The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has teamed up with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to launch an alternative livelihood program for displaced transport workers amid the pandemic. Jeepney driver Ricardo Legaspi now lives inside his jeepney with his family after the lockdown...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) A group of nurses has called on the government to give the country's healthcare workers better working conditions and salary. In a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 12, the Filipino Nurses United (FNU) said “the conditions of Filipino nurses have not...
Health workers decried the P1 billion budget cut on Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) of four government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCC). The Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) suffered the biggest cut in MOOE with P891 million, followed by the Lung Center of the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said it has no discrimination in extending assistance to all workers who have been affected by the ongoing pandemic. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the program also includies members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or...
Local government units (LGUs) that would cause spoilage of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines would be sanctioned, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año warned on Monday night, Oct. 11. “Nagpalabas po tayo ng memo (memorandum circular) sa ating mga...
Senator Richard Gordon on Saturday, October 9, welcomed the manifesto of support from leaders of the medical and health sectors for the Senate's ongoing investigation into the alleged anomalies in the government's procurement deals for the country’s COVID-19 response. Senator Richard Gordon...
Over 15,000 tourism workers of member hotels and resorts of the Hotel Sales and Marketing Association (HSMA) have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in a bid to further boost travel confidence among local tourists amid the pandemic. Member hotels and resorts of the Hotel Sales and Marketing...
Recalibrated tourism products focusing on faith, food, art, adventure, and nature are set to be developed in Rizal as part of efforts to revive the tourism industry in the province and in the entire CALABARZON region. Campsite and farm in Antipolo, Rizal. (Photo from When In Rizal Facebook Page)...
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is taking steps to ban a retired military officer in Saudi Arabia from employing Filipino workers over reports of repeated physical abuse on househelp. Â Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
Talk to the People Oct 7, 2021 The Department of Health (DOH) has asked President Duterte to approve an administrative order to allow it to release the meals, accommodation, and transportation (MAT) allowances of health workers. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the provision of MAT...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom -- Britain's finance minister admitted Monday that ending a pandemic furlough scheme that kept millions employed would mean job losses as the government was set to announce new support for workers. (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, will...
Government assistance for workers in Cagayan Province who are affected by the pandemic is seen to reach more than P1 billion by the end of 2021, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III leads the payout of salaries to 1,500 beneficiaries under the...
