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...
Undersecretary for Labor Relations, Social Protection and Policy Support Cluster lawyer Benjo Santos Benavidez Undersecretary for Labor Relations, Social Protection and Policy Support Cluster lawyer Benjo Santos Benavidez will be the special resource speaker in this week's episode of "Oh My...
If President Duterte's Cabinet members were enrolled in a school, three officials would be vying for the valedictorian spot. President Duterte has praised Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Public Works Secretary Mark Villar, and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III for being the top performers...
Assistant Labor Secretary Ma. Teresita Cucueco Moms who perform their various tasks as homemaker, co-provider and wife will be happy to hear about the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Expanded Maternity Leave Law. Assistant Secretary Ma. Teresita Cucueco of DOLE’s Bureau of...
Business and labor groups have asked the Social Security System to defer premium hike until the new law is adopted. This the position of The Leaders Forum (LF), a national bipartite committee composed of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry,...
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III On the first Saturday of 2021, January 2, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III will open up the year on a high note with anchor Arnell Ignacio and co-hosts Tuesday Niu and Bea Binene. Secretary Bello will announce DOLE's...
