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PLDT told to regularize 7k plus workers

The Department of Labor and Employment has ordered the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company’s and its 35 contractors to regularize the   7,306 workers...

Duterte EO kills ‘endo’

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte signed an Executive Order imposing a ban on abusive forms of contract work on Labor Day, making good his campaign promise...

Palace reviews EO on contract work; labor restive

THE Palace left the door open Monday to an executive order to bar certain forms of contract work as a concession to workers on...

Utter incompetence

I read about reports that Tourism Secretary Wanda Tulfo Teo had distanced herself from her siblings as she denied knowledge of ad placements worth...

No violation of Kuwaiti sovereignty

It’s bad enough that many Kuwaiti nationals who hire Filipino domestic helpers treat their employees like slaves.  What is worse is that last week,...

No end to endo

THE President’s decision to no longer issue an executive order to stop “endo,” or the practice of hiring workers for less than six months...

Duterte should fire Bello

The recent ouster of Vitaliano Aguirre II as Justice secretary confirms that President Rodrigo Duterte will not tolerate misfits in his cabinet.  Aguirre’s dismissal,...

China to hire 2,000 Filipino teachers

AT LEAST 2,000 Filipino English language teachers will be hired by China this year under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Philippine and Chinese...

Bello sees peace deal with Reds in June; terror listing probed

LABOR Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Sunday expressed confidence the government could sign an interim peace agreement with the communist rebels by June this...

It’s not over

A Kuwaiti court has handed out the death penalty to the employers of Joanna Demafelis, the overseas worker whose body was found stuffed in...

Labor attaché in HK recalled

LABOR Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Monday he had “temporarily” recalled the labor attaché to Hong Kong for his alleged “favoritism” with recruitment agencies...

Deployment ban stays; DFA chief seeks safety moves

THE Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday announced progress in its negotiations for a bilateral labor agreement with Kuwait. The agency said it hoped more...

Reds told: Give up, we’ll talk

LABOR Secretary and chief government peace negotiator Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday expressed hope that peace negotiations with the communists would soon resume even...

Peace panel vouches for Aglipayan bishop

THE government peace panel on Friday told the Justice Department to expedite the release of an Aglipayan bishop who was nabbed along with an...
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