More than 400,000 workers from the construction and manufacturing industries will be inoculated starting Wednesday, Sept. 8, during the launching of the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) special vaccination program in Manila. A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the...
(Photo by: Juan Carlo de Vela) mbnewspictures / mbnewspix If there’s anything worth commending during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s the heroism and selflessness of the Filipino healthcare workers in the country and abroad who are risking their own lives to keep COVID-19 cases from getting out of...
Foreign nationals who want to work in the country may now apply for the necessary permit or certificate for long-term employment, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III issued last week an advisory allowing...
Three Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong will be sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 7, after stealing valuables worth over HK$14 million from their employers. In a South China Morning Post (SCMP) report, the Filipina, who was identified as Carmelita Galay Nones, 47, took jewelery, watches, and gold...
(Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that more than P14 billion have already been released for the provision of benefits for healthcare workers who are attending to those afflicted with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The DOH said that P14.3 billion...
Labor groups urged the national government to speed up the rollout of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program of workers. (JUAN CARLOS DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a joint statement, the Metal Workers Alliance of the Philippines (MWAP) and the Institute for Occupational Health...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released additional funds to provide the delayed special risk allowance (SRA) for medical frontliners battling the pandemic. COVID-19 vaccine In a statement, the budget department announced late Friday, Sept. 3, that an additional P888.12 million in...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has suspended the implementation of the emergency employment program for displaced workers in Quezon City District 2 amid reports of anomalies in the distribution of cash aid. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE...
At least 2.9 million displaced Filipino workers from the formal and informal labor sectors have benefitted from the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) assistance program. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500 beneficiaries under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) As the Philippines is once again facing another surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, medical frontliners appealed to the government to intensify its responses against the pandemic as the country’s healthcare system is currently under immense pressure....
ATHENS, Greece -- Approximately 10,000 health workers in Greece will be suspended from work without payment as part of measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus as the country faces the fourth wave of COVID-19. A health worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Evaggelismos...
30071 On the same day that the President of the Philippines hailed them for their exemplary service to the people during the pandemic, health workers walked out of their jobs on August 30, National Heroes Day, to protest against the non-payment of their benefits. The president of the National...
