Senators have rallied behind the passage of a bill that would give the Philippines' health workers continued benefits amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senator Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara sponsored on Wednesday, September 29, Senate Bill No. 2421, which...
Progressive labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno has urged lawmakers and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to prioritize the rights and welfare of workers in the agency’s budget amid the ongoing pandemic. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) KMU with other groups from the migrants and youth...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released additional funds for the special risk allowance (SRA) of public and private healthcare workers battling the pandemic. In a statement, the budget department said on Wednesday, Sept. 29, that P451.31 million in additional SRA was released for...
Bracing for one of the most challenging elections in recent history, a group of education workers called for enough funding that will help ensure sufficient pay for teachers who will serve in the 2022 elections. (Photo from ACT Philippines) “As teachers will be at the frontlines of possibly one...
A total of 154 Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) nurses were deployed in the country’s 27 private hospitals to augment the shortage in hospital personnel as more health workers have been getting infected by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya explained...
The Department of Tourism (DOTr) hailed the provincial government of Samar for its efforts in inoculating tourism frontliners in the province, which it said, added to the 93 percent vaccination rate among tourism workers in Eastern Visayas. A tourism worker gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at...
Malacañang said it will first evaluate if the country's hospitals are in need of more manpower before allowing Filipino healthcare workers to work in New York amid the state's search for more medical workers. 35014 Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after the state of New York...
The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) on Monday, Sept. 27, welcomed Senate Bills that seek to expand pandemic benefits to all health workers. (FLICKR / FILE PHOTO) In a statement, AHW National President Robert Mendoza hailed the introduction of Senate Bill No. 2371 or COVID-19 Benefits for Health...
Health workers on Monday, Sept. 27, expressed deep frustration and anger after the Department of Health (DOH) presented its "singular allowance" proposal on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) benefits for health workers during a Senate hearing. (TARA YAP / MB FILE PHOTO) In a statement, Alliance of...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now working with other countries to secure more jobs for the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the pandemic. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said a huge number of livelihoods is on the table and assured...
Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday said the government should suspend any unpaid obligations it has with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation following the disclosure of a witness who said substandard face shields were delivered to the Department of Health (DOH). Angara pointed out this was validated...
The Senate Finance Committee is set to present before the plenary the committee report on Senate Bill No. 2371, or the COVID-19 Benefits for Health Workers Act, that seeks to ensure the continuity of the benefits intended for public and private healthcare workers under Bayanihan 1 and 2 laws....
