Do you believe that rice farmers should be one of the wealthiest people in a society? Especially here in the Philippines where rice is in abundance and is the main food eaten by almost everyone. However, here in the country, rice farmers are considered to be one of the poorest types of workers in the […]
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BuCOR Hiring: They're Looking for Corrections Officer I and Corrections Technical Officer I
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCOR) is a government agency, a strand of the Department of Justice (DOJ) tasked to ensure the safety and custody of national offenders' rehabilitation. These people are the offenders who have been sentenced to three (3) years of imprisonment or more. Their main goal is to pursue their responsibility in securing […]
LRT-1 EDSA-Taft Station Gets an Upgrade and Expansion
If you've been a student or an employee in Manila, you would know that hardships in riding the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) regardless of the time. This is why the Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) began to upgrade and expand probably the most jam-packed and busiest train stations in the heart of Luzon. […]
GSIS Educational Subsidy to Selected 10,000 Students - Qualifications and Requirements
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has in its plan implementing an annual P100 million educational subsidy program to children or dependents that are part of the low-income bracket. This program, according to Rolando Macasaet, General Manager and President of the GSIS, would be to support President Rodrigo Duterte's Social Development Policy. Moreover, this program […]
Tax-Free Maternity Benefits Can Now Be Enjoyed by Expectant Mothers
After plenty of modifications in the maternity benefits here in the Philippines, Senator Risa Hontiveros announced that the maternity benefits under the Expanded Maternity Leave (EML) law is now tax-free. This basically means that working women who are expectant mothers can enjoy tax-free maternity benefits in the future. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) announced […]
Labor Groups Pushing For Pag-IBIG Fund Contribution Hike
The Pag-IBIG Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) is the country's housing and shelter financing program in the Philippines. If you are an employee, then you are well-versed with what Pag-IBIG is. Labor groups and a majority of workers are actually appealing to have a Pag-IBIG Fund contribution hike, with, of course, agreements. Read: PhilHealth Premium […]
P20 Coin to be Released in 2020, P5 Coin to be Enhanced
Can you imagine a P20 bill turned into a P20 coin? Wouldn't that be a big of a change? Especially considering the fact that the P20 bill is the most used type of bill or denomination for payments; couldn't that spark a change? Well if you think it's weird - we do too! However, the […]