Senator-elect Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday urged the government to improve the country’s cycling lanes as increasing gas prices are expected to propel more workers to use bicycles and scooters as alternative modes of transportation. But Ejercito said the national government should...
A group of education workers called on the government to suspend the increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) contribution and demanded a salary hike for teachers. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) “It is best, that the implementation of the PhilHealth premium increase to...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has urged both the current and incoming administrations to work together to address the many offshoot problems resulting from runaway fuel prices. Go, chairman of the Senate Health and Demography Committee, said it is necessary to implement measures to...
The chairman of the Senate Labor Committee thanked on Thursday, June 9 the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for approving a provisional P1 fare increase for public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in Metro Manila and in Regions 3 and 4. ‘’Patuloy po sanang dinggin ng LTFRB...
MEMBERS of the National Wages Productivity Commission-Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) announce a wage increase for workers in the region during a press conference in Zamboanga City Thursday, June 9. (Liza Jocson) ZAMBOANGA CITY – The National Wages Productivity Commission (NWPC)-Region 9...
President Duterte’s press secretary assured the public on Tuesday, June 7, that the government has put in place mechanisms that will address the inflation rate which grew to 5.4 percent last month and the skyrocketing prices of fuel in the country. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar. (Malacañang...
Amid the continuous oil price hikes that leave jeepney drivers almost without income, Malacañang on Monday, June 6, pleaded with the drivers ​not to push with their planned operations stoppage expected this week. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a statement the government...
GROCERY store workers take a break in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Days before a minimum wage increase across Western Visayas or Region 6 takes effect, five major business groups in Iloilo City, Iloilo, and Capiz have appealed for a lower daily rate. The Iloilo...
DAVAO CITY – The approved minimum wage increase in Davao Region is ‘far from enough’ to cover the prices of basic commodities, a former lawmaker said. Former Anakpawis Party-list representative Ariel Casilao said in a statement that the wage increase is below the supposed ‘poverty wage’...
Local fishers were left with no choice but to look for alternative jobs apart from fishing amid the continuous fuel cost hike in the Philippines. A fisherman in Cavite (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) National Chairperson Fernando...
Senator-elect Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, June 3 said he will ask President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to issue an executive order that would suspend the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premium hike scheduled this year. Former Senator JV Ejercito (Cesar...
Senator-elect Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to defer its scheduled premium hike this month, saying that any increase at this time would be insensitive to the plight of Filipinos still reeling from economic woes due to the...
