ENSURING better labor conditions for the country’s work force shall be among the priorities of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. if he is elected president in May. Meeting with officials of the labor-focused party-list groups, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and the Associated…
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (File photo) MANILA - Addressing problems hounding the labor sector to ensure better labor conditions for the country's workforce shall be among the priorities of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. if he will be elected president in the May 9 national and local elections. In a meeting with officials of the labor-focused party-list groups, Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) and the Associated Labor Unions (ALU), Marcos discussed the problems and issues that lay siege to the sector and outlined his plans and programs to address them. While he supports the creation of a separate department for migrant workers, Marcos said all the other agencies that deal with the labor sector should be streamlined. "I will have to put the layout in detail because the issue has become so involved. Maraming dapat ayusin, structurally maraming dapat ayusin. Dapat i-st
THE LEGAL FRONT
Former Senate President Blas F. Ople (Ka Blas, to many) must have been smiling up there on his 95th natal day last Feb. 3 as he viewed our recent national developments, his daily routine during his years as a public servant, journalist, and as a concerned private citizen.
He had
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to form a technical working group (TWG) to expedite the release of unpaid wages and end of contract payments of Filipino migrant workers from Saudi Arabia who were forced to return home in 2016.
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