The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) lamented the shortened quarantine period for medical frontliners exposed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it will "further accelerate the proliferation and spread of infection." (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health, through the...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo will order the creation of migrant resource centers in every local government unit in the country if elected to office to provide a full-cycle protection for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo...
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to rise in the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has deployed some of its personnel in Metro Manila to assist in the swab testing of people suspected to be carrying the deadly virus. A member of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Task Group...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday reiterated the importance of ensuring the country’s healthcare system is fully funded in order to fully overcome the challenges of COVID-19 amid emerging threats of the ongoing pandemic. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, said this is why he...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Jan. 8, clarified its guidelines for quarantine and isolation amid the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. " would like to clarify that isolation and quarantine period for the general population has not changed," the...
While the ongoing COVID-19 crisis still affects the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the current demand for sea-based workers is almost up to the pre-pandemic levels, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said. (Photo from Unsplash) OWWA Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The government’s pandemic task force has approved the shortened quarantine days for healthcare workers who were already fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Acting Presidential Spokesman Karlo Nograles made the announcement on...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III assured that the agency is ready to provide assistance to workers who may be affected by the tighter restrictions being imposed in Metro Manila. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has welcomed the recent signing of a law creating a new government agency for migrant workers, adding that it is set to form a transition committee to prepare for its implementation. (FILE PHOTO) POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia said the...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos, vice chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrant Workers and Itinerant People, lauded the creation of the Department of Migrant Workers. Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Church...
Over 4.7 million workers in the formal and informal sectors who have been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic received aid from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) this year. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500 beneficiaries under the Tulong...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday, Dec. 31, hailed the passage of the law creating a department dedicated for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), which is President Duterte's "love letter" for the migrant workers. Marcos Jr. said "after four decades of overseas...
