The Philippines’ Labor Day celebration should be symbolically marked by a massive coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination drive for the country’s workers. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment, said the government’s plan to vaccinate a select group of...
While mass gatherings remain prohibited under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), Gabriela Youth has thought of a creative way for the public to protest or express their support for Filipino workers. 'Para sa Prolet' freedom wall (Photo from Gabriela Youth) The group has launched an...
More than 5,000 laborers, including Overseas Filipino Workers, are set to be inoculated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during the Labor Day symbolic vaccination on May 1, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Thursday, April 29. Galvez, who is also the chief implementer of...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Thursday urged the national government to conduct a mass regularization of casual workers who have been employed in various state agencies for years, if not decades. Being the country’s biggest employer, Recto said the national government should...
The sheer number of job vacancies that will be offered in the upcoming Labor Day job fair makes Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III think that the country’s employment situation isn't so bad. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Video screengrab from Zoom...
Three thousand jabs for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and 2,000 jabs for local minimum wage earners. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (L) and DOLE Director Rolly Francia during the online press briefing on April 28, 2021. (Photo screengrab from DOLE Facebook page) That's how the 5,000...
Requiring workers to get a coronavirus vaccine could be a possibility in case of a low turnout in the immunization drive, according to a government adviser. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has appealed, however, to the...
Senator Joel Villanueva urged on Wednesday, April 28, the government to include perks for health workers in its programs set for Labor Day. (MANILA BULLETIN/Jansen Romero) “Given today’s circumstances, I think that should be a major plank of the traditional May 1 announcement by Malacañang,”...
The government will administer 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines to workers during the observance of Labor Day on May 1. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The planned vaccination of minimum wage earners and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) has been given the green...
The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) has urged government to craft an integrated solution to the massive unemployment problem in the country stressing that the usual minimum wage hike and benefits every Labor Day are no longer viable in this time of pandemic and uncertainty. In a statement,...
The vaccine rollout for people under the A4 priority group--which includes overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)--could begin on May 1, Labor Day. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III made this revelation Friday, April 23, citing a personal "promise" from National Task...
The proposal of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas to require police clearances for transactions with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) would infringe the right of workers, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said on Friday, April 23. TUCP Party-list...
