Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar warned the public not to transact with unscrupulous individuals reportedly recruiting social workers for deployment abroad. Aguilar came out with the warning after the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) was able to get a copy of fake “payment...
Japan is opening more job opportunities to Filipino skilled workers, Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople disclosed on Thursday, Feb. 9. Ople's announcement came after meeting representatives from more than 80 Japanese employers, whom she said, have expressed interest in...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada has put to task the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to look into reports that some recruitment agencies are owned by foreign nationals. Estrada pointed out foreign ownership of placement agencies is a matter prohibited in the licensing and regulation rules of...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Undersecretary Maria Anthonette Velasco-Allones said Wednesday, February 8, that DMW Secretary Susan Ople is considering banning the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to Kuwait pending talks on how to protect OFWs in that Middle East country. While...
Local farmers and livestock workers will soon benefit from the sustainable corn development program to be launched by the Department of Agriculture (DA) as part of the government's food security commitment. Corn (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a bid to ensure sufficient food grains, the agriculture...
The House of Representatives gave its final approval to House Bill (HB) No. 6718 or the “Freelance Workers Protection Act" during plenary session Monday afternoon, Feb. 6. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Speaker and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab, who...
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a bill that, if enacted, would mandate all enterprises in the country employing 10 or more workers to establish a productivity incentives program for their employees. (PPAB) Passed during plenary session Monday...
Department of Social Welfare and Development In line with its role as the focal agency representing the Philippines in the ASEAN Sectoral Body on Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is scheduled to host the ASEAN Inter-Sectoral Consultation for...
Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’’ T. Tulfo reiterated today, Jan. 6, a deployment ban of Filipino Overseas Workers (OFWs) in Kuwait following media reports about a Filipino domestic helper who has been paralyzed after escaping her abusive employer in that Middle East country. Tulfo, chairman of the...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Sunday, February 5, urged the Senate to expedite the passage of the bills that seek to lower the optional retirement age of government workers from 60 to 56 years old. Revilla made the call following the recent passage of House Bill No. 206 on third and final...
The proposed Freelance Workers Protection Act is poised for third and final reading passage next week in the House of Representatives. (PPAB) This, after the lower chamber approved the measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6718, on second reading during plenary session Wednesday afternoon, Feb....
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Health workers, senior citizens, and individuals with comorbidities are first in line to receive the bivalent Covid-19 vaccines once these become available in the...
