BUSINESS GROUPS and trade unions said they need to be able to participate at the working-group level in preparing the National Government’s employment recovery plan. The organizations said in a statement Tuesday that the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) task force should have dialogue with employers and workers groups. “The engagement of the task force […]
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PHL posts record daily coronavirus tally; HK bans PAL
PHILIPPINE health authorities reported 22,366 coronavirus infections on Monday — a record since the pandemic started last year — bringing the total to 1.98 million. The death toll rose to 33,330 after 222 more patients died, while recoveries increased by 16,864 to 1.8 million, the Department of Health (DoH) said in a bulletin. There were […]
4,000 Baguio tourism workers lined up for vaccination
BAGUIO CITY, one of the most popular tourist destinations in northern Luzon, is vaccinating 4,000 of its more than 5,000 tourism sector workers from Monday to Wednesday. “Earlier, the local tourism industry stakeholders disclosed that only 454 or 8.3% of the registered 5,458 workers in the different tourism-related establishments had been vaccinated since the roll-out of the government’s […]
More than 200 workers affected by local supermarket chain closure
A TOTAL of 243 workers are affected with the closure of Cebu’s homegrown chain of supermarkets, Fooda Saversmart, in September 2021 due to financial losses, the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) 7 reported. Luchel Senarlo-Taniza, Dole 7 Labor Information Officer III, said their agency confirmed the submission of a permanent closure report of Fooda […]
Infections may peak in coming weeks, says DoH
CORONAVIRUS infections are expected to peak in the coming weeks, Health authorities said on Thursday, a week after the capital region was placed under a strict lockdown to contain a more contagious Delta variant. “In the next days and weeks, we’ll probably be seeing additional peaks,” Alethea De Guzman, director of the Health department’s Epidemiology […]
Tell it to SunStar: Agri-workers to Dole: Ensure aid goes to people
As high-risk regions like the National Capital Region remain under lockdown and more areas reverted to stricter quarantine classifications, we call on the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) to ensure the full use of financial aid to workers. This also means guaranteeing that the help reaches its intended beneficiaries. Dole should not be too […]
Labor group bats for protection of state workers vs COVID-19
A LABOR group has urged the government to protect state workers from the coronavirus after the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said 1,600 employees have died of infection. The commission and Department of Health should monitor the compliance of agencies with health protocols, the Confederation For Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees said in a […]
Unreleased health worker benefits to be probed
A congresswoman has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the Health department’s alleged failure to release benefits and allowances to health workers under the country’s second stimulus package. “The Department of Health (DoH) should determine the reasons for such failure and identify viable solutions to give healthcare workers the benefits due to them,” Marikina Rep. Stella Luz […]
DoLE emergency funds now with regional offices; seeking P2B more for cash-for-work
THE DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said it has distributed P13 billion to its regional offices, and is seeking P2 billion more to support a cash-for-work program, which budget officials said will be forthcoming once the original funds are spent. “The P13 billion… has been obligated and downloaded to the regional offices,” the Labor department’s […]
Amazon’s COVID dilemma: Mandate vaccinations and risk losing workers
WHILE MUCH of Corporate America scrambled to adjust COVID-19 policies this summer in response to a surge of cases, Amazon.com, Inc. was dismantling its coronavirus testing sites. Sequestered corners of warehouses and conference rooms where, just a few weeks ago employees were performing nasal swabs, are now blocked off or cleared of equipment. This may seem […]
Rama: City Council must approve SB 1 to release salaries for CCMC’s contractual frontliners
AFTER reports circulated that nurses working under contractual basis at the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) have resigned after they have not received their salaries for four months, Acting Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said the salaries of the disgruntled nurses are now in the hands of the City Council. Rama said the salaries can […]
Over 500,000 Central Visayas residents vaccinated
MORE than half a million eligible individuals in Central Visayas have been inoculated against Covid-19 as of Thursday, July 15, 2021. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson for the Visayas Covid-19 Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC), on Friday, July 16, reported that 542,229 individuals from the region have received their first dose, while 210,407 of them are […]
Healthcare volunteers for NCR Plus get reward
THE Cebu City Government has released a total of P2.4 million for 80 healthcare workers who volunteered to work in Metro Manila and the neighboring provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal when a Covid-19 surge occurred there earlier this year. Each healthcare worker received P30,000 as cash incentive from the City for serving in […]
US businesses struggle to find willing workers
SANTA CRUZ, Calif./WASHINGTON — Loading riders onto the Giant Dipper, California’s oldest roller coaster and the star attraction of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, is not how Karl Rice thought he’d be spending his summer. But Rice, whose family runs the Northern California amusement park, got a later-than-usual start in hiring workers after reopening in […]
Construction workers with Covid asymptomatic
THE 49 construction workers who tested positive for Covid-19 remain asymptomatic. The construction workers were transferred to the barangay isolation center (BIC) on June 14, 2021. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementer of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said so far, the transmission has been contained and no other workers contracted the virus. […]
49 construction workers in Lahug contract Covid-19
FORTY-NINE of the 74 new Covid-19 cases in Cebu City reported by the Department of Health 7 on Monday, June 14, 2021, are construction workers employed to complete a building in Barangay Lahug. City Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementer of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said the construction workers were transferred to the barangay […]
ADB backs more subsidies to avert long-term damage to PHL labor market
The Philippines needs to support its labor market by incentivizing hiring and introducing unemployment insurance to prevent long-term damage to the work force, Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials said in a blog post. “The pandemic could create long-lasting effects on employment. Put simply, this temporary large shock to the economy might produce a persistently lower […]
Lawmaker calls for probe on condition of gig economy workers
A SENATOR on Wednesday filed a resolution calling for an investigation on the working conditions in the “gig-economy,” which covers delivery riders and other freelancers. Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel filed Senate Resolution No. 732 to address “reports of unfair working conditions,” especially during the coronavirus pandemic, and look into their employment benefits and other forms […]
BPO industry touts expedited-vaccination deal with QC as model for other LGUs
THE Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry has signed an agreement with Quezon City to speed up the vaccination of 67,000 outsourcing workers based there. Twenty-nine companies have registered their employees for access to coronavirus vaccines under a program offered by the Quezon City government. “The local government unit (LGU) will facilitate and expedite the inoculation […]
Dole 7 pays 967 workers from Alcantara, Ronda
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) 7 has paid about P4 million as salaries to 967 workers from the southern towns of Alcantara and Ronda, Cebu who worked from May 1 to 10, 2021, under the Dole’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (Tupad) program. Tupad is a component of the Dole Integrated Livelihood […]