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House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco led the inauguration of several important projects at the House of Representatives geared at advancing the physical facilities at the Batasan Complex. The projects would also enhance safety and security, as well as promote the welfare of legislators, employees, and visitors. The projects, completed through the Engineering and Physical Facilities […]
Senator Win Gatchalian vowed to pursue measures institutionalizing tax cuts for work-from-home employees, additional benefits to construction workers, and condoning penalties for unpaid Social Security System (SSS) contributions of household employers. Aside from the usual wage increases, additional benefits in the form of insurance packages, tax deductions, and social insurance coverage will help alleviate the […]
More benefits for the country’s close to 300,000 ecozone workers. This was the commitment made by Manila Mayor and Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer Isko Moreno Domagoso, who on Wednesday vowed to provide additional benefits for workers in the various economic and industrial zones in the country if elected president. According to data from the Department of […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the news from the Department of Trade and Industry around half a million jobs will be generated with an eased Alert Level 1 restrictions in the country. “This is a loud and clear alert signal for our workforce. The lowering of restrictions as well as COVID-19 cases in the country is […]
Reforms in the country’s education system should focus on equipping future workers with skills needed for the Fourth Industrial Revolution which will be crucial to post-pandemic recovery, Senator Win Gatchalian said. According to a December 2021 Discussion Paper by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), 62% of the country’s workers have skill […]
Senator Joel Villanueva called for caution in lowering pandemic alert levels to protect the workforce, and renewed his call for free COVID-19 testing in the country. With reports of Metro Manila entering into Alert Level 1 status, return of face-to-face classes in schools, and the current election campaign activities, Villanueva urged the government to be […]
The Senate stamped its approval on the bill creating the Department of Migrant Workers, in a major advance for legislation the administration has pushed as an urgent measure. Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate labor committee, hailed the passage on 3rd and final reading of Senate Bill No. 2234, which organizes the proposed Department […]
The chair of the House Committee on Labor and Employment said antigen testing is a more viable option compared to reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) if testing for COVID-19 is required for unvaccinated workers returning to work. 1-PACMAN Party-list Representative Enrico Pineda said RT-PCR testing is very expensive at around P2,500 per test, every two […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced the vaccination of 95.78 percent of tourism workers employed in accredited dive establishments across the Philippines, signaling the readiness of this niche market to the eventual reopening of the country to foreign visitors. Based on the latest data received from 105 Dive Establishments (DEs) and Liveaboards Dive Establishments (LDEs) […]
In 2020, it felt like everything took a pause. When lockdowns were imposed in the entire country, a lot of businesses were gravely affected. Many workers feared losing their jobs, with some actually losing their sources of income. Indeed, the pandemic shifted our lives in ways we never knew would happen. Fast forward to today, […]