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MMDA WELCOMES HOUSE MINORITY BLOC’S PUSH TO INCREASE BUDGET – PIALAGO

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) lauded a move by the House of Representatives’ minority bloc to push for an increase in the agency’s proposed budget for 2020. “We welcome all support for the agency including the proposal to increase MMDA’s budget particularly on salaries of JO (job order) personnel,” MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago said. […]

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DOLE IMPOSES P950K PENALTIES ON COMPANIES FOR WORK SAFETY VIOLATIONS – VILLANUEVA

Some P950,000 in penalties were slapped by the labor department on erring companies in the first five months of the year for failing to meet the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS) law, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Citing data from the Bureau of Working Conditions, some 22,774 establishments nationwide were inspected […]

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BICAM APPROVES SERVICE CHARGE BILL – VILLANUEVA

The congressional bicameral conference committee has approved a measure that would grant restaurant and hotel employees 100 percent access to service charges collected from customers. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate committee on labor, employment and human resources development, said the bicam panel agreed to adopt Senate Bill 1299, which proposes that restaurant and […]

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INCREASE EMPLOYEE’S INCENTIVE LEAVE TO 10 DAYS – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva has appealed to his colleagues to immediately pass a measure seeking to increase the service incentive leave of employees from five days to 10. Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources, said studies have already shown that taking leaves increases the productivity of workers while it costs […]