President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, July 30, vetoed a bill that would have granted tax exemption to the honoraria, allowances, and other financial benefits of poll workers, and another that would have established a transportation safety board. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr....
Employers or company owners should see to it that workplaces are safe for all of the workers or they might face stiff penalties if proven that they violate the law. Department of Labor and Employement - Occupational Health and Safety (DOLE-OHSC) Executive Director Noel Binag. (Screenshot courtesy...
The newly-created Philippine Public Safety Academy (PPSA) has welcomed the first batch of cadets who will be trained as future firemen and jail officers. Speaking at the PPSA inauguration and the launching of the Pilot Batch Class of 2024, the DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said the new academy is...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo M. Año stressed Friday, June 17, that the local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) should free the national highways from tricycles and pedicabs unless allowed by local ordinances in the absence...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed members and volunteers of its basic services teams to Juban, Sorsogon on Wednesday, June 8. From the Philippine Red Cross This is in line with the PRC's non-stop assistance to the victims of the Bulusan Volcano phreatic eruption on June 5. The PRC Welfare...
A phreatic explosion occured at Mt. Bulusan in Sorsogon province on June 5, 2022, prompting local government units to conduct assessment and information gathering for possible evacuation of residents. (Photo via Connie CalipayPNA) The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public, particularly...
Atty. Rodi Palma, Apex Mining’s vice president for legal and compliance, received the awards for Apex. An ode to mine workers: physical safety and career safety net Ensuring physical safety and providing career safety nets – that is how Apex Mining Co., Inc. manifests its malasakit to its...
Centro Escolar University is granted the Safety Seal Certification by the Department of Local Interior and Local Government (DILG) which affirms its compliance with the minimum public health standards set by the government on the conduct of limited face-to-face laboratory classes. With the given...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public to be thorough in handling and serving food after several people were reportedly hospitalized in South Cotabato due to suspected food poisoning. It was reported that 70 people were hospitalized last Sunday after eating food given out during a...
The voting precincts will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 9, Election Day, and everyone has an idea of what happens there within those hours. But what happens after the voting hours end and the polling precincts close? In precincts where people are still standing in line to vote after voting...
DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares So many people are talking about road safety because it affects all of us who need mobility for basic human activities – work, worship, school, socialization. What is the community doing about keeping our roads safe? In the motoring industry, automotive...
DOH/MB Voters who are found exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19 should be referred to their respective local government units (LGUs) after they cast their votes in the upcoming May 9 elections, the Department of Health (DOH) asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
