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If the government wants to relax quarantine restrictions further and inject life back to the sputtering economy, then it must speed up the vaccination of essential workers in Mega Manila, which accounts for about two-thirds of the country’s economic output, Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Kung nais pong ipagpatuloy ang pagluluwag ng lockdown sa ‘NCR Plus,’ […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) to declare COVID-19 as an occupational disease so that workers can avail of insurance and other benefits that are demandable under the Employees Compensation Act and Employees Compensation Program. “Workplaces and mass transportation are the new ‘hot spots’ of […]
“After San Miguel, here comes McDonald’s. Sana marami pang ibang kumpanya na magpa-bakuna ng mga sarili nilang empleyado. Sana all.” This according to Quezon City 6th District Councilor Bobby Castelo who earlier lauded San Miguel Corporation for allocating PhP 1 billion pesos to buy Covid-19 vaccines for its 70,000 employees and extended workforce.Golden Arches Development […]
Senator Joel Villanueva warned against discriminating workers who opt out from vaccination programs implemented by their employers, saying instead of forcing workers to be inoculated, confidence building efforts should be carried out in the company, instead of threats of termination from employment. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, reacted to reports on “no vaccination, […]
Workers affected by the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to receive assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) next year as a result of the interventions made by Congress in the 2021 national budget. Senator Sonny Angara, the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, said the members of Congress were […]
The provincial government of Agusan del Norte has released sacks of rice to all its employees at the provincial capitol as its early gifts for the Yuletide season.Governor Dale Corvera said that provincial government workers will receive sacks of rice on top of the bonus and cash gifts. “The distribution of sacks of rice is […]
Same terms will be applied for small-scale business owners that would like to borrow from the COVID-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES) fund for the 13th month pay of their employees, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said. This is after Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III bared that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) committed some […]
With seven out of 10 Filipino workers at risk of losing their jobs to automation, upskilling and retooling of workers should be one of the key considerations under the proposed Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Underscoring the inadequacy of job-related training in the country for workers, […]
The cost of testing workers for COVID-19 should be charged to PhilHealth since both employer and employee shared in the mandatory monthly contributions to the state health insurer’s fund, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, sought to ensure the effectiveness of infection control by assisting employers to comply with […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has filed measures seeking to give essential personnel both in the private and public sectors hazard pay, given the risks faced by these workers, especially during this time of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic where virus transmission is very high. Citing the plight of sanitation workers such as street sweepers and garbage […]