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Labor groups on Wednesday welcomed the filing of a bill pushing for the grant of 14th- month pay for government and private employees. Stressing that many Filipino families struggle to sufficiently provide for their families because of their meager salaries, Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo filed House Bill No. 520…

Several labor groups have laid down their expectations from the first State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Minimum wage The

The Senate will do its utmost best to support President Marcos’ legislative agenda and fund his initiatives, which he is expected to spell out in his first State of the Nation Address this afternoon, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said yesterday.

There's plenty of last-minute fun in the DC area July 14 - 17.

An elevator of a high-rise building in Makati collapsed from the 38th floor before dawn yesterday, leaving two workers dead and two others injured. According to a report from the Southern Police District, an elevator at the Burgundy Corporate Tower along Gil Puyat Avenue in Barangay Pio del Pilar caved in at around 2:55 a.m.

Job-related stress is common worldwide, and many countries have reported elevated stress levels among workers during the COVID pandemic.

LABOR group Federation of Free Workers (FFW) backed the call for barangays to be more proactive in setting up a registration system for domestic workers to ensure that they get government-mandated benefits. Citing data from the Department of Interior and Local Government's (DILG), FFW said only 3,359 out of the…

Uncertainty of employment and low wages are causing high levels of stress among Filipino workers, organized labor group Federation of Free Workers said over the weekend.

PRESIDENT Duterte on Sunday said he wants to ride with the Philippine Coast Guard to the West Philippine Sea as a civilian someday in a bid to assert “what is ours.” Speaking at the commissioning of the brand-new BRP Melchora Aquino on Independence Day, Duterte said he does not see any consequence…

(Photo courtesy of BBM Media Bureau) MANILA - A labor group on Friday supported the appointment of Dr. Clarita Carlos as National Security Adviser (NSA) in the administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "The appointment of Dr. Clarita Carlos as National Security Adviser (NSA) is a welcome development. We like it most, Dr. Carlos is the first woman NSA. She is more than qualified for the job of NSA," Federation of Free Workers (FFW) president Sonny Matul...