Noli urges OFWs to avail themselves of gov't programs.
Vice President Noli de Castro called on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to avail themselves of new programs specifically designed to cushion the impact of the continued appreciation of the peso against the dollar. Speaking at the Business Road Show in Hong Kong last Sunday, the vice president,...

Evacuation of Filipinos in Afghanistan ruled out.
Byline: Genalyn D. Kabiling Malacanang yesterday ruled out the forced evacuation of Filipinos in Afghanistan despite the death of a Filipina worker in a suicide bombing in the violence-torn country. Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said the government has already placed a deployment ban to Afghanistan...

QC forum to tackle safety at workplace.
"Health and Safety at the Workplace," is the theme of the one-day seminar to be participated in by funhouse owners in Quezon City to put an end to unhealthy practices in their respective establishments, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attending the forum...

Many jobs but few qualified workers.
Byline: Raymund F. Antonio While many job opportunities await Filipino workers this year, unemployment in Metro Manila and elsewhere in the country remains high as schools continue to churn out more graduates who don't have the appropriate skills to meet the needs of industries. This...

Davao ordinance provides relief for lady mall workers.
Byline: SARAH JANE HILOMEN DAVAO CITY -- Described as a landmark legislation by the 15th city council, a proposed ordinance requiring employers to provide seats to female workers was approved in the regular session held last Tuesday. Members of the city council voted unanimously for...

Wage boards urged to decide pay hike.
Byline: BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT Employers are not opposed to wage hike as long as this is done through the process of the regional tripartite wages and productivity boards (RTWPBs) and not through congressional legislations. Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECoP) President Sergio Ortiz-Luis said that employers...

SC reinstates 7 dismissed Subic resort employees.
Byline: Rey G. Panaligan The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the reinstatement of seven employees, most of them architects and engineers, who were illegally dismissed by the Subic Legend Resorts and Casino Inc. in 1998 due to alleged redundancy of their services. In a decision...

Canadian city of Kingston needs Filipino workers.
Byline: CHARISSA M. LUCI The financial hub of Kingston in Canada needs Filipino workers as the city gears for more business expansion, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. Kingston Mayor Harvey Rosen said his city is opening its doors to Filipino workers, who,...

SC reinstates 7 dismissed Subic resort employees.
Byline: REY G. PANALIGAN The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the reinstatement of seven employees, most of them architects and engineers, who were illegally dismissed by the Subic Legend Resorts and Casino Inc. in 1998 due to alleged redundancy of their services. In a decision...

Cops rescue 12 minors working as waitresses.
Byline: DANNY FAJARDO CEBU CITY -- Twelve minors, ages 12 to 14, who were found working underpaid as waitresses and made to wear skimpy uniforms to look sexy, were rescued recently in a resto-bar by a joint law enforcement team and concerned agencies led by a Lapu-Lapu...