Malacanang last week announced the appointment of Abdullah Derupong Mama-o as the new secretary of the newly created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). A law practitioner, labor lawyer, and assemblyman, Mama-o was, most recently, the presidential adviser on overseas Filipino worker (OFW)...
Reiterating that a country’s strength is in its healthcare system, a health reform advocate said that the Philippine healthcare agenda should be prioritized in the next administration. Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony...
A local study held in 2020 showed that the Covid-19 pandemic had a psychological impact on the majority of Filipino healthcare workers. At least 70.74 percent of healthcare workers in the Philippines have had anxiety symptoms, while 50.97 percent had depressive symptoms because of Covid-19, said...
All new passers of the Social Workers Licensure Examination are set to have their virtual oathtaking in April, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said on Friday, March 11. PRC, in a Facebook post, said that the online oathtaking will be held on April 8 at 9 a.m. and it will be spearheaded...
A Lacson presidency will ‘gradually but surely’ adjust salary rates of nurses and teachers in state-run hospitals and educational institutions. Given the chance to lead the government, Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo ‘’Ping’’ M. Lacson said he would recalibrate the...
President Duterte has appointed Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Abdullah Mama-o as the first secretary of the newly created Department of Migrant Workers (DOMW), Malacañang announced. File photo of President Duterte and new Department of Migrant Workers Abdullah Mama-o...
A group of education workers urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to further discuss the compensation of teachers who will serve in the upcoming May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a statement issued Friday,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday, March 4 urged the government to ensure that there would be no disruptions in the delivery of government services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) amid the transition period for the establishment of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW). Seven agencies...
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan--PROMDI Party presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday, March 3, vowed to pursue the regularization of non-elective barangay personnel and the implementation of salary standards for barangay workers throughout the country. (Photo from Manny Pacquiao's...
Out of the 1,211 individuals who took the Feb. 2022 Social Worker Licensure Examination, only 533 have passed, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday, March 3. PRC / Manila Bulletin) According to PRC, the exam was given by the Board of Social Workers in Manila, Baguio,...
Partido Reporma presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson guarantees that no corruption and other government abuses would happen under the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers once he and running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III gain the people’s mandate...
A measure that seeks to give additional benefits to social workers amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been filed in the House of Representatives. (Photo from Alfred Vargas's Facebook) House Bill (HB) No. 10810, filed by Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas, recognizes...
