The House Committee on Labor has taken a two-pronged approach in pursuing the enactment of measures that would put an end to the much-criticized “endo” or “end of contract” practice of employers. Labor endo Covid 19 Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” C. Singson Jr. lauded the...
Five years into his leadership, President Duterte's efforts to ensure peace and order in the country proved to be effective so far as he obtained a passing grade from his Cabinet men on Wednesday, July 21. In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police...
A Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) offical believes that the Duterte administration will be able to squeak out the enactment of the much-sought Security of Tenure (SOT) Bill before the end of its term. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) DOLE Undersecretary Benjo Santos Benavidez likened the...
Malacañang nudged Congress anew to pass a measure putting an end to contractualization (ENDO), saying such law remained to be an administration bill. President Rodrigo Duterte. (Malacañang photo) Roque made the statement a week before President Duterte delivers his last State of the Nation...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will ask President Duterte to certify the so-called "Endo" bill as an urgent piece of legislation. (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting) DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III made this announcement Monday, July 19 during a virtual press briefing. "A...
State-owned Social Security System (SSS) said the number of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) members increased as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the economy. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer, said the pension fund’s OFW membership reached 1.34...
France has assured the Philippines that as a permanent member and president of the United Nations Security Council, it will perform its role to ensure that international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and sovereignty of its regional partners are...
The Social Security System (SSS) has recorded 1.34 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) members as of May 2021, higher by 11.5 percent from the same period last year. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULELTIN) SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Aurora C. Ignacio said on Thursday, July 5, economic...
Around 3.45 million Social Security System (SSS) members, pensioners, and beneficiaries received a total of P90.52 billion worth of Social Security and Employees Compensation (EC) during the first five months of 2021. Social Security System (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The pension fund said benefit...
Security Bank Corporation has been named by Alpha Southeast Asia, one of the leading financial capital markets magazines in the region, as the Best Retail Bank in the Philippines for 2021. Cited as the most comprehensive awards program in banking and finance focused on Southeast Asia, the Financial...
The escalation of cyber attacks against critical infrastructure in the United States was brought up by President Joe Biden with President Vladimir Putin in their Geneva summit last month raising the profile of what has emerged as a major global security concern. The New York Times reports that...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Remarks delivered at the UPF International Leadership Conference 2021 ‘Toward Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: Peace and Security’ on July 7-8, 2021) Thanks to modern communication technology, we are gathered here...