Nurses in PPEs The Department of Health (DOH) is appealing to Congress for an additional budget to "sustain" the provision of benefits for the country's healthcare workers. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they are set to receive P20 billion for the provision of emergency...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it is eyeing to produce 4.4 million highly skilled workers in the construction sector for the next eight years. TESDA In a statement, TESDA Director General Danilo P. Cruz said they are grateful that they have partners like the...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople on Friday, August 19, raised concern about the illegal trafficking of migrant workers outside the country, making overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) more vulnerable to abuse and danger. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has ordered the closure of an alleged illegal recruitment agency in Ermita, Manila that offers non-existent jobs for Filipino beauticians, cleaners, and domestic helpers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Middle East. (FILE PHOTO) In a report released...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople announced Friday, August 12, that the department was closely watching the situation of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Taiwan, Israel, and Macau due to recent conflicts and an upsurge of Covid-19 infections....
Citing their heroism and tough job, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is seeking the grant of incentives totaling at least P5,000 per month, along with other benefits and privileges, to qualified barangay health workers (BHWs). Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) This is...
Veteran television host Arnell Ignacio marks his return to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), this time as the agency's new administrator. (File Photo) The Office of the Press Secretary confirmed this in a text message to Malacañang reporters on Wednesday morning, August 10. In...
The President’s veto on a bill exempting taxes to election duty honorarium surprised and dismayed teachers. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual presser on Sunday, July 31, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines called out President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., after...
A teacher-solon is up in arms over President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos's veto on the proposed measure granting tax exemption on the honoraria, allowances, and other financial benefits given to election workers. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (congress.gov.ph) "The veto of this measure...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, July 30, vetoed a bill that would have granted tax exemption to the honoraria, allowances, and other financial benefits of poll workers, and another that would have established a transportation safety board. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr....
A zero interest rate on salary loans for government employees makes sense for Misamis Occidental 2nd district Rep. Ando Oaminal. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) For this purpose, the Mindanao lawmaker filed House Bill (HB) 2199, which, if enacted, would institutionalize such provision for workers of the...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has filed a bill that seeks to double the amount being received by some 1.8 million government employees as Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) to help them cope with the higher prices brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and oil price hikes. In filing...
