Published May 2, 2021, 4:50 PM
Senators on Sunday threw their support to the proposed P24-billion wage subsidy program for private sector workers targeted to help small and medium business struggling with the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
“I support the proposed wage subsidy for private sector workers. The subsidy will enable small and medium enterprises to retain their employees and prevent further job losses,” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said in a statement.
“I urge the DBM (Department of Budget and Management) to immediately recommend to the President the realignment of these huge allocations in the budget. there is no harm if we postpone some of these items and use the unutilized and unobligated balances to feed millions of Filipinos who are struggling to put food on the table and keep the jobs of thousands, if not million, Filipinos,” Drilon said.
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Bello says country can t afford to return to hard lockdown By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Published March 9, 2021 2:41pm Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Tuesday added his voice to those saying the country cannot afford another hard lockdown despite the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. In a statement, Bello said implementing a full-scale lockdown could worsen the unemployment situation in the country. “We cannot afford to go back to the hard lockdown situation and lose our jobs again,” Bello said. “With the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the past week, we need to instill discipline in adhering to basic MPHS (minimum public health standards) proper wearing of face mask and face shield, washing of hands, social distancing.”
Published February 1, 2021, 4:02 PM
To ensure that the advancement in technology would not disrupt several traditional jobs, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is stepping up efforts to retool and upgrade the skills of some 30,000 workers under its Smarter Philippines through Data Analytics, Research and Development, Training and Adoption (SPARTA).
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DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation prodded them to launch the Project SPARTA in 2019, which seeks to upgrade the the skills of an initial 30,000 workers in data science, data analytics, AI, and other related fields by 2022.