Palace on probe of 3 Cabinet men: President to await findings

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 21:30:15 +0000

Malacañang on Monday said it would await the results of the investigation of three Cabinet members by the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).

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DOLE allocates P10M for displaced ‘Usman’ victims in Camarines Sur

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:40:24 +0000

DOLE allocates P10M for displaced 'Usman' victims in Camarines Sur

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Friday said his agency had initially released P10 million for the families displaced by Typhoon “Usman” in Camarines Sur.

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DOLE reminds employers to observe proper pay rules on New Year’s Day

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 08:03:27 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has reminded employers to observe proper payment of wages for employees who will work on New Year’s Day, a regular holiday.

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NDFP leaders cancel trip to Manila

NO HOMECOMING Luis Jalandoni (left) and Fidel Agcaoli, leaders of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, have aborted plans of coming home to the Philippines, saying that without a meeting with President Duterte, it would be fruitless to talk with his representatives. —AP

A team from the communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) based in the Netherlands has dropped plans to return home to Manila to work for the possible resumption of peace talks with the government.

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Wages lose value, fail to cope with price hikes

Wages lose value, fail to cope with price hikes

A labor group on Friday said the reason workers could barely make ends meet was the real value of their wages now could only buy products at their 2017 price levels.

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Isabela-based OFWs back Bello, slam his accusers

Isabela-based OFWs back Bello, slam his accusers

Migrant workers from Isabela expressed their support for Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III in a manifesto issued here on Friday (July 27). The workers blasted the people who accused him of graft.

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Bello: JBC denied me due process

Bello: JBC denied me due process

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday admitted that he was disappointed at having been disqualified as a candidate for the Ombudsman post by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) due to a pending case of syndicated estafa filed against him in 2012.

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Bello denies misleading Duterte, chides labor group spokesperson

Bello denies misleading Duterte, chides labor group spokesperson

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday rejected allegations that he misinformed President Rodrigo Duterte on the regularization of 300,000 workers.

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