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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte joined the entire nation in honoring and remembering Filipino workers on Sunday, May 1, 2022, during the celebration of the 120th Labor Day in the country. This is also the last Labor Day message of President Duterte before he steps down from office in June 2022. But he said that he would remain committed to providing Filipinos the best opportunities “to realize their full potential.” “This administration, even if […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines’ Department of Labor and Employment said that over 100,000 jobs are available on May 1, 2022, including 47,142 overseas jobs as the country observes the 120th Labor Day. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said 134,287 local and overseas employment opportunities are up for grabs in the face-to-face Trabaho, Negosyo, Kabuhayan Job and Business Fairs to be participated by 900 employers nationwide. Bello said that various employers are participating in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte hailed Filipino healthcare workers and frontliners in essential sectors for their unwavering commitment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In extolling Filipino workers in his Labor Day message, President Duterte noted Filipinos have found “new meaning” in the annual commemoration, as the country continues to battle COVID-19. “This year, we honor our Filipino workers who–fueled not just by the desire to support their families and advance their careers–have tirelessly toiled these […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 1, reminded businesses of their “shared responsibility in improving the lives of our workers by providing them stable career opportunities and humane working conditions.” The President issued the reminder in his Labor Day message, as he extolled the Filipino worker, whose “hard work serves as the very foundation of our nation’s prosperity and growth.” “As all work is vital in forging a more inclusive and more progressive Philippines, […]
(Eagle News)–The United States Embassy will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2. The embassy said its affiliated offices would also be closed on that day in celebration of the United States’ Labor Day. Regular operations will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 3, the embassy said.
(Eagle News)— The Department of Transporation (DOTr) through the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) has served and ferried a total of 24, 117 public and private workers for free in celebration of Labor Day on May 1. The public service was done to pay tribute to the productive contributions of the Filipino workers to the nation’s progress. Free rides were availed by 11,409 workers from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 12, 708 […]
(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 […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service LINGAYEN. Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Mahigit 5,000 trabahong lokal at sa abroad ang ipagkakaloob sa Night Job Market para sa mga Pangasinense sa Araw ng mga Manggagawa (Labor Day) ngayong araw, Mayo 1. Ito ay isasagawa sa Pangasinan Public Employment Service Office (PESO) sa Lingayen, Pangasinan. Ayon kay Arly Valdez, information officer ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ng Ilocos Region, nasa 5,515 na trabaho ang maaaring aplayan […]
(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) – “Your days are numbered.” President Rodrigo Duterte said this as he ordered the Department of Labor and Employment to submit to him a list of all employers and companies engaged in illegal contractualization and sub-contracting, more popularly known as “endo.” He warned these companies and businesses which are circumventing labor laws through the so-called “endo” or “end of contract system” that government would go after them. “I also directed DOLE to […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate will push through with legislation that will strengthen the rights of workers to security of tenure. According to Senate President Koko Pimentel, who issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order to that effect on Tuesday, May 1, on Labor Day, it will be a priority bill of the Senate when it resumes session on May 15. “The EO, whatever is in there, is a guide […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order stopping illegal contractualization, more popularly known as “endo,”including sub-contracting of workers, fulfilling a campaign promise to stop contractualization, and at the same time called on Congress to revise the existing Labor Code. Speaking during Labor Day celebrations in Cebu City, Duterte said the E.O. he had signed was what he could do, but stressed that this was “not enough.” “Well, I hope that with all that […]
