The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary, Silvestre Bello III, said in an interview that an additional P1 billion cash aid will be used to provide financial assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who were affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The said amount is part of the P2.5 billion supplemental funding request of the … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced with regret the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) is suspended as of Wednesday, the 15th of April 2020. Tracing back to the reason why this was put up; President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the entire island of Luzon in an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), placing all the … Read more
Filipinos in the country aren’t the only ones troubled with the outbreak of the COVID-19. For all we know, the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are stressed wherever they are as well. As of writing, the numbers of Filipino people who are infected are rising; and it’s not going anywhere near the end. There are, in … Read more
On Monday in his televised speech addressing the nation, President Rodrigo Duterte said that there’s not enough gov’t funds; funds to be able to battle and fight against the threat of the infamous 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). He said that because of the lockdown, the government is not getting any payment from any of us. … Read more
Because of the enhanced community quarantine set by our dear President Rodrigo Duterte to the entire island of Luzon, thousands of employees were left confused as to how they can earn for the time being. This sparked a lot of questions and worries for all workers in the region, especially workers in the National Capital … Read more
Due to the enhanced community quarantine, many informal and irregular workers became weary that they would not be able to have food for their families. Irregular and informal workers such as sidewalk vendors, tricycle and jeepney drivers, and other workers are growing worried every day whenever they hear that the quarantine will go on for … Read more
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that they will answer all employee payments who would be asked to leave to follow or to abide by the enhanced community quarantine. Because of the outbreak of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), thousands of people and over hundreds of companies came to a frenzy; they were … Read more