Senators have decided not to hold plenary sessions from August 9 to 23 following the scheduled reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Senate of the Philippines (Senate PRIB) Senate President Vicente Sotto III disclosed to reporters that the chamber will suspend its...
President Duterte is pushing for the dismissal of the immigration personnel implicated in the alleged "pastillas" money-making racket after learning they were merely suspended from office. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 26, 2021....
Officials from the Philippines and Oman have signed an agreement that would effect the resumption of the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the western Asian state. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a Zoom meeting last Monday, July 19, Philippine labor officials headed by Department of Labor and...
The Senate on Wednesday, July 21, declared an early dismissal of work due to the heavy rains and flooding brought about by the southwest monsoon, or "habagat", enhanced by typhoon "Fabian". The Senate of the Philippines' building in Pasay City. (Official Gazette) According to an advisory issued by...
The Philippines will waste no time in sending overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Israel following the lifitng of the temporary suspension of OFW deployment to that country. (Photo by Vitamina Poleznova/ Unsplash) In a statement Thursday, July 15, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary...
Filipino workers with deployment papers to Israel can now heave a sigh of relief. (Photo by Cole Keister/ Unsplash) This, after Department of Labor and Employment-Information and Publication Service (DOLE-IPS) Director Rolly Francia announced in a virtual press briefing Wednesday afternoon, July 14...
Here's proof that some countries simply can't afford to not have overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Photo Silas Baisch / Unsplash) Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is meeting with his counterpart from the Sultanate of Oman Friday night June 18 to find a...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed Thursday, June 17, that three more barangay captains are being investigated for their failure to strictly impose the regulations on the prohibition of mass gatherings in their respective areas. DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año...
President Duterte is still undecided on whether or not he will terminate the country's visiting forces agreement (VFA) with the United States, Malacañang said Tuesday. President Duterte delivers a public address on June 14, 2021 (Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the...
The cases against barangay officials allegedly involved in social amelioration program (SAP) anomalies are still being heard despite them having returned to work after serving their six-month preventive suspensions. Secretary Eduardo Ano (DILG photo) Department of Interior and Local Government...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has left the door open for the possible lifting of the annual limit for Filipino nurses that are sent to work abroad. (Screengrab from Zoom meeting) Bello, in an online press briefing on the occasion of Migrant Workers' Day...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade wants transportation authorities to get tough on public utility vehicle (PUV) operators and drivers who fail to implement health protocols. DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade (Photo from DOTr Facebook page) Tugade specifically directed this...
