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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod. A report said this was due to his alleged failure to put a stop to several labor strikes. Duterte made the announcement as he spoke to rebel-returnees in Catarman on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Maglunsod was one of several leftists Duterte included in his Cabinet.
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday, Aug. 16, released the rules on the payment of wages on Aug. 21, which President Rodrigo Duterte declared a holiday. According to Labor Advisory Number 12, if an employee did not work on that day, he/she shall be paid 100 percent of his/her salary for that day. “For work done during a regular holiday that also falls on a special day, he/she shall be paid […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, June 6, said he would face the charges for grave threats filed against him by Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras. Trillanes made the comment even as he noted that Paras “has the zero-credibility of a cellphone thief.” The lawmaker was apparently referring to a separate incident that saw Akbayan party-list Rep. Tom Villarin accusing Paras of stealing his cellphone at a congressional hearing. Paras has […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment on Monday, May 28, released its list of Top 20 labor-only contracting companies. According to DOLE, Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) had the most contractual employees, with 14,990 workers. It was followed by Dole Philippines, Inc., with 10,521 workers; the Philippine Long Distance Telephone with 8,310 workers; Philsaga Mining Corporation, with 6,524; and General Tuna Corporation, with 5,216 workers, Sumi Philippines Wiring Systems Corporation was next on the list, with 4,305 […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, May 2, noted the number of employed in the country increased to 41.8 million in January 2018, based on a study done by think-tank IBON Foundation. Roque made the clarification following reports, citing the IBON study, that the number of underemployed grew by 1.1 million in January 2018, from the 6.4 million recorded in January 2017. IBON said the underemployed now translates to 18 percent of the […]
(Eagle News)—–Several labor groups called for an end to contractualization on Labor Day. The groups made the move following what they said was the government’s failure to address the issue even when it was one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign promises. On Labor Day, though, President Duterte signed an executive order strengthening the rights of workers to security of tenure, and putting an end to illegal contractualization, among others. He said this was what he […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, said former Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say lied when he said he resigned from the Department of Labor and Employment to spare the agency from any “pro-management” criticisms. In a speech before the Filipino community in Singapore, Duterte said it was he who told Say to resign after he received a complaint from a recruiter from DOLE. “Ang problema nito, kay Say, is he hoisted a […]
(Eagle News) — Russia is being eyed as a new destination for Overseas Filipino Workers. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III made the statement on Wednesday, April 26. “Negotiations with (the) Russian Federation are ongoing….,” he said, noting that a technical working group was already looking at Russia’s labor market policies. Members of the TWG, Bello said, will meet to hopefully come up with a pact on the deployment of OFWs in Russia, where the labor […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will open more than 78,000 job vacancies as part of Labor Day celebration on May 1. Dubbed as “Job and Business Fair 2018”, DOLE will launch the event to honor the Filipino workforce. “The government will again pay tribute to the productive contributions of the Filipino workers to the unhampered march of our nation to progress under the administration of President Duterte,” said Labor Secretary […]
(Eagle News) — Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say has resigned. Say announced on Tuesday, April 17, that he submitted his resignation letter on April 9 so that Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III could be spared from accusations he was pro-management in the issue of contractualization. His announcement comes on the same day President Rodrigo Duterte announced he had sacked over corruption allegations “a set of officials” who he said even asked him to run for the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment has directed Jollibee to regularize over 6000 of its workers. In a statement, DOLE said the order to regularize 6482 workers deployed by Jollibee Foods Corporation’s two contractors was made by DOLE National Capital Region Director Henry John Jalbuena. DOLE said JFC was also directed to “refund illegally collected payments to 426 affected workers in the amount of P15,432,305.00 for Coop Share, Coop Party Paluwagan Fund, and […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday said that all those responsible for the death of Joanna Demafelis should be punished. Poe made the statement a day after a Kuwait court sentenced to death by hanging a couple who employed the Overseas Filipino Worker before she was found in a freezer in February. “Swift and sure justice is what (Demafelis) deserve(s),” Poe said. She said the agreement between Kuwait and the Philippines to ensure […]
