FFW: 23M workers still under ‘endo’
ALTHOUGH the underemployment numbers are showing some improvement, some 23 million workers remain under contractual employment schemes, according to the Federation of Free Workers (FFW).
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DSWD urged to reject donations from tobacco industry
THE Parents Against Vape (PAV) yesterday slammed the Justice Department of Justice for giving the green light to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to receive donations from individuals and businesses linked to the tobacco industry.
Cybercrime cases drop by 36%
CYBERCRIME incidents and cases dropped by over 36 percent during the first half of 2024 as compared during the same period last year, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) – Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG).
NWPC to hold wage distortion seminar
FOLLOWING the call of Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma for employers to correct wage distortion in their establishments, the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) is set to conduct a seminar on how to do this.
Voter education drive to be held in BARMM
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday said it would undertake a massive voters education campaign in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) ahead of the region’s first-ever parliamentary elections in May 2025.
Low voter list-up in CAR not worrisome – Comelec
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday said it is not worried over the low number of voter registrants in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) for the May 2025 national and local polls.
PH priests to hold synod in Manila
MORE than 250 priests are set to meet in the city of Manila from July 29 to August 1 for the “National Meeting of Parish Priests for the Synod.”
Labor group appeals P35 wage order
A DAY before the deadline, the Unity for Wage Increase Now (UWIN) yesterday appealed the P35 daily minimum wage increase in the National Capital Region (NCR), citing an abuse of discretion by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in issuing the wage order.