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(Eagle News)–Senator Joel Villanueva has asked the government to continue paying for workers it contracted in the executive department while work remains suspended in agencies under the Office of the President. In a statement, Villanueva pointed said the suspension, which was ordered to prevent the spread of COVID-19, would affect the livelihood of nearly 30 percent of government workers who are categorized as job order or contract of service. “Lubos pong maaapektuhan ang ating mga […]
(Eagle News) — The government has allowed the establishment of a trust fund funded by express lane fees to increase the salaries of Bureau of Immigration personnel. “There is a need for an interim measure to augment the salaries of BI employees, in recognition of the indispensability of their functions, the apparent disparity between the basic pay of BI employees and employees of government agencies performing comparable functions, and to promote the continuous and unhampered […]
by John Biers Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Walmart announced Thursday it will raise the minimum wage for US workers to $11 an hour and pay bonuses, but announced plans to close 63 Sam’s Club stores in the US. Owned by Walmart, Sam’s Club is a chain of membership-only warehouse stores that offer discounted prices. Up to 12 of the shuttered Sam’s Club stores would be converted into warehouses for e-commerce, […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Paying small amounts of cash to convince landowners not to cut down their trees is a highly effective strategy for reducing carbon emissions that drive climate change, researchers said Thursday. Trees are important because they absorb lots of carbon dioxide, which is a by-product of fossil fuel burning and is the primary of driver of global warming. The analysis of a system called “Payments for Ecosystems” in Uganda showed its […]
