Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte praised the barangay health workers (BHWs) in Surigao del Norte, highlighting how their hard work and education helped the people in the communities understand health, nutrition, and diseases. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the Barangday...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday, May 12, urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by Kuwait’s visa suspension to coordinate with the agency so it can extend the necessary assistance to them. (File photo via Manila Bulletin) The DMW said that the Department of...
(Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding senators to pass their counterpart measure to the House bill (HB) granting full protection to workers of the so-called "gig" industry, or freelancers. “With the rapid growth of the global freelance economy and the resultant...
House of Representatives (PPAB) A measure seeking to provide mandatory insurance coverage, retirement pay, and other employment benefits to all electrical line workers was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on third and final reading Monday afternoon, May 8. Approved during...
Senator Rafael "Raffy" Tulfo on Monday, May 8, filed a bill seeking to provide free financial literacy training programs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as a pre-departure and post-arrival seminar to prevent them from being victimized by various investment and online scams. Tulfo, chairman of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured the country's health workers that his government is ready to support them following their sacrifices during the Covid-19 pandemic. *File photo* Marcos said this as the Philippines celebrated National Health Workers Day on May 7. In a tweet,...
The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has expressed its gratitude for the tireless dedication of the country's healthcare workers, but Filipinos online think that giving them higher pay would be a better way to show the government's appreciation. *File photo* In a Facebook...
Senator Bong Go (Senate PRIB) Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has filed a bill that aims to recognize the rights of freelance workers and ensure that they are protected and adequately compensated for their services. In the explanatory note of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2107, or the “Freelance...
Health workers are once again appealing to the government to raise their salary as this is one of the ways to address the migration of the country's medical frontliners. Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) President Robert Mendoza said that the Philippines has long been suffering severe understaffing...
Senator Ramon ‘’Bong’’ Revilla Jr. said on Thursday , May 4, that the government should focus on crafting policies that would make health workers choose to stay and work in the country instead of restricting them from leaving. There are talks on the one-year mandatory medical service...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, May 3, shared her delight upon learning from visiting Japanese Minister for Health, Labour, and Welfare Katsunobu Kato that more jobs await Filipino workers there. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Japanese Minister for...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 3, that it is actively participating in the development of a proposal to standardize salaries for healthcare workers in the public and private sectors. In a statement, DOH said that the same also goes for the national and local governments. "DOH...
