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Senator Joel Villanueva underscored the importance of ensuring the welfare of workers affected by the pandemic as the Senate labor committee started deliberations into several proposed measures. Villanueva’s committee tackled bills on media workers welfare, occupational safety and health standards for workers in the movie and television industry, service incentive leave, registry of skilled workers […]
Recognizing that many workers in the city cannot take off work or don’t have time to visit a vaccination site during the day, the Quezon City government has launched a vaccination program that opens at 6 p.m. or after working hours. Dubbed as ‘QC Bakuna Nights’, the program aims to expand the reach of the […]
Field personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will receive free TB screening and chest X-rays in a bid to promote wellness among its workforce. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said the initiative, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), aims to identify those with cases of tuberculosis (TB) and provide […]
Senator Grace Poe urged the government and the private sector to provide bicycles to the most vulnerable and indigent workers, “an available off-the-shelf solution” that would make commuting easier and safer for those who endure long waits and travel aboard crammed public utility vehicles. “You can move tens of thousands of people next week without […]
As employees in a work-from-home (WFH) and hybrid work arrangement are likely to be in it for the long haul, Senator Win Gatchalian said it comes with a lot of costs that workers are now facing such as lack of logistical assistance, internet and utility expenses and their mental wellbeing. A recent survey by Microsoft […]
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 […]