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SunStar Displaced tourism workers, stakeholders can get P5,000 cash aid NEGROS. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (right) discusses with (from left) Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Silay City Mayor Mark Andrew Arthur Golez and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia the agency's financial assistance for tourism workers affected by Covid-19 pandemic on the sidelines of the launching of "Negrense Heritage Cooking" book at Casa Gamboa in Silay City on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. (Richard Malihan) + January 19, 2021 THE top official of the Department of T...

The government has provided close to P30-billion financial assistance to over three million local and overseas workers affected by coronavirus disease

FILE: Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III during a press conference on Thursday (Sept. 27, 2018), which is held at the DOLE main office in Intramuros, Manila.(PNA photo by Gil Calinga) MANILA – As the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic impaired various industries around the world, Filipino workers here and abroad were not spared from its economic impact. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said close to 400,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have reunited with their families. According t...

Published December 31, 2020, 7:41 PM Amid the “extraordinary” challenges Malacañang faced in 2020, it remains optimistic that the economy will be on a rebound in 2021. In a 55-page yearend report released on Thursday, Malacañang cited some of the major highlights of the Duterte administration’s accomplishments and interventions in 2020, particularly its COVID-19 response. “Ten months since COVID-19 surfaced in the Philippines means we must learn to live with the virus, especially now that we know more about COVID-19, how it spreads, and how to avoid it,” Malacañang said. “The r...

Published December 30, 2020, 7:51 AM Millions of Filipino workers have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic this year. The last Job Displacement Monitoring Report released by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) showed that as of Oct. 25, 3.4 million workers have been displaced by the pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) These workers were adversely affected following the implementation of flexible work arrangements (FWAs) and temporary closure (TC) of 121,909 establishments from March 2020 to Oct. 25. Of the 121, 909 establishments, 36,851 implemented...