visiting forces agreement (VFA) with the United States, Malacañang said Tuesday. President Duterte delivers a public address on June 14, 2021 (Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the...
The cases against barangay officials allegedly involved in social amelioration program (SAP) anomalies are still being heard despite them having returned to work after serving their six-month preventive suspensions. Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) Department of Interior and Local Government...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has left the door open for the possible lifting of the annual limit for Filipino nurses that are sent to work abroad. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) Bello, in an online press briefing on the occasion of Migrant Workers' Day...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade wants transportation authorities to get tough on public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers who fail to implement health protocols. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade (Photo from DOTr Facebook page) Tugade specifically directed this...
The temporary suspension on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been lifted, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Saturday, May 29. (Photo from DOLE Facebook) This, after the Saudi government assured...
It's just temporary. Such was the assurance repeatedy given to the public Friday, May 28 by Philippine labor officials after hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were prevented from boarding their flights following the sudden suspension of the...
The two Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcers who allegedly extorted P1,000 from a motorist-couple have now been placed under preventive suspension for 90 days. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos handed down the order on Monday, April 26, even as the two Traffic Discipline...
Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 operations will no longer be suspended this weekend, April 24 – 25, 2021, because its operator completed the maintenance works ahead of schedule, the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) today (April 20) announced. Earlier, LRMC declared it will need two weekends...
