DOLE Chief Bello Appeals To IATF To Allow Some Health Workers To Fly Abroad for Work BELLO – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III revealed that 600 to 900 health workers are set to work abroad. The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking the healthcare system of several countries and territories across the … Read more
Employees Required To Wear Face Shields Starting August 15 FACE SHIELDS – Department of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that employees in workplaces are required to wear face shields aside from face masks starting August 15 “Effective August 15, hindi lang face mask ang gamitin mo, kasama na ang face shield. So, ‘yun ang … Read more
Hundred Thousand Workers Affected By Shutdown Of 3,000 Companies HUNDRED THOUSAND WORKERS – Shutdown of more than 3,000 business establishments affected at about a hundred thousand workers. According to Inquirer, Department of Labor and Employment secretary Silvestre Bello III said that more than three thousand establishments had a temporary shutdown while 200 others have permanently … Read more
Filipina Died in Dubai Due To Strain of Coronavirus, DOLE Sec. Bello Confirms BELLO – Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III confirmed that a Filipina died in Dubai due to a strain of coronavirus. Amid the scare caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus that hit China, the government and its agencies … Read more
DOLE Announced the Increase On Metro Manila House Helpers’ Minimum Wage METRO MANILA HOUSE HELPERS – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that there will be an increase on the minimum wage for house helpers in Metro Manila. Undeniably, a lot of Filipinos are working as household helpers to be able to provide … Read more
Filipino Workers Are Given 2000 Jobs Annually in Yukon, Canada SILVESTRE BELLO III – Labor Secretary Bello stated that there will be a total of 2000 jobs for skilled Filipino workers available in Yukon, Canada each year. The Department of Labor and Employment stated in a press release that the job opportunities will open up … Read more
Department Of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Orders Inspection Of Firecracker And Pyrotechnic Factories FIRECRACKER – The Department Of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued an order to closely monitor and inspect firecracker and pyrotechnic factories. A report in Philstar states that DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III ordered the strict inspection of all commercial establishments which manufactures and … Read more
Labor Group Pushes For ₱500 Subsidy As The Minimum Wage Is Rendered Not Enough MINIMUM WAGE – A labor group presses for a ₱500 subsidy for four million workers as the average minimum wage of ₱232 is not enough for them. Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) spokesperson Alan Tanjusay said that wage boards acted … Read more
The ₱25 Wage Hike For National Capital Region (NCR) Workers Will Take Effect In November 27 (Tuesday) WAGE HIKE – The approved ₱25 Wage Hike for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) will take effect in November 27 (Tuesday), says Bello. Previously, the hike dismayed the Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP). Acording to them, … Read more
Negotiator Hopes Peace Talks With Communist Rebels Despite Marcos Burial President Rodrigo Duterte’s negotiator hopes for peace talks with the communist rebels who opposes Marcos burial at the “Libingan ng mga Bayani.” Last Friday (November 17, 2016), late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried at the “Heroes Cemetery” despite the opposition of several human rights groups … Read more