The House Committee on Welfare of Children on Monday, Dec. 12, began initial deliberations on a bill that would consolidate several proposed measures for the Magna Carta of day care workers, which seeks to improve the working conditions of the workers by increasing their allowances and other...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, a solon who works closely with overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), says thousands of skilled construction workers are currently needed in Guam. And the best part is, this United States (US) territory just happens to prefer to hire Filipino workers. (Shivendu Shukla/...
Editorial The barangay health workers are a very special group of people in the community. They are vital to the delivery of primary health care to the people in the grassroots level. In the early days of the pandemic, the BHWs were the first responders to the public health problem brought by...
After the House of Representatives passed on second reading the proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co on Saturday, Dec. 10, vowed to lobby to “each and every Senator” the quick passage of the bill. Senate of the Philippines’ plenary...
Local media practitioners in both the government and private sector are closing in on benefits such as security of tenure, hazard and overtime pay, and mandatory additional insurance coverage. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep....
The Senate has adopted a resolution honoring Filipino-British nurse May Richell A. Cestina-Parsons for bagging the prestigious George Cross Award from the British government. Senate Resolution No. 320, introduced by Sen. Imee Marcos was unanimously adopted by the Upper Chamber on Wednesday,...
The proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHW) has been approved on second reading in the House of Representatives. (PPAB) The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.6557, was approved via simple voice vote during plenary session Wednesday, Dec. 7. The House Committee on Local...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to provide construction workers with mandatory insurance coverage in consideration of the hazards they face within their workplace. In filing Senate Bill No. 821 or the proposed Construction Workers Insurance Act, Gatchalian seeks to require...
Recognizing the “heroic role” of barangay health workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, the House Committee on Ways and Means on Monday, Dec. 5, approved the tax provisions of the substitute bill consolidating proposed measures for the magna carta of barangay health workers (BHWs). (Photo from...
A construction worker was arrested by police for possession of a .38-caliber revolver in Pasay City on Sunday, Dec. 4. Col. Byron Tabernilla, Pasay City police chief, identified the suspect as Aniceto Julian, 54. Tabernilla said the suspect was nabbed by members of Police Sub-Station 3 around 11:30...
The United Nations (UN) has lauded the Philippines in its campaign to recognize the contribution of migrant​s all over the world ​to the inclusive growth and sustainable development ​and to the economy ​of their​ respective​ countries​. ​ Many...
Filipino health professionals are in favor of the proposed establishment of Philippine Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, said Dr. Benito Atienza, Vice President 3 of Philippine Federation of Professionals Association. “Noong ako ay Presidente ng Philippine Medical Association...
